Blood sugar levels are foundational to the Veri platform.
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Oura has acquired Veri, a startup focused on metabolic health, which centers around monitoring blood sugar levels.
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Google’s tool that lets publishers sell ad space on their websites is ubiquitous, but that’s largely a testament to how hard it is for customers to get out of it, one former publishing executive testified in federal court on Tuesday.
“I felt like they were holding us hostage,” said Stephanie Layser, a former programmatic advertising executive at News Corp (which owns brands like The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post) who now works at AWS. Layser was testifying as a government witness in the Justice Department’s second antitrust case against Google, which is accusing the company of monopolizing the markets for ad tech tools and illegally tying together two of its products.
Layser was one of three witnesses the court heard from on…
In a recent antitrust trial against Google, former News Corp advertising executive Stephanie Layser testified about the company’s dominance in online advertising tools. She described the situation as feeling “held hostage,” highlighting the difficulties publishers face in moving away from Google’s services. Layser’s testimony is part of the U.S. Justice Department’s case, which accuses Google of monopolizing the ad tech market and improperly bundling its products. The trial underscores the challenges that publishers encounter due to Google’s pervasive influence in the digital advertising landscape.
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Spotter, a startup that underwrites creators and offers AI tools, raised $7.4 million, according to a Form D filing viewed by TechCrunch. A representative for Spotter confirmed the filing’s legitimacy, but did not offer further details. This additional funding is much smaller than Spotter’s most recent raise, a $200 million Series D round led by […]
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Spotter, a startup that provides underwriting and AI tools for creators, has raised $7.4 million, as confirmed by a Form D filing. While the company acknowledged the funding, no further details were provided. This latest amount is significantly smaller compared to Spotter’s previous $200 million Series D funding round.
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The PS5 Pro is official. After months of leaks, Sony just announced a more powerful PS5 console during a special technical presentation. Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PS5 console, revealed says the PS5 Pro improves on the original console in three key ways: a larger GPU, advanced ray tracing, and custom AI-driven upscaling.
The PS5 Pro will launch on November 7th, priced at $699.99, and it looks similar to the slim version of the PS5 — just like recent leaks suggested it would. It has three stripes down the side, and appears to lack a disc drive.
The hardware upgrades inside will result in 45 percent faster rendering, according to Cerny, and should improve the detail of certain games and frame rates. One of the key reasons for…
Sony has officially announced the PS5 Pro, a more powerful version of its gaming console, during a technical presentation led by Mark Cerny. The PS5 Pro features significant upgrades, including a larger GPU, advanced ray tracing capabilities, and AI-driven upscaling. Scheduled for release on November 7th at a price of $699.99, the console resembles the slim version of the PS5 and is designed without a disc drive. The enhancements promise a 45% increase in rendering speed, leading to improved game detail and frame rates.
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Google and the government recently wrapped their search antitrust case, which ended in a judge finding Google to be a monopolist.
The article discusses the conclusion of a recent antitrust trial involving Google, where a judge determined that the company is a monopolist in the search market. This case is part of ongoing scrutiny of Google’s practices in the advertising technology sector. The trial has generated significant interest and highlights the government’s efforts to regulate tech giants.
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Companies’ data architecture today looks nothing like it did 20 years ago, but monitoring and tracing tools haven’t followed suit, making it difficult for engineering teams to identify the root cause of errors and latency issues. Israeli developer Eden Federman thinks the solution is distributed tracing, a more advanced observability method, but he found adoption […]
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Odigos, a startup founded by YC alum Eden Federman, aims to improve how enterprises monitor their systems by addressing errors and latency issues. Federman believes that the key lies in distributed tracing, an advanced observability method that is not widely adopted despite the evolving data architecture of modern companies. Current monitoring tools have not kept pace with these changes, making it challenging for engineering teams to pinpoint problems effectively.
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Aukey debuted three new magnetic wireless chargers at IFA in Berlin that come with fans to keep your phone cooler while it’s charging. The company says that means the chargers, called the MagFusion 3-in-1 Pro, the MagFusion GameFrost, and the MagFusion Dash Pro, will charge your phone faster, too.
All three use the Qi2 standard, which means up to 15-watt charging for compatible phones and backward compatibility with normal Qi devices. Aukey claims they can drop charging temperatures as much as 68 degrees Fahrenheit compared to “traditional wireless chargers.”
The MagFusion 3-in-1 Pro stand can simultaneously charge an iPhone, AirPods, and an Apple Watch. It can tilt up and down over a 30-degree range, also. The MagFusion GameFrost is,…
Aukey has unveiled three new magnetic wireless chargers at IFA in Berlin, featuring built-in cooling fans to keep devices cooler during charging. The models, named MagFusion 3-in-1 Pro, MagFusion GameFrost, and MagFusion Dash Pro, utilize the Qi2 standard, allowing for up to 15-watt charging and compatibility with standard Qi devices. Aukey claims these chargers can reduce charging temperatures by up to 68 degrees Fahrenheit compared to traditional wireless chargers, potentially increasing charging speeds. The MagFusion 3-in-1 Pro can charge multiple Apple devices simultaneously and offers adjustable tilt.
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After a rough couple years, YouTube creators The Try Guys said they’re on-track to reach profitability, with subscriptions to their three-month-old, ad-free service 2nd Try now accounting for 20% of the company’s revenue. Of course, those numbers also mean The Try Guys remain reliant on other revenue streams, including YouTube advertising. But in an interview […]
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The Try Guys, a group of YouTube creators, report that their subscription service, 2nd Try, is proving successful, contributing to 20% of their revenue just three months after launch. Despite this progress towards profitability, they still depend on other income sources, such as YouTube advertising.
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TechCrunch sat down with Shaikh this week at the Korea Blockchain Week 2024 conference in Seoul to talk about Aptos’ expansion; its partnerships with major Asian web2 companies; and how Aptos uses blockchain to make financial transactions seamless and cost-effective.
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In a recent interview with TechCrunch during the Korea Blockchain Week 2024, Aptos CEO Mo Shaikh discussed the company’s growth and its strategies for expanding in the Asian and Middle Eastern markets. He highlighted Aptos’ partnerships with prominent web2 companies in Asia and explained how the blockchain technology employed by Aptos facilitates seamless and cost-effective financial transactions.
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