6 kitchen gadgets that make adulting feel easier

6 kitchen gadgets that make adulting feel easier

Recently, the biggest trend in kitchen gadgets has been “hands-free” and AI-powered devices that act as automated countertop assistants. There are plenty of devices that exist now for people who want to cook more (or at least look like someone who has their life together) but don’t always have the energy for a full kitchen…

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Finnish phone-maker HMD bundles Indian AI chatbot onto new smartphone in push to reach local market

Finnish phone-maker HMD bundles Indian AI chatbot onto new smartphone in push to reach local market

Finnish phone maker HMD today launched its first smartphone, called the Vibe 2 5G, which comes preloaded with Indian AI company Sarvam’s chatbot Indus. Both companies had first announced the partnership during the India AI summit held in New Delhi in February. The Indus app is powered by Sarvam’s locally trained 105-billion-parameter model — a…

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Mach Industries just spent M to solve a major defense tech problem

Mach Industries just spent $50M to solve a major defense tech problem

Three-year-old Mach Industries has acquired solid rocket motor startup Exquadrum in a $50 million cash-and-equity deal, the Huntington Beach-based defense startup tells TechCrunch. Exquadrum — now rebranded as Mach Energetics — has been fully folded into Mach’s operations, giving it direct control over one of the most important, and constrained, components in modern unmanned systems….

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Lovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware

Lovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware

Lovable, the AI-powered app-building platform, has backed Danish hardware startup Atech, which wants to introduce “vibe coding” to the process of creating hardware. Lovable was part of an $800,000 pre-seed round that also included a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.  In a chat with TechCrunch, Atech’s head of customer experience, Gustav Hugod,…

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The Instax Wide 400 builds on instant photography’s simplicity and stretches it, literally

The Instax Wide 400 builds on instant photography’s simplicity and stretches it, literally

In an increasingly AI-driven and digital world, analog instant film and retro-style cameras remain popular, fueled by a combination of both nostalgia and charm. Instant cameras, in particular, stand out for their simplicity and an experience that has remained largely unchanged over time. Fujifilm’s $175 Instax Wide 400 builds on the familiar instant photography experience…

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