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We sat in a parking lot and waited. We watched, knowing we were being watched in return. Two men, masked and presumably armed, idled in a gray SUV. “They’re all on this fucking street now,” Lety, a lifelong resident of the Minnesota suburbs, told me. ICE had been spotted at a gas station and a…
How to prepare your phone for trade-in
There was once a time in which many people couldn’t wait to toss their smartphone aside every two years (and sometimes even more frequently) in order to get the latest model as soon as it hit shelves. But that world has faded for the most part now as shoppers demand devices that last for years…
LGs new OLED TV is just 9mm thick | TechCrunch
A significant portion of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is about TVs, and this year, LG is showing off its manufacturing chops with a new Wallpaper OLED TV that is just 9mm thick. The South Korean company launched the Wallpaper line in 2017, and is now bringing it back with this model, dubbed OLED…
Sequoia-backed fintech Aspora will let Indian diaspora pay bills back home | TechCrunch
Sequoia-backed fintech platform Aspora, which lets the Indian diaspora send money back to India, is launching a new feature for users to pay bills. This means non-resident Indians (NRIs) can pay utility bills or recharge their mobile prepaid plans for their family. The startup said that until now, users had to either transfer the money…
Sakana AI raises $135M Series B at a $2.65B valuation to continue building AI models for Japan | TechCrunch
As U.S. giants like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic race to develop the large language models that underpin their AI products, startups such as Sakana AI, Mistral AI, DeepSeek, and AI21 Labs are carving out their own niche with specialized models designed for specific regions, industries, or unique features. In pursuit of that goal, Tokyo-based Sakana…
Black Friday deals include Sonys WH-1000XM5 headphones for an all-time low
Black Friday deals have come for Sony gear, and that means you can get some of the best noise-cancelling headphones on the market for less. The still-excellent WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones are down to $250, which is the lowest price we’ve seen them. Yes, the latest model, the XM6, have technically replaced these in Sony’s lineup….
