While the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is largely a spec-bumped model from the previous generation (and is far from being a cheap tablet), it’s the iPad best equipped to be a full laptop replacement. Yes, you’ll probably still need additional accessories like a second-generation Apple Pencil and a Magic Keyboard (making it even more expensive), but … Read more
The Atomico report describes signs of resilience in European companies this year The delay of the enterprise has long been known as a global phenomenon, and according to a new report from VC firm Atomico, this “adjusted market reality is here to stay”. Based on data from Dealroom and Crunchbase, Atomico predicts that if things … Read more
Lens Protocol, a web3 product aimed at creating a decentralized social networking ecosystem, has raised $15 million, the team told MinRegion exclusively. The protocol is being built by Aave, a web3 technology company, which allows users to borrow and borrow crypto tokens from each other, among other things (Aave has raised a known $49 million … Read more
Oura adds a new community feature to its smart sleep tracking. Starting today, you can create or join Circles. These are private groups where you can share preparedness, sleep, and activity scores from the past two weeks. The company is also finally pulling its new sleep staging algorithm out of beta for both iOS and … Read more
An Apple developer session has provided an in-depth look at the many ways users will (eventually) interact with the new Vision Pro headset, including a virtual keyboard that lets you type in the air. It comes to us thanks to the “Design for Spatial Input” session, in which two members of Apple’s design team walk … Read more
OpenAI today improves ChatGPT on iPad with a new update designed to take advantage of the full iPad screen. The updated ChatGPT app for iOS and iPadOS also includes drag and drop, support for Siri, and shortcuts integration. iPad support means that ChatGPT now runs full screen on Apple’s tablets, rather than as an iPhone-sized … Read more
Amsterdam-based insurtech startup Insify has completed its Series A funding round with an additional €10 million ($10.7 million at the current exchange rate). In total, the startup has raised €25 million as part of its Series A round ($26.7 million). Munich Re Ventures, the venture capital division of the major reinsurer, is leading the renewal … Read more
Apple has a new development framework that can be used to turn your iPhone into an autonomous pet tracking camera. According to documentation on Apple’s website, developers can use pet tracking features with motorized phone stands to catch and track your pet around your house while you’re away from home. As noted by Apple, developers … Read more
Digibee, a low-code integration platform aimed at enterprise organizations, today announced it has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs with participation from Leadwind, Southern Europe, Vivo Ventures, Brazilian telco Vivo, Kinea and G2D. The round brings the total amount raised from Weston, Florida-based Digibee to $90 million, which … Read more
On Tuesday, Twitch released new rules regarding how streamers can run ads on the platform. The rules banned “burned-in” video, display and audio ads – the first two of which were popular and common formats used all over Twitch. Twitch apparently did not discuss the new rules with ambassadors or streamers beforehand, and many were … Read more