Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue briefly commented on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s departure on Thursday, calling it a “really sad day.” Nvidia had announced its plan to acquire the platform for open-source AI models in September for $12.9 billion, making it the second-largest acquisition in the company’s history, just behind…
4 films that are unrecognizable when you upgrade from DVD to 4K UHD
I’m a huge fan of physical media, and as a result, I have a bunch of movies on all sorts of formats. I have a collection of DVDs, Blu-rays, and 4K Blu-rays, and I even pick up VHS tapes from time to time. Of that group, I get the most…
SoftBank’s billion-dollar loss may have put a cap on AI’s natural gas ambitions
SoftBank might not be the first to invest in a hot trend, but when it does, it goes big. Witness its $30 billion bet on OpenAI in early 2025 or its announcement in February that its SB Energy subsidiary would spend $33 billion on a 9.2-gigawatt natural gas power plant.…
Apple CarPlay just got a major free upgrade, and you can thank Google
Apple CarPlay has always had a lot of catching up to do compared with Android Auto, whether it’s personalization or AI integration, and the gap only seems to be widening. In the past year or so, Google has been making a major push to integrate Gemini more into the Android…
Whoop just launched a social network
Whoop, the maker of screen-less fitness bands, is launching a social network on Thursday that lets its members follow friends and family and share their health data. The network, called Whoop Humans, will be rolled out in the Whoop app to members at every membership tier at no extra cost.…
Nine Korean startups vie for a spot in Disrupt 2027’s Startup Battlefield 200 competition
TechCrunch’s yearly Startup Battlefield 200 competition sees hundreds of companies from across the world trying every year to get a chance to pitch in front of VCs and the international tech community at the Disrupt conference. This week, nine early-stage South Korean startups pitched at DETO 2026, a technology conference…
That 11.1.4 on the soundbar box isn’t a speaker count, and some of those channels don’t exist
Black Friday soundbar listings can sometimes read like a bidding war, with a 5.1.2 next to a 7.1.4 and an 11.1.4 a few hundred dollars higher, all under the same ticking sale timer. It’s easy to see those numbers as a speaker headcount, and plenty of retailers encourage that, but…
Best Open Earbuds (2026): Shokz, Bose, Soundcore, and More
The Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 are more headphones than earbuds—they have a wraparound headband styling, long battery life, great sound quality (for open headphones), and no charging case. They use a combination of bone conduction (think vibrations) and air conduction (think tiny speakers pointed toward your ears) to deliver sound…
Alex Karp Said He’s a ‘Progressive.’ OK! Here’s Some Other Stuff He’s Said Recently
When Palantir chief executive Alex Karp sat down with Politico this week, he reportedly used the word “progressive” eight times to describe both his political philosophy and his company. “I’ve been a Democrat my whole life,” Karp told Politico, which noted that he called the Democratic Party “totally irresponsible” in…
How I decide whether to buy a physical copy of a movie I’ve never seen
Physical media offers no shortage of benefits when compared to streaming and digital media. For instance, when you buy a copy of a movie or series you love in a physical format, you can be confident you’ll always own it. That’s not a guarantee with digital media. The libraries of…