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Apple launched the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max on Tuesday with a new design and an upgraded camera system. The devices are powered by the new A19 Pro chipset and have a larger battery, Apple said. Plus, it noted that eSIM-only models will have a slightly larger battery as compared to Pro models with physical SIMs. The new Pro phones have an aluminium unibody instead of the titanium used in the previous year’s iPhone. The company said it designed a new vapor chamber thermal system along with the new unibody. Apple is also adding ceramic shield…

Last year’s TechCrunch Disrupt Side Events drew hundreds of founders, investors, and operators after hours — from intimate roundtables to lively happy hours to full-on pitch competitions. Each event unlocked new opportunities for the hosts: investor deal flow, talent connections, and brand exposure with the startup community. This year, you can do the same. As a Side Event host during “Disrupt Week” (October 25–31), you’ll tap into an audience of 10,000+ attendees, plus the broader Bay Area tech community. Why host a Side Event? Visibility: Your brand featured in Disrupt 2025 Side Event listings on the event site, event app,…

In a bid to retain users and increase engagement, Tinder is overhauling some of its existing features into new, redesigned “modes,” in addition to revamping its home screen. The app is getting two new modes, Double Date and College Mode — essentially extensions of existing features — alongside a “For You” mode on the home screen that presents the classic Tinder experience. The company said it will add more dating modes that will lean into interests, dating intentions, and different ways to connect. Tinder in June launched the Double Date mode, which lets users pair up with a friend and…

Grammarly built its reputation on being a tool for checking spelling, grammar, and writing tips in English. The company is now expanding the scope of these features to support five more languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, and Italian. The company said it will now suggest paragraph-level rewrites for tone, style, and flow for the new languages. Users writing in any of these five languages, as well as English, will also be able to translate text in-line in 19 languages. The multilingual writing feature is available for all free and paid users. IMAGE CREDITS:GRAMMARLY “Our customers have been asking for multilingual…

Leading AI labs like OpenAI and Google DeepMind cut ties with Scale AI after Meta invested $14 billion in the data vendor and hired its CEO. But AI labs still need data — leaving an opening for other startups that can supply it. The key players and factors in the AI data market are changing. Lately, it seems like Mercor — an AI hiring platform that sells data services to AI labs — may be one of the biggest benefactors of this shift. Today on Equity, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and I (Max Zeff) dive deeper into how the AI…

California’s state senate gave final approval early on Saturday morning to a major AI safety bill setting new transparency requirements on large companies. As described by its author, state senator Scott Wiener, SB 53 “requires large AI labs to be transparent about their safety protocols, creates whistleblower protections for [employees] at AI labs & creates a public cloud to expand compute access (CalCompute).” The bill now goes to California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign or veto. He has not commented publicly on SB 53, but last year, he vetoed a more expansive safety bill also authored by Wiener, while signing…

For decades, engineers designing space structures have been constrained by the rocket fairing: Only hardware that can be folded up to fit inside can go to orbit. This makes in-space assembly time intensive and expensive. The International Space Station, the largest single object humanity has built in space, was assembled over dozens of launches and cost over $100 billion. And, of course, there is no way to modify or alter the structure once it has been assembled. Rendezvous Robotics wants to change that. “If you’re designing a space mission and trying to get a capability to space, you’re…

Zoox robotaxis — custom-built all-electric and autonomous vehicles that operate without a steering wheel or pedals — can now be hailed by the public in Las Vegas. But this isn’t a commercial service just yet. For now, the Zoox robotaxi service currently offer rides for free. The Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company, which launched the free service on Wednesday, has been chugging toward this milestone for years now. The company spent six years developing its technology before unveiling its purpose-built, electric, autonomous robotaxis. Zoox then began testing its cube-like vehicles on public streets in Las Vegas in 2023. Initially, the test area was…

As a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you may be eligible to sponsor your dependent child(ren) for permanent residence. This article will cover the ins and outs of sponsoring a dependent child, including who is eligible to sponsor and be sponsored, the undertaking commitment, and how to apply. Who is eligible to sponsor To apply to sponsor your child, you must meet the following eligibility criteria: Be at least 18 years of age. Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or registered Indian. *Live, or plan to live, in Canada once your child becomes a permanent resident. **Meet the minimum annual…

 During the 1972 election campaign, federal NDP leader David Lewis published a book that condemned tax breaks, subsidies and other financial support that governments give big businesses. The book was titled “Louder Voices: The Corporate Welfare Bums.” For half a century afterward Canadians distrusted what Lewis called corporate welfare. In 1991 in a poll conducted by the Angus Reid Group, just 27 per cent thought governments “should provide incentives and subsidies to help Canadian businesses become more competitive internationally.” In 2004 in a survey conducted by the Vector Poll, only 39 per cent agreed governments should help industries that “the…