timef 01/05/2026
- Amazon revamps Fire TV, launches its own ‘Artline’ televisions with frames at CES techcrunch.com2026-01-05 23:00:00
Fire TV's new interface focuses on your content and offers easier, speedier navigation, Amazon says.
- Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com techcrunch.com2026-01-05 23:00:00
Amazon is bringing Alexa+ to the web with a new Alexa.com site, expanding its AI assistant beyond devices and positioning it as a family-focused, agent-style chatbot.
- Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026 techcrunch.com2026-01-05 22:00:00
Google TV will let you ask Gemini to find and edit your photos, adjust your TV settings and more.
- LG’s new OLED TV is just 9mm thick techcrunch.com2026-01-05 20:13:11
This year LG is showing off its manufacturing chops at CES with a new Wallpaper OLED TV that is just 9mm thick.
- Luminar claims founder Austin Russell is dodging a subpoena in the bankruptcy case techcrunch.com2026-01-05 20:10:00
The Luminar founder claims he has been cooperative.
- Teradar reveals its first terahertz-band vision sensor for cars techcrunch.com2026-01-05 20:00:00
The company is tapping the terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum to bring out the best qualities of more common lidar and radar sensors.
- Kodiak taps Bosch to scale its self-driving truck tech techcrunch.com2026-01-05 18:00:00
There is no timeline for when these systems will become available. But once they do, Kodiak could bring its tech to more trucks, faster.
- Flutterwave buys Nigeria’s Mono in rare African fintech exit techcrunch.com2026-01-05 16:55:28
Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued between $25 million and $40 million, according to people familiar with the transaction. The acquisition brings together two of Africa’s leading fintech infrastructure companies. Flutterwave operates one of the continent’s widest payments networks, while Mono, often described as […]
- Can a social app fix the ‘terrible devastation’ of social media? techcrunch.com2026-01-05 05:39:23
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have raised new funding for a social media app that helps users "plan with intention."
- DoorDash says it banned driver who seemingly faked a delivery using AI techcrunch.com2026-01-05 05:14:23
DoorDash seems to have confirmed a viral story about a driver using an AI-generated photo to lie about making a delivery.
- French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes techcrunch.com2026-01-05 00:50:19
France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors.
- Plaud launches a new AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker techcrunch.com2026-01-05 00:28:10
Plaud is going after the likes of Granola to launch a desktop app that records online meetings
