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Fitbit Ace LTE is a new smartwatch for kids, available on June 5

Technology
Michael Johnson

29 May 2024 Google’s Fitbit has announced the Ace LTE smartwatch for kids ages 7+ today. This device “transforms exercise into play, ...

YouTube’s Crackdown on Adblockers Makes Videos Unwatchable

Technology
Michael Johnson

YouTube has been at war with adblockers for quite some time now and has employed various tactics to keep users off those ...

Southwest is finally on Google Flights, a favorite sweet spot devalues and the world’s most turbulent flights (Saturday Selection)

Business
Jessica Roberts

ANA premium awards via Virgin Atlantic devalue again, Southwest pricing is now finally displaying on Google Flights and a list of the ...

The Biden administration is targeting corporate giants in a ‘deliberate’ antitrust push

Politics
Amanda Smith

Joe Biden’s administration is going after big corporations with antitrust lawsuits. It’s an aggressive approach that makes Biden stand out compared to ...

The Harsh Truth Behind Samsung’s Phone Repair Program

Technology
Michael Johnson

It turns out that Samsung’s repair program isn’t as breezy as we initially thought. In the past few days, we’ve discovered some ...

Cats on the moon? Google’s AI tool is producing misleading responses that have experts worried

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Ask Google if cats have been on the moon and it used to spit out a ranked list of websites so you ...

Time to ditch Google for good?

Technology
Michael Johnson

When I first thought about removing Google Search from my computing experience years ago, it seemed like a nightmare scenario. How would ...

Google Search’s New AI Overviews Will Soon Have Ads

Technology
Michael Johnson

Last week Google introduced a radical shake-up of search that presents users with AI-generated answers to their queries. Now the company says ...

Microsoft unveils GPT-4o for Azure, new AI apps in fight against Google, Amazon

Technology
Michael Johnson

Microsoft (MSFT) on Tuesday debuted a host of new AI features during its Build conference in Seattle, including OpenAI’s new GPT-4o, a ...

OpenAI and Google lay out their competing AI visions

Technology
Michael Johnson

Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review. This week had two major events from OpenAI and Google. OpenAI’s spring update event saw ...