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Philips’ new OLED805 and OLED855 TVs will use AI power to pimp your picture
Philips has revealed its first wave of new OLED TVs for 2020 – and it’s going all-in on AI picture processing. Announcing two new OLED models at its annual Amsterdam showcase, the TP Vision arm of the brand gave the Philips OLED855 and OLED805 televisions their debuts. Essentially identical in…
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Skip pulls back the curtain on the high costs of electric scooter maintenance
Skip, an electric scooter rental startup that operates in and around Washington, DC, said it would start disclosing details about the maintenance and repair requirements of its fleet of two-wheelers. The company’s aim is to shine a light on the environmental impact of the electric scooter boom and challenge its…
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Microsoft’s CEO looks to a future beyond Windows, iOS, and Android
“What do you think is the biggest hardware business at Microsoft?” asked Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella last week during a private media event. “Xbox,” answered a reporter who had been quizzing Nadella on how the company’s hardware products like Surface and Xbox fit into the broader ambitions of Microsoft. “No,…
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Nvidia resurrects old Pascal tech to create budget laptop graphics cards that might not suck
Nvidia is seemingly preparing a pair of new laptop graphics cards, except these won’t be based on its current Turing architecture, but rather they will step back a generation. The GeForce MX350 and MX330 appear to be based on Pascal – the technology which powered the GTX 10-series cards –…
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Lego made an International Space Station kit, including Space Shuttle and robotic arm
Lego is releasing an official International Space Station kit, which includes a scale model of the orbital platform, along with a miniature dockable Space Shuttle, a deployable satellite and two astronaut minifigurines. The kit is made up of 864 pieces, and celebrates the science station’s over 20 years in operation.…
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Equity: Uber sells its Eats business in India, Qonto raises, and Tesla says no
Good morning, friends, and welcome back to TechCrunch’s Equity Monday, a short-form audio hit to kickstart your week. Equity’s regular, long-form shows still land each and every Friday, including this entry from just a few days ago. This morning, coming to you early from the frozen tundra of the American…
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