Meta introduces camera-free AI glasses

Meta says the camera-free glasses will be lighter and have up to 12 hours battery life.

SPRIND and NADI launch €40M challenge to reinvent European chip design

SPRIND, Germany’s Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation, and NADI, the Dutch National Agency for Disruptive Innovation and SPRIND’s emergent Dutch counterpart, today launch a programme committing…

Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI

Qualcomm said that its new top chip can run 30B mixture-of-expert model locally.

Apple could take on Whoop with a new fitness tracker, report says

Apple may be developing a new fitness tracker as part of its new generation of hardware devices.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Aaron Edsinger brings Hello Robot’s Stretch 4 to life onstage

Hello Robot CEO and co-founder Aaron Edsinger will bring Stretch 4 for a live demo on the Real World AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200, plus get a second pass at 50% off.

Singapore’s Nexstrom wants to bring 2D semiconductors to chip fabs

Singapore-based Nexstrom has raised new funding to develop equipment that could help chipmakers manufacture 2D semiconductor materials at scale.

Oura’s $2.2B IPO is mostly a payday for existing shareholders

Forerunner Ventures plans to sell its entire stake in Oura for as much as $1.26 billion, according to Oura’s latest IPO filing.

Vocci’s ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking

Vocci’s lightweight ring costs $249, and might pose some privacy questions

Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homes

Petlibro’s new Granary 2 smart feeders use a built-in scale and (on pricier models) an AI camera to track exactly how much your cat is eating and when — though the fanciest health-monitoring features will cost you an extra subscription.

I’m so mad that I love Orion’s $2,195 AI mattress pad

Sleeping on the Orion is like flipping your pillow to find “the cool side,” except that your entire bed is the cool side.