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Google announced at Google I/O 2025 that it will bring real-time voice translation to Google Meet. The feature leverages a large-scale language audio model from Google DeepMind to allow for naturally free conversations with someone in another language, Google says. Meeting voice translation translates spoken words into the listener's preferred language in real time. Voice, tone and expression are all preserved in the translation. The high-tech giant says the new features have a variety of use cases. For example, English-speaking grandchildren can be used to speak to Spanish-speaking grandparents. Alternatively, it can be used by businesses operating in different regions…

At the Google I/O 2025 Developer Conference, Google launched Stitch, an AI-powered tool that helps you generate the required UI elements and code to design front-ends for web and mobile apps. Stitch will be asked to create an app UI using several words or images and will provide HTML and CSS markup for the design you generate. Users can select Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash AI models to select Stitch code and interface ideas. Stitch allows users to choose Gemini 2.5 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Pro model image credits: Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch Stitch arrives as so-called vibe coding…

Elon Musk has spent decades building a universe of companies that has served as an incubator for up-and-coming engineers and a proving ground for his inner circle. That universe — an ecosystem of Silicon Valley tech titans, veterans of his companies like Tesla and SpaceX, and a crop of fresh-faced hackers and software engineers — has now collided with the U.S. federal government. The dozens of individuals who work under, or advise, Musk and the Trump-ordered Department of Government Efficiency — individuals who TechCrunch has identified or confirmed independently — reflects more than the billionaire’s proclivity to collect talent. They…

Apple has sent an invitation to the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), a developer-centric event that will be held at the catchphrase of “Horizon” from June 9th to June 13th. The company may announce new versions of its operating system: iOS 19, iPados 19, Watchos 12, Macos 16, and Visionos 3. Developer Conferences are both in-person and online, and Apple will be introducing online group sessions for the first time, according to the announcement page. The company will also announce a number of features related to Apple Intelligence. The report suggests that these include intelligent battery management and virtual health assistants.…

Manus, a former buzzy AI agent platform, began plans on Tuesday for small businesses and organizations. The plan, known as the Manus Team, starts at $39 per month, with a minimum of five seats and costs $195 per month. Each team will earn 19,500 credits in the shareable pool and gain access to certain features of beta, dedicated infrastructure, and peak priority access. The Manus Team is live!We introduce team pricing for shared credit access to Manus. Teams earn 3,900 credits per seat in a flexible pool with no individual restrictions, allowing each member to perform up to two tasks…

Amazon Music announced Tuesday that it is testing a search feature powered by a new AI called “Explore,” designed to help fans learn more about their favorite artists. To use this feature, users can tap the Search button at the bottom of the screen and enter the artist's name in the search bar. Next, select the Explore tab in the top left to help users discover information about the artist, including collaborations with other singers, related artists they don't know, and highlights from discography. For example, when users search for jelly rolls, AI will direct them towards notable duets like…

The global assistive technology market was valued at over $22 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow significantly by 2030. Despite the potential for market size, many founders are projected to build technology to help people with disabilities struggle to secure the early funding needed to acquire the company first. Adaptation Ventures is a new angel group that hopes to bridge the funding gap by providing capital to early-stage startups building accessibility technologies. Help startups build technology specifically for people with disabilities and companies with products designed for the broader market. The company was co-founded by married couples Brittany…

South Loop Ventures, a Houston-based venture company, has announced a $21 million Fund I. Rice Management Company and Chevron Technology Ventures served as anchor investors. Launched in 2022, the company focuses on seeds and pre-seed companies, with an average check size of $400,000. I also want to focus primarily on supporting the founders of Color. Zac Ellis, the company's founder and managing director, spoke to TechCrunch about his final ending. He said the fund is common and will invest in founders across the country, but prefers sectors that “reflect Houston's industrial capabilities” such as healthcare, energy, space and climate. The…

“I have a pretty wild story to tell you,” early YouTube star Caspar Lee says on Tiktok. He goes on to talk about how the startup founder slipped into his LinkedIn DMS on a pitch about an eco-friendly deodorant called Wild. He initially ignored the message, but his cousin Sasha Karetzky (the Bridgepoint investor at the time) asked Lee if he and the other creators would like to join the seed round. In April this year, about five and a half years later, Wild was sold to Unilever for £233 million, or about $286 million. Wild is just the tip…

A federal judge is asking Apple to either approve Fortnite's filing in the US app store or return to court to explain legal grounds as to why it has not done so. In a new submission, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers confirms that the court has received the latest moves in the epic game, where Apple demands that Fortnite be approved for distribution in the App Store. The clearly annoyed judge asks Apple to show the court “the legal authority to assert that Apple can ignore this court's order.” Gonzalez Rogers also suggests that Apple will need to return…