GeForce Now runs even better on the web now. | Image: Nvidia Nvidia is upgrading its GeForce Now game streaming service to support 1440p resolution at 120fps in a Chrome or Edge browser. GeForce Now members on the RTX 3080 tier of the service will be able to access the new browser gameplay options today…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Cameo Live offers 10-minute video calls. | Image: Cameo Celeb shoutout service Cameo is taking another swing at selling virtual meet-and-greets with the celebrities on its platform. Cameo Live is a new service the company is announcing today that offers a 10-minute live video call with a celebrity, which customers can choose to have either…
Enlarge / A classic photo of famed author J.R.R. Tolkien, modified to reflect the new steward of his most famed intellectual property as of this week’s megaton acquisition announcement. (credit: Getty Images / Sam Machkovech) Swedish game publisher Embracer Group has racked up headlines in the past few years thanks to megaton acquisitions of video…
Enter the small cloud that lives between only your devices. Plann / Unsplash Here’s a secret: you don’t need the cloud to sync files between your devices. Services like Dropbox, Google Drive, and Apple’s iCloud are all free until you use up a certain amount of space, which is how they get you. Hit that…
Rebill, an Argentina-based startup, raised $3.6 million to continue building automated payment collection and subscription management tools for Latin America. The funding announcement includes $600,000 from a pre-seed tranche. The $3 million seed round was led by Tiger Global Management and included Y Combinator, Soma Capital, SV Angel and a group of angel investors, including…
Ever wonder what it takes to produce a world-class tech conference? Here’s your chance to find out by helping us bring TechCrunch Disrupt to life on October 18–20. Apply to volunteer for work exchange, and you’ll earn a free pass to all three days of the show. That free pass gives you access to the…
All major social networks including Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat have their own take on how collaborations should work. But most of these features have constraints like time limits and the number of creators included in a clip. A new app called Along wants to remove all these restrictions to allow infinite-length collaboration videos with multiple…
Longevity-focused startups have been proliferating in recent years as we become more focused on our health. However, it’s not just about apps to get you in the gym. Longevity startups can range from biotech-oriented disease prevention, even to organ regeneration. The Aging Analytics Agency estimates that global investments in longevity-focused startups hit more than $40bn…
Splatoon 3 is right around the corner, and it looks like the multiplayer shooter will play and run much smoother than its predecessors. Nintendo Switch dataminer OatmealDome has found evidence that Splatoon 3 supports AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) upscaling tech after spotting a reference to it in the game’s manual. FSR uses spatial upscaling…
Europe is boosting its purchases of diesel. picture alliance/Getty Images Europe has ramped up its imports of diesel from Russia, Asia, and the Middle East amid an energy crisis. Natural gas prices have skyrocketed, forcing some industries to burn diesel instead of their normal fuel. There are seven tankers currently laden with Asian diesel heading…