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Google-owned mapping app Waze is adding a new feature that seeks to help EV owners find a compatible charger en route. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Nest Protect is the single best piece of smart home hardware I’ve ever purchased. Not everything in your home would benefit from being connected, but smoke detectors really do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Firefox announced today that its Total Cookie Protection (TCP) feature that protects users from trackers is now available on Android. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google and Microsoft are locked in a head-to-head competition to bring as much generative AI to their productivity services as possible. Only days ahead of Microsoft’s “Future of Work” event, Google today announced a sweeping update to Workspace that will bring its generative AI models to virtually every part of its productivity suite, in addition […]Google goes all-in on bringing AI to Workspace by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flex Yang, the former CEO and founder of Babel Finance, is leading efforts to restructure the now embattled crypto asset unicorn while introducing a new decentralized project with hopes to avoid some of the flaws of his previous venture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Naspers, Africa’s most valuable tech company by market capitalization, has winded down the operations of its R1.4 billion (≈$100 million) South Africa-focused venture capital fund Naspers Foundry, according to local news outlet BusinessDay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PeopleGrove confirmed Thursday that it’s investigating after a security lapse exposed users’ personal information online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple could be working on a new HomePod device that would feature a built-in display for 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drone delivery is one of those ideas that’s been sold as “the next big thing” forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Silvergate Capital Corporation, the holding company of crypto-focused Silvergate Bank, announced Wednesday its intent to wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate the banking unit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices