Google Maps uses Gemini to write captions for your photos

In short: Google Maps now uses Gemini to suggest captions when users share photos of places, launching on iOS in the U.S. and expanding globally to Android in the coming months, the latest step in a [...]

Google's Circle to Search can now translate text as you scroll

Google's Circle to Search tool just got a bit more useful, as it can now continuously translate text while scrolling. Until now, people had to restart the process every time the content on the sc [...]

Iberian blackout points to grid growing pains — not green energy failure

Spain and Portugal have largely restored power after Monday’s unprecedented blackout — the worst in recent European history. The fallout has put the region’s reliance on renewables under fire. S [...]

The Spaceballs sequel will be released in April next year

There's finally a release date for the Spaceballs sequel — but before you get too excited, it's a whole year away. As first reported by Deadline, Amazon MGM Studios announced on Friday nig [...]

Dutch startup Skylark takes off to give non-technical founders wings

A new startup called Skylark has taken flight today — with TNW lending an extra set of wings. The company launches with a central mission: empowering non-technical founders to quickly create high-qu [...]

TNW Conference unveils agenda to unleash the next big things in tech

For nearly two decades, TNW Conference has been a launchpad for the next big things in tech. The likes of Slack, Wise, Bolt, and Trello all made their mark on our stage before becoming global brands. [...]

Alphabet’s Starlink competitor Taara is spinning off into an independent company

Alphabet is letting its laser-based internet company Taara fly and be free, according to reporting by Financial Times. Google’s parent company is spinning off the service from X, its moonshot incuba [...]

Human connection is an urgent business investment in the AI era

How your company can improve social connections [...]

Neuralink rival Inbrain will ‘never’ take brain implants beyond healthcare

Elon Musk has outlandish plans for Neuralink’s brain-computer interfaces, from giving people “superpowers” to downloading their memories. Spanish rival Inbrain Neuroelectronics has a simpler goa [...]