TechCrunch hardware review: 'The dock is what makes the Pixel Tablet interesting'

TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( By [Christine Hall]( Tuesday, June 20, 2023 I’m baaaack to deliver your Daily Crunch for Tuesday! If you haven’t gotten your tickets to join us at [TC Disrupt 2023](, perhaps knowing [Shaquille O’Neal]( will be there might sweeten the pot for ya. Today, TechCrunch [reviewed the Google Pixel Tablet]( and found that it is all about the dock, ’bout that dock, no swivel. After what happened Sunday, OceanGate is probably a familiar name right now. Here are [some red flags that were raised]( about the missing Titanic-seeking submersible. Meanwhile, if you’re getting a lot of WhatsApp calls from unknown numbers, Meta is now giving users [an option to automatically silence]( those calls. And Vimeo has a trio of [AI-powered editing features]( that make it even easier to create and share videos. [ image] Image Credits: Brian Heater More top stories for ya Plugged in: Find out [who’s the latest automaker]( to adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard. And the duck said, “Put it on my bill!”: Hyperline’s approach to [helping SaaS companies handle pricing and billing]( earned it a cool $4.4 million in new funding. You heard right: Learn how [Gladia is turning any audio into text]( in near real time, while ElevenLabs just raised $19 million to [create synthetic voices](. Meanwhile, [Parrot raises $11 million]( for its transcription platform that turns speech into text. Live from Oracle, it’s the sovereign cloud!: Oracle launched its “sovereign cloud” [for customers in the European Union](. Spot the new features: Spotify released a new feature today, a [revamped desktop app](,[and we heard that the company will reportedly launch hi-fi audio]( through a costlier premium subscription. Big rounds across the ocean: Abu Dhabi gives China’s Tesla challenger Nio a [$738.5 million boost](, while Go-Ventures closes $240 million for its second fund and [rebrands as Argor Capital](. On cloud nine: Find out who is taking the helm of Alibaba after [CEO Daniel Zhang]( decided to focus on the cloud. From winner to even bigger winner: After taking the top prize in the 2019 Startup Battlefield competition, cloud platform company Render [raised $50 million](. Monitor this: Cloudflare is taking on the web observability competitors with the [launch of Observatory](, a tool to beef up web monitoring. More concern for AI: The European Union’s largest consumer group is calling on the government to [urgently investigate “the risks of generative AI.”]( Gadgets and gizmos aplenty: In hardware news, check out the [first Denon-branded Nura headphones](. And be delighted to learn that [iPhone 14 and M2 Macs]( are now part of Apple’s Self Service Repair program. [More top stories for ya image] Image Credits: SAUL LOEB/AFP / Getty Images [Upgrading AI-powered travel products to first class]( When it comes to AI travel tools, what are investors looking for right now? “At this early stage, our firm and other investors in the space we work with don’t have an expectation of perfection,” write Eric Crowley and Adam Segall of global investment bank GP Bullhound. “We’re more focused on how companies are shaping and augmenting this technology for travelers, and the market segments within the travel industry they are positioned to capture.” Two more from the TC+ team: [Volkswagen’s breakthrough could spark a battery manufacturing gold rush](. [Tiger Global’s search for liquidity illustrates how busted the late-stage market is](. [TechCrunch+]( is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.[You can sign up here](. Use code “DC” for a 15% discount on an annual subscription. [Read More]( [Upgrading AI-powered travel products to first class image] Image Credits: Westend61 / Getty Images Get your TechCrunch fix IRL. Join us at Disrupt 2023 in San Francisco this September to immerse yourself in all things startup. From headline interviews to intimate roundtables to a jam-packed startup expo floor, there’s something for everyone at Disrupt. Save up to $600 when you buy your pass now through August 11, and save 15% on top of that with promo code DC. [Read More]( [ image] [Read more stories on TechCrunch.com]( Newest Jobs from Crunchboard - [IT Specialist (INFOSEC/APPSW at Bonneville Power Administration (Portland, OR, USA)]( - [.Net Developer-CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD at Quanterion Solutions Inc (Utica, NY, USA)]( - [Technical Assistant at Decentralized Masters (Anywhere)]( - [Senior Software Tester at Braintrust (Anywhere)]( - [Backend Developer at Braintrust (Anywhere)]( [See more jobs on CrunchBoard]( [Post your tech jobs]( and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( [Flipboard]( [View this email online in your browser]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2023 Yahoo. All rights reserved. 110 5th St, San Francisco, CA 94103