The transactions include a trading card commercial agreement that aims to provide trading enthusiasts a seamless buying, selling, grading, and storage experience.
As part of the partnership, eBay and PSA plan to introduce a “customer-centric product experience” over the coming months.
Additionally, eBay acquired Collectors’ auction house Goldin, a significant move that will greatly benefit collectors.
eBay is also selling the eBay vault to Collectors, creating a new offering that merges the existing vault services.
Launched in 2022, the eBay vault allows collectors to store trading cards that are valued at more than $750 in a secure, temperature-controlled vault.
Gemini 1.5 Pro, Google’s most capable generative AI model, is now available in public preview on Vertex AI, Google’s enterprise-focused AI development platform.
Gemini 1.5 Pro launched in February, joining Google’s Gemini family of generative AI models.
Gemini 1.5 was incredibly able to find the specific perfect 50 dunk and details from just its long context video understanding!
Gemini 1.5 Pro doesn’t process a million tokens at the snap of a finger.
Google previously said that latency is an area of focus, though, and that it’s working to “optimize” Gemini 1.5 Pro as time goes on.
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Remember in the last edition of TechCrunch Mobility, when I wrote that the wheels were starting to come off the Fisker bus?
Deal of the weekIt ain’t easy being an executive at an EV startup these days.
Amid all of the EV startup bankruptcies and other bleak goings-on, there was a bit of positive news.
It seems that Tesla is turning to FSD as another financial lever to pull as profits on automotive sales shrink.
The category has seen success and has accordingly gone from one or two competitors to around a dozen.
Shure, on the other hand, makes some of the most beloved microphones across multiple industries.
The category has been hit or miss lately, so I’m excited to see what Shure has on offer here.
The mics pair to a phone without needing the receiver.
Also, one key thing the DJI unit has that these don’t is the ability to plug a wired lav mic directly into the clip-on, making it more camera-ready.
The London-based phone company’s media push largely relies on trickling out information about devices bit by bit.
Nothing Phone (2a) certainly fits the bill.
While it’s actually the company’s third handset, it’s the aimed squarely at a different demographic than the flagship Phone (1) and Phone (2).
After various teases and a handful of official image releases, the Phone (2a) finally saw the light of day (well, the warm glow of a Barcelona night) at MWC 2024.
Phone (2a) keeps the Phone (2)’s dual-camera set up, though it’s been moved to the center.
The MMGuardian Phone is a smartphone produced in collaboration with Samsung that’s tapping into the power of AI to make phone use safer for kids and teenagers.
The MMGuardian Phone is a smartphone designed from the ground up to provide safety and control for concerned parents.
The result is a device that not only offers advanced monitoring and control features but also incorporates anti-tamper technology to prevent workarounds.
This feature provides an additional layer of protection against issues like sexting, sextortion, and cyberbullying, making the MMGuardian Phone unique in the market.
The MMGuardian Phone will be available in three models, starting at $119, with the MMGuardian Service priced at an additional $120 per year.
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