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Today’s TechCrunch Roundup
Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com
5 Jan 2026, 3:00 pm by Sarah Perez
Amazon is bringing Alexa+ to the web with a new Alexa.com site, expanding its AI assistant beyond devices and positioning it as a family-focused, agent-style chatbot.
Amazon revamps Fire TV, launches its own ‘Artline’ televisions with frames at CES
5 Jan 2026, 3:00 pm by Sarah Perez
Fire TV’s new interface focuses on your content and offers easier, speedier navigation, Amazon says.
Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026
5 Jan 2026, 2:00 pm by Sarah Perez
Google TV will let you ask Gemini to find and edit your photos, adjust your TV settings and more.
LG’s new OLED TV is just 9mm thick
5 Jan 2026, 12:13 pm by Ivan Mehta
This year LG is showing off its manufacturing chops at CES with a new Wallpaper OLED TV that is just 9mm thick.
Luminar claims founder Austin Russell is dodging a subpoena in the bankruptcy case
5 Jan 2026, 12:10 pm by Sean O’Kane
The Luminar founder claims he has been cooperative.
Teradar reveals its first terahertz-band vision sensor for cars
5 Jan 2026, 12:00 pm by Sean O’Kane
The company is tapping the terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum to bring out the best qualities of more common lidar and radar sensors.
Kodiak taps Bosch to scale its self-driving truck tech
5 Jan 2026, 10:00 am by Kirsten Korosec
There is no timeline for when these systems will become available. But once they do, Kodiak could bring its tech to more trucks, faster.
Flutterwave buys Nigeria’s Mono in rare African fintech exit
5 Jan 2026, 8:55 am by Tage Kene-Okafor
Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued between $25 million and $40 million, according to people familiar with the transaction. The acquisition brings together two of Africa’s leading fintech infrastructure companies. Flutterwave operates one of the continent’s widest payments networks, while Mono, often described as […]
End of today’s TechCrunch roundup.
