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Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular column that rounds up the week in tech news. Dunno about y’all, but it’s felt like a long one — and I’m thankful for the extended weekend. For those observing Memorial Day, do enjoy. Those not, take the time off where you’re able. We all need rest here and there. First, a few PSAs. This week, TechCrunch Live hosted Flint Capital and Sensi.AI, a startup using audio-based software to monitor patients and assist medical staff and family members with care. To…

Skyflow, a data-privacy startup, announced Friday that it has expanded the number of markets where it offers data residency support for companies that need to keep certain information inside defined borders. In today’s market, you probably can’t keep EU customer data in, say, South America and vice versa, so companies need to take care to keep certain information at home in the market where it was sourced from. Skyflow started life as a tool to help companies store personally identifying…

Spells ‘n’ Skillz Hero Concept has added a new vigilante to the street sweepin’ roster of its comic-book scrapper, Mayhem Brawler — The Witchcraft update, now available for free on all platforms, brings with it a new mode, a fresh run of bug fixes, and an all-new hero in the form of Nora Komar, known to fans as the Alley Witch! This brings the playable roster to five characters in total. Neato! A former boss character from Mayhem Brawler‘s story mode, Komar brings a delectable blend of urban fashionista and ancient,…

The 2022 Apple Watch app of the Year, Gentler Streak, has added yet another essential feature to expand its goal of working out with compassion by adding a Menstrual Cycle feature for activity guidance. This update comes on the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. With that, Gentler Streak now accounts for women’s periods as another metric for optimal exercises during those days. That said, women in the reproductive phase can find the Menstrual Cycle metric on their Wellbeing tab. They will be…

Krafton has brought the May update for New State Mobile, the battle royale game available on Android and iOS. This update brings in numerous thrilling features, such as an updated "Bounty Royale" mode, new weapon and ammo upgrades, improved graphics, and a new survivor pass.The latest update includesan exciting new version of the popular game mode, "Bounty Royale". This updated version removes AI players for a more thrilling gunplay experience, allowing up to 32 human players to form squads and compete against each other.…

The popular ChatGPT client Petey, available for iPhone and Apple Watch users, has added a handful of new features in the latest update. Here’s what’s new, according to the developer. History and conversation details: Users can now pick up a conversation right where they left off, thanks to the History function. It’s available for both iPhone and Apple Watch. This feature shows all locations, links, and how many tokens people have used during previous interactions with the app. Streaming answers and better…

Season 5 of Call of Duty Mobile has been revealed, and the big update includes the addition of the Armada Strike map, the FFAR 1 assault rifle, a new seasonal event, and more. There are also updates to the game's tournament mode.Call of Duty Mobile Season 5: Get Wrecked arrives on May 31 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. The season includes a brand-new battle pass with 50 tiers of free and premium items, including new operator skins, weapon blueprints, and more. One main highlight of the battle pass is the…

Android tablets have come with keyboard accessories that can be directly attached to the device for improved functionality, resembling that of a laptop. Google has been working on enhancing Android's features for tablets, including foldables, and with Android 14, Google has added a number of new keyboard shortcuts and is also planning to introduce new touchpad gestures.In the second beta build of Android 14 Beta 2, the settings physical keyboard settings on Android 14 have been reorganised, with the shortcuts now located…

Adobe on Tuesday said it is adding artificial intelligence (AI) technology for generating imagery into Photoshop, its flagship software for editing images.The San Jose, California-based company said it was the start of a major push to add such AI technologies to its suite of programs aimed at creative professionals.While programs such as OpenAI's Dall-E have captured the public imagination by transforming text prompts into images, they have not yet seen wide use by big corporations because of legal questions around the…

As generative AI has taken the tech world by storm, it was only a matter of time before Photoshop got in on the action. Adobe announced today that a new Generative Fill feature is coming to its ubiquitous photo-editing software later this year. The company promises “a magical new way to work” as the Firefly-powered feature lets you add, remove and extend visual content based on natural-language text prompts. “Generative Fill combines the speed and ease of generative AI with the power and precision of Photoshop, empowering…