🖥️ Speaking of Apple: Apple also kicked off "Mac week" today. The company announced a refresh to its signature iMac computer that includes Apple's new M4 chip, which the company says is 2x more powerful than the original M1 iMac. Read more
🥇 Shrouded in mystery: Apparently there is a new mysterious AI model that is scoring highly on the crowdsourced Artificial Analysis benchmark. It's called "red_panda," and it's currently beating OpenAI, Midjourney, and Black Forest Labs. Read more
✨ From star to space: Bridgit Mendler joined us at TechCrunch Disrupt this year to talk about her transition from Disney Channel child star to launching and running Northwood Space, a startup rethinking shared infrastructure for satellite backhaul. Read more
⌚️ Hormone monitoring: Level Zero is building a device that would allow for continuous hormone monitoring. The company hopes its device can do for hormonal health what continuous glucose monitoring did for diabetes. Read more
🌲 Tree sensors: Wildfires are becoming an increasing problem, and there are many companies working to reduce their impact. ForestGuard is a young startup that's building what it calls the "Internet of Trees" using sensors to detect fires. Read more
🦋 New from Nintendo: Nintendo announced that it will be shutting down its Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp mobile app on November 28. But never fear! The company is launching a paid version of the mobile game on December 3. Read more
