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NAACP calls on Memphis officials to halt operations at xAI’s ‘dirty data center’
The NAACP is calling on local officials to halt operations at Colossus, the “supercomputer” facility operated by Elon Musk’s xAI in South Memphis. As reported in NBC News, leaders from the civil rights group sent a letter Thursday to the Shelby County Health Department and Memphis Light Gas and Water criticizing the organizations’ “lackadaisical approach […]
2 hours ago
Meta plans to automate many of its product risk assessments
An AI-powered system could soon take responsibility for evaluating the potential harms and privacy risks of up to 90% of updates made to Meta apps like Instagram and WhatsApp, according to internal documents reportedly viewed by NPR. NPR says a 2012 agreement between Facebook (now Meta) and the Federal Trade Commission requires the company to […]
4 hours ago
Week in Review: Perplexity Labs wants to do your work
We've got a ton of stories for you this week, including a new AI-powered browser from Arc; not one but TWO hacks; Gemini email summaries; and much more.
5 hours ago
Space Forge raises $30M Series A to make chip materials in space
Space Forge, a U.K. startup headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, recently raised a £22.6 million (approximately $30 million) Series A to make wafer materials in space, where unique conditions unlock new possibilities.
6 hours ago
SpaceX rockets keep exploding. Is that normal?
With yet another failed Starship test this week, in which the ambitious heavy rocket exploded once again, you might reasonably suspect that luck has finally run out for SpaceX. But this degree of failure during a development process isn't actually unusual, according to Wendy Whitman Cobb, a space policy expert with the School of Advanced […]
6 hours ago
Treadmill modded into giant 3D printer with an endless print bed size — taking 3D print sizing to the extreme
Ivan Miranda and Jon from Proper Printing have turned a treadmill into a working 3D printer with an endless print bed size.
7 hours ago
Nvidia's RTX 5090 GPUs with blower-style coolers appear in China — design optimizes Nvidia's fastest gaming GPUs for use in AI workloads
Leaked photos of GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs with blower-style design raise questions about the feasibility of unauthorized distribution and cooling.
7 hours ago
Day 3 of the TechCrunch Sessions: AI Trivia Countdown — Your next shot at winning big
TechCrunch Sessions: AI hits UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on June 5, and we’re kicking Day 3 of AI trivia into high gear. This is your chance to prove you know your stuff — and score a major ticket deal while you’re at it. Answer a few AI-focused trivia questions, and you could win two tickets […]
8 hours ago
Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally
Last week, Google quietly released an app that lets users run a range of openly available AI models from the AI dev platform Hugging Face on their phones. Called Google AI Edge Gallery, the app is available for Android and will soon come to iOS. It allows users to find, download, and run compatible models […]
8 hours ago
Intel's lackluster Arrow Lake appears to have a refresh inbound — Arrow Lake Refresh appears in reference document
A leaked W880 motherboard document references an Intel Arrow Lake-S Refresh chip, pointing to a refresh of the Intel Core Ultra 200S processors.
8 hours ago
Sony’s DualSense Edge controller is receiving a rare $30 discount
Sony might have just recently introduced a new low price on the PlayStation 5 Pro with its latest Days of Play sale, but that’s not the only deal worth your attention. Sony is also offering a range of accessories at a discount, including the high-end DualSense Edge. Regularly $199.99, the customizable controller is available from […]
8 hours ago
A guide to using Edits, Meta’s new CapCut rival for short-form video editing
Meta shared that it was working on Edits in January after ByteDance-owned CapCut was removed from U.S. app stores.
8 hours ago
Serious About AI? The conversations that count start in 5 days at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
In just 5 days, the sharpest minds in artificial intelligence will gather at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall for TechCrunch Sessions: AI—a one-day summit built for real insight, not recycled soundbites. Whether you’re training your first model or managing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, this is where the future of AI feels tangible. Let’s be honest: AI has […]
8 hours ago
Intel says you can download more FPS for Lunar Lake — new driver promises up to 10% higher average frame rates, 25% improvement in 99th percentiles
Intel's latest drivers, thanks to new low-power optimizations, can improve FPS by 10% on Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake)- powered laptops and mini-PCs.
8 hours ago
CAMM2 and modules smile to the camera, but do not expect them on the market soon
Multiple makers of enthusiast-grade DRAM modules showcased CAMM2 memory at Computex 2025, but there are doubts about its adoption due to uncertain motherboard support and trade-offs compared to traditional DIMMs.
8 hours ago
TeamGroup's curious PCIe 5.0 SSD strategy: Adopt controllers from all makers
TeamGroup has expanded its high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD lineup to six different families based on four controller vendors to cover a wide range of performance and price points.
9 hours ago
Intel scores key jury ruling in $3 billion patent duel with VLSI — ruling threatens prior patent verdicts
Intel secures a jury verdict confirming that Fortress Investment Group controls VLSI Technology, a decision that may overturn more than $3 billion in patent infringement awards from Intel to VLSI.
9 hours ago
The Switch 2’s promising start hides an uncertain future
With the Switch 2 launch days away, analysts and consumers are watching to see how well Nintendo can follow-up the best selling home console in its history. Judging from the pain of trying to secure a Switch 2 pre-order, it seems like Nintendo has nothing to worry about - at least at launch. Down the […]
9 hours ago
Slate Auto FAQ: your questions answered
Alright, we get it. Y'all are excited about Slate. We thought the little Slate Truck was cool, but based on the number of clicks and comments on our Slate Auto articles so far, you'd like to know more. Many of you wrote in with questions and more than a few people raised some doubts. So, […]
10 hours ago
Playdate’s second season is off to a great (and very weird) start
A lot of games have been released for the Playdate since it launched in 2022, as a quick browse of itch.io or the Catalog shop will attest. But still, there's something unique about the handheld's seasonal format, which just kicked off its second iteration. When it first launched, the Playdate came with 24 games from […]
10 hours ago
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Faceoff — Battle of the Gaming Flagships
Today, we pit Intel's current-gen flagship Core Ultra 9 285K vs the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the hands-down best CPU for gaming on the market, in a heated six-round match to find the winner.
11 hours ago
Twitch is getting vertical livestreams
Twitch is announcing a bunch of updates at TwitchCon Europe, including the ability to host a vertical livestream and an open beta test that lets creators stream at a higher quality. The rollout of vertical streams should make livestreams easier to watch in portrait mode on your phone. Down the line, streamers won’t be forced […]
13 hours ago
Elon Musk is lobbying lawmakers on driverless vehicle rules
Musk and others in his orbit have been calling members of Congress directly, according to Bloomberg.
30/05/2025
OpenAI wants ChatGPT to be a ‘super assistant’ for every part of your life
Thanks to the legal discovery process, Google's antitrust trial with the Department of Justice has provided a fascinating glimpse into the future of ChatGPT. An internal OpenAI strategy document titled "ChatGPT: H1 2025 Strategy" describes the company's aspiration to build an "AI super assistant that deeply understands you and is your interface to the internet." […]
30/05/2025
Young people sue Donald Trump over climate change
A group of young people — as young as 7 and as old as 25 — are suing the Trump administration to stop its assault on renewable energy and climate action. Executive orders President Donald Trump signed to promote fossil fuels amount to an “unconstitutional” overreach of power, they allege in a complaint filed Thursday at […]
30/05/2025
Grindr’s new Right Now feature brings a spicy live feed to the hookup app
Grindr has always excelled at helping its users find folks looking to spend some quality time together, but the hookup app is looking to speed up the “looking?” process even more with its latest feature. Today, Grindr announced that Right Now, its social media-like live feed feature, is rolling out to all of the platform’s […]
30/05/2025
Yep, X was down again
People reported that photos weren't loading, its banking service XMoney wasn't working, and search wasn't returning any results, among other things.
30/05/2025
TechCrunch Mobility: A ride-sharing pioneer comes for Uber, Tesla loses more ground, and dog-like delivery robots land in Texas
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
30/05/2025
Elon Musk departs DC with a black eye and a tattered reputation
Elon Musk appeared alongside President Trump for a press conference in the Oval Office Friday, perhaps for the last time, with a noticeable black eye that he says he got from his young son. "I said, 'Go ahead, punch me in the face.' And he did," he said. Musk is emerging from his five-month stint […]
30/05/2025
Microsoft releases a bold new update for Notepad
Microsoft is adding text formatting to its Windows Notepad app. The significant Notepad update is available for Canary and Dev Channel testers on Windows 11, and introduces bold and italic styling, alongside hyperlinks and even Markdown support. The addition of text formatting in Notepad means there’s now a formatting toolbar at the top of the […]
30/05/2025
DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches
The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says Elon Musk's DOGE left the nonprofit's Washington, D.C., headquarters in disarray.
30/05/2025
MSI China is so confident in its power supplies, its warranties now cover all your PC's components
MSI China has announced a new after-purchase warranty program, covering all PC components connected to MSI's 80+ Gold or higher units in the event of major failure.
30/05/2025
It’s not your imagination: AI is speeding up the pace of change
Venture capitalist Mary Meeker just dropped a 340-page report to describe the speed at which AI is being developed, adopted, spent on, and used.
30/05/2025
Nebraska to adopt law aimed at curbing kids’ time online
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has signed a bill that cracks down on social platforms’ features that could keep kids online for longer. Under the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB504), major platforms must let users choose to see a chronological feed, rather than one provided by a recommendation algorithm, which experts have found could negatively […]
30/05/2025
Trump administration to claw back $3.7B in clean energy and manufacturing awards
Large corporations and growing startups were wrapped up in the latest move by the Trump administration to undo Biden-era contracts.
30/05/2025
Molex demonstrates PCIe 7.0 cabling solution: 128 GT/s at 1 meter
Molex unveiled its Genesis connector and cable system at Computex, targeting future PCIe 7.0 deployments with a design optimized for 128 GT/s signaling.
30/05/2025
Realtek eyes SSDs with new PCIe 5.0 x4 DRAM-less controller — Up to 10 GB/s and 1.4M IOPS
Realtek is attempting to enter the SSD controller market with its RTS5781DL, a PCIe 5.0 DRAM-less controller that is now sampling. But can it compete with established players?
30/05/2025
Dude, where's my GPU? — Microcenter customer gets backpack-stuffed box instead of RTX 5090
A customer received a Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 Solid OC but found the box packed with backpacks, prompting an investigation that revealed additional impacted cases.
30/05/2025
QA workers at ZeniMax reach tentative contract agreement
The over 300 quality assurance workers of the ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union have reached a tentative contract agreement with Microsoft. It is the first contract agreement at Microsoft since the concerted effort to unionize the video game industry began roughly four years ago. “This is a monumental victory for all current video game workers and […]
30/05/2025
Automattic says it will start contributing to WordPress again after pause
WordPress.com parent company Automattic is changing direction… again. In a blog post titled “Returning to Core” published Thursday evening, Automattic announced it will unpause its contributions to the WordPress project. This is despite having said only last month that the 6.8 WordPress release would be the final major release for all of 2025. “After pausing […]
30/05/2025
A new SSD form factor can house a staggering 1,000,000 GB of storage – E2 drives could store 11,000 4K movies with 80W power draw
E2 is a new flash form factor
30/05/2025
Startups Weekly: AMD acquisition and other moves to scale AI startups
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups.
30/05/2025
Taylor Swift now owns all of her music
Taylor Swift now owns “all of the music I’ve ever made,” she says in a letter posted on her website on Friday. Swift has purchased the masters of her first six albums back from Shamrock Capital, which owned them after entertainment executive Scooter Braun sold them to the company. “All I’ve ever wanted was the […]
30/05/2025
How a decade-old patent dispute could upend Uber’s business
A little-known patent infringement lawsuit could have big implications for Uber — and potentially dozens of other companies. Carma Technology, a company formed in 2007 by serial entrepreneur and SOSV Ventures founder Sean O’Sullivan, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against Uber alleging the company infringed on five of its patents that are related to […]
30/05/2025
Two former Polygon writers are starting a new site
A lot of Polygon’s staff was laid off following Vox Media’s sale of the publication to Valnet, but two of its former guides writers are launching their own guides-focused website: Big Friendly Guide, which you can find at bigfriendly.guide. Ryan Gilliam and Jeffrey Parkin founded and are co-owners of the site. Guides make Gilliam “feel […]
30/05/2025
NYT reports Elon Musk’s drug use went ‘well beyond occasional’ in 2024
Elon Musk may have understated the “small amount” of ketamine that he said he was using in a Don Lemon interview last year, according to sources for The New York Times. The publication reports that around the time Musk endorsed Donald Trump’s Presidential run last year, the Tesla CEO told people that he was taking […]
30/05/2025
Valorant is switching to Unreal Engine 5 and finally adding replays
Riot Games is planning to switch Valorant, its popular first-person tactical hero shooter, over to Unreal Engine 5 in July. The engine upgrade from Unreal Engine 4 is part of a number of new changes coming to the shooter over the coming months, including a replay system in September. Valorant has been running on Unreal […]
30/05/2025
Mountainhead succeeds at showing you how truly deranged the billionaire mindset can be
The degree to which Mountainhead, HBO's new black dramedy from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong, will make you laugh depends almost entirely on how much news you consume about tech billionaires who see themselves as übermensch chosen by fate to shape the arc of history. The more time you've spent listening to Silicon Valley types wax […]
30/05/2025
Eight things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit
The landmark trial between WhatsApp and NSO Group unearthed several new revelations.
30/05/2025
Here’s where you can buy microSD Express cards for the Switch 2
All microSD cards look pretty much the same, but when it comes to buying the right one for your Nintendo Switch 2, only microSD Express cards will work for storing and playing games. The microSD card you used in your original Switch or Switch Lite will offer limited functionality with Nintendo's new handheld, as it […]
30/05/2025
Gigabyte hints AMD's next-gen gaming APUs will drop into current-gen motherboards — Ryzen 9000G support listed for AM5 platforms
AMD's rumored Ryzen 9000G APUs have been listed under the memory support list for one of Gigabyte's B650 motherboards.
30/05/2025
White House investigating how Trump’s chief of staff’s phone was hacked
Hackers reportedly accessed Wiles' phone contacts, which were used to impersonate her.
30/05/2025
X’s new DM feature, XChat, is rolling out in beta
X’s new DMs feature, XChat, has begun rolling out to beta testers. Some X users who pay for the platform’s subscription product have reported that they can access XChat, while reverse engineer Nima Owji confirmed to TechCrunch that the new messaging system appears to be ready to ship. XChat is intended to be a more […]
30/05/2025
You can get 15 percent off Elden Ring Nightreign on Steam and Xbox
Elden Ring Nightreign just launched, delivering a multiplayer-focused, roguelike-meets-Soulslike experience, and it’s already discounted. Grab it for Steam or Xbox from Newegg at 15 percent off by entering the offer code XVSAVE at checkout. This lets you get it on either platform for $33.99. We previously saw the game discounted by an additional $2 pre-launch, […]
30/05/2025
Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out
Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, is gaining a more prominent place in your inbox with the launch of email summary cards, which will appear at the top of your emails. The company announced Thursday that users would no longer have to tap an option to summarize an email with AI. Instead, the AI will now automatically […]
30/05/2025
Your last opportunity to vote on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 agenda lineup
We’re thrilled by the overwhelming response to our call for speakers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After a careful selection process, we’ve narrowed it down to 20 impressive finalists—10 breakout sessions and 10 roundtables. Now it’s your turn to help shape the agenda. Audience Choice voting […]
30/05/2025
Can a redesign save Apple’s software?
There's a running theory in tech circles that says, basically, AI is the new UI. Not long from now, some people argue, you simply won't need a homescreen full of app icons or a traditional web browser or really anything other than an interface to an AI assistant and agent that accomplishes everything on your […]
30/05/2025
TechCrunch Sessions: AI Trivia Countdown — Ready to test your AI knowledge?
As we count down the final days to TechCrunch Sessions: AI on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, we’re offering one last chance to score a special deal. We’ve launched the TC Sessions: AI Trivia Countdown — your shot to show off your AI knowledge and win big. Just answer a few short AI-specific […]
30/05/2025
Last Week: Few exhibit tables left to claim at TechCrunch All Stage
Exhibit tables for TechCrunch All Stage — happening July 15 in Boston — are almost gone. If your product can help founders scale or your innovation can supercharge startups, this is your moment to shine. Here’s the deal: The deadline to book is June 6, but we’re almost sold out. That last 6’ table could […]
30/05/2025
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 first drive: hype meets hyperspeed
Back in March, we brought you an exclusive look into how Chevrolet's engineers tuned and tweaked, sculpted and simulated to turn the eighth-generation Corvette into a 233-mph missile, the 1,064-horsepower ZR1. But while I'm a racing simulator fan through and through, there's nothing like driving a real car on a real track, and this past […]
30/05/2025
Elden Ring Nightreign may be co-op, but I’m having a blast solo
Imagine playing Fortnite, but instead of fighting other players, all you want to do is break into houses to look for caches of slurp juice. Yes, the storm is closing in on you, and there's a bunch of enemies waiting to kill you, but all you want to do is take a walking tour of […]
30/05/2025
Just 6 days left — ready for some unfiltered AI truths at TechCrunch Sessions: AI?
June 5 is almost here — bringing real, unfiltered AI conversations… and higher ticket prices. Lock in your savings now. Register now to save $300 on your TechCrunch Sessions: AI pass — and get 50% off for your +1. Don’t wait for rates to spike when event doors open. Join us at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach […]
30/05/2025
The Essential Linux commands that every user needs to know
All the Ubuntu / Debian Linux commands you need to copy files, install software, edit text and much, much more.
30/05/2025
Intel details new advanced packaging breakthroughs — EMIB-T paves the way for HBM4 and increased UCIe bandwidth
Intel disclosed several chip packaging breakthroughs at the Electronic Components Technology Conference (ECTC), outlining the technical merits of multiple new chip packaging techniques that the company plans to deploy in production in the future.
30/05/2025
Nintendo will let you limit who your kid can GameChat with on the Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app has been updated ahead of the Switch 2’s release on June 5th. In addition to adding support for the new console, the app includes new options for managing and limiting a child’s access to the Switch 2’s GameChat feature, and provides more details on what games they have been […]
30/05/2025
Report: Elon Musk’s drug use ramped up during the 2024 presidential campaign
Elon Musk increased his drug taking during the 2024 presidential campaign in which he donated around $270 million to help elect Donald Trump.
30/05/2025
Nintendo’s Switch era took Pokémon collecting to the next level
Though the first Nintendo Switch era of Pokémon games was undeniably rocky at times, it brought the series' trading and organization systems into a new level of maturity. It wasn't always easy to complete Pokédexes in remakes like Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and new entries like Sword and Shield. But those games helped The […]
30/05/2025
Mozilla fires off emergency patch to fix Nvidia GPU artifacting bugs in Firefox
If you've been experiencing unusual visual glitches and artifacts with Firefox, Mozilla has rolled out a hotfix that may help.
30/05/2025
US imposes new rules to curb semiconductor design software sales to China
Siemens EDA, Cadence and Synopsys have received notices from the U.S. Commerce Department about new export controls on chip design software to China.
30/05/2025
Grocery platform Misfits Market acquires The Rounds to further its mission of reducing food waste
Misfits Market, the online platform that delivers imperfect groceries to help minimize waste, announced the acquisition of household restocking service The Rounds on Friday. As a result of the deal, Misfits Market plans to take on over 250 items from The Rounds’ inventory. This allows the company to diversify into additional categories, such as household […]
30/05/2025
SEC drops Binance lawsuit in yet another gift to crypto
Two years after legal proceedings began, the SEC has formally dropped its lawsuit against Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. It was one of the US government’s final ongoing actions against crypto companies. Lawyers for the SEC and Binance jointly moved to dismiss the case in a filing on Thursday. It follows a 60-day pause […]
30/05/2025
Kit out your kids with this Asus TUF Gaming keyboard, headset, mouse, and mouse pad combo bundle for under £90
Everything you need for a gaming setup in one peripheral bundle.
30/05/2025
China tech companies scramble to ditch Nvidia as Washington tightens export controls
This will threaten the U.S.'s AI supremacy, if China can pull it off.
30/05/2025
RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report seems riddled with AI slop
There are some questionable sources underpinning Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial “Make America Healthy Again” commission report. Signs point to AI tomfoolery, and the use of ChatGPT specifically, which calls into question the veracity of the White House report meant to address reasons for the decline in US life expectancy. An investigation by NOTUS found […]
30/05/2025
Google fixes bug that led AI Overviews to say it’s now 2024
Google has fixed a bug that led AI Overviews to say it's 2024 when it was asked if this year is 2025.
30/05/2025
Chip design software giant pauses China sales and suspends financial guidance — Synopsys slams on the brakes as Washington issues fresh crackdown on semiconductor software exports
Synopsys has told staff in China to halt sales and services, and has suspended future financial guidance, following new U.S. export restrictions on semiconductor software.
30/05/2025
Disney Plus’ new ‘Perks’ pile on discounts and other bonuses
Disney Plus and Hulu are both launching new Perks programs that offer subscribers discounts, digital freebies, and sweepstakes in an effort to stand out from the streaming competition. The Disney Plus Perks program is available now in the US, with an international rollout planned later this year. Offers include a six-month DashPass membership from DoorDash, […]
30/05/2025
DRAM prices have jumped by 20% for the second month in a row — surging demand is likely due to stockpiling
DRAM and NAND chip prices have jumped to $2.10 in May — a massive jump from the $1.37 average price from March.
30/05/2025
Custom PCIe 5.0 SSD with 3D XL-Flash debuts — special Optane-like flash memory delivers up to 3.5 million random IOPS
InnoGrit demonstrates reference solid-state drive based on Kioxia's XL-Flash memory: custom-built XL-Flash-based drives on the way?
30/05/2025
Microsoft shelves first-party Xbox handheld to work on Windows 11 portable performance
Windows Central reports that Microsoft has postponed work on its own Xbox handheld in favor of enhancing Windows 11's handheld gaming support.
30/05/2025
Gmail’s AI summaries now appear automatically
Google Workspace users are going to see a lot more of Gemini’s efforts to summarize their emails. Gmail now creates summaries automatically for complex threads, and they’ll appear above the emails themselves. AI-powered summaries of emails have been found in Google Workspace accounts since last year, but until now you’ve had to manually trigger them. […]
30/05/2025
Grammarly secures $1B in non-dilutive funding from General Catalyst
Grammarly has secured a $1 billion commitment from General Catalyst. The 14-year-old writing assistant startup will use the new funds for its sales and marketing efforts, freeing up existing capital to make strategic acquisitions. Unlike a traditional venture round, General Catalyst will not receive an equity stake in the company in return for the investment. […]
30/05/2025
Scuf is finally adding Hall effect sticks to some of its wireless controllers
Scuf is adding drift-resistant Hall effect sticks to updated versions of its wireless Envision and Reflex controllers. The revised models include the $149.99 Envision and $199.99 Envision Pro for PC as well as the $249.99 Reflex Pro and $279.99 Reflex FPS for PlayStation 5 and PC. Those are all starting prices, of course, as the […]
29/05/2025
Top 30 startups announced for VivaTech 2025 Innovation of the Year Award
The Innovation of the Year Award celebrates the boldest and most visionary startups exhibiting at VivaTech 2025. Open to all exhibiting companies, the award honors those pushing boundaries and redefining industries. Startups were scored on Innovation & Creativity, Market Disruption, and Scalability. From hundreds of applicants, 30 made the short list. The top five will […]
29/05/2025
Elon Musk sure does want everyone to think he’s leaving politics
For the past several months, it seemed like President Donald Trump and Elon Musk were inseparable. The tech billionaire and "First Buddy" championed Trump on his reelection campaign trail, slept at the White House, attended deal-making dinners at Mar-a-Lago, and chainsawed a giant hole in the government with firings and spending cuts through DOGE. Now, […]
29/05/2025
Netflix’s series about the FTX fiasco has found its leading effective altruists
Like Amazon and Apple, Netflix is also looking to cash in on the story of how Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison managed to steal billions from the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Variety reports that Anthony Boyle (Tetris, Manhunt) and Julia Garner (Ozark, The Fantastic Four: First Steps) have been cast in Netflix’s upcoming drama series, The […]
29/05/2025
Inside the AI revolution: Top insights and breakthroughs from our partners at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, the spotlight is on the future of artificial intelligence and the startups shaping it. This high-energy event brings together founders, investors, and technologists to explore how AI is transforming industries — from the pitch deck to full-scale deployment. We’re proud to spotlight our partners — not just for their support, but […]
29/05/2025
Xbox co-founder J Allard is working on ‘breakthrough’ devices at Amazon
Amazon has a new ZeroOne team focused on “breakthrough” devices, and it’s led by Xbox cofounder and former Microsoft executive J Allard, CNBC reports. Based on a job listing for the team, one of those products is a smart home device. J Allard was one of the main faces of the original Xbox and Xbox […]
29/05/2025
China's first 6nm domestic GPU with purported RTX 4060-like performance has powered on
Chinese GPU startup Lisuan Technology has announced via its official WeChat account that its G100 6nm graphics card has been powered on.
29/05/2025
Hugging Face unveils two new humanoid robots
AI dev platform Hugging Face continued its push into robotics on Thursday with the release of two new humanoid robots. The company announced a pair of open-source robots, HopeJR and Reachy Mini. HopeJR is a full-size humanoid robot that has 66 actuated degrees of freedom, or 66 independent movements, including the ability to walk and […]
29/05/2025
Black Forest Labs’ Kontext AI models can edit pics as well as generate them
Black Forest Labs, the AI startup whose models once powered the image generation features of X’s Grok chatbot, on Thursday released a new suite of image-generating models — some of which can both create and edit pics. The most capable of the models in the new family, called Flux.1 Kontext, can be prompted with text […]
29/05/2025
Tinder tests letting users set a ‘height preference’
Tinder Gold and Premium subscribers in the test group will have access to the feature, but not free users.
29/05/2025
We still know almost nothing about Tesla’s robotaxi service
In dribs and drabs, we’re starting to get a better idea of what Tesla’s robotaxi service will look like when it launches in Austin, Texas, in just a few weeks. But it’s not nearly enough given what’s at stake. The company is considering June 12th as a possible date to launch its robotaxi service in […]
29/05/2025
Delaware attorney general reportedly hires a bank to evaluate OpenAI’s restructuring plan
Delaware's attorney general is hiring an investment bank to advise on OpenAI's for-profit conversion.
29/05/2025
AI could consume more power than Bitcoin by the end of 2025
AI could soon surpass Bitcoin mining in energy consumption, according to a new analysis that concludes artificial intelligence could use close to half of all the electricity consumed by data centers globally by the end of 2025. The estimates come from Alex de Vries-Gao, a PhD candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Institute for Environmental Studies […]
29/05/2025
YouTube will let you search for things you see in Shorts
YouTube is bringing Lens to Shorts. The feature, which will roll out in beta in the coming weeks, will let you search for more information about the animals, plants, and items you spot within a video. If you’re watching a Short with a landmark in the background, for example, YouTube says you can use Lens […]
29/05/2025
ASRock confirms its BIOS settings are killing Ryzen CPUs, is fully committed to fixing any damaged motherboards
ASRock confirmed that its motherboards are responsible for Ryzen 9000 deaths affecting ASRock motherboard customers. It also confirmed that it will charge both ways for motherboard RMAs.
29/05/2025
Perplexity’s new tool can generate spreadsheets, dashboards, and more
Perplexity, the AI-powered search engine gunning for Google, on Thursday released Perplexity Labs, a tool for subscribers to Perplexity’s $20-per-month Pro plan that can craft reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and more. Perplexity Labs is available on the web, iOS, and Android, and coming soon to Perplexity’s apps for Mac and Windows. “Perplexity Labs can help you […]
29/05/2025
Lian Li’s tube-hiding Hydroshift II LCD-C AIO cooler adds a rotating dial for software-free display and RGB control
It also comes with improved tubing, thinner design, and wireless fan options
29/05/2025
In a victory for Palmer Luckey, Meta and Anduril work on mixed reality headsets for the military
On Thursday, Anduril and Meta announced news that feels like a fairy tale ending for Anduril co-founder, Palmer Luckey. The two companies are working together to build extended reality (XR) devices for the U.S. military, Anduril announced in a blog post. “I am glad to be working with Meta once again,” Luckey is quoted as […]
29/05/2025
Instagram isn’t just for square photos anymore
Instagram now supports photos that have a 3:4 aspect ratio, meaning that when you upload a photo with that ratio, “it’ll now appear just exactly as you shot it,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri says in a Threads post. He also notes that “almost every phone camera defaults to” that format. An image from Instagram’s broadcast […]
29/05/2025
YouTube will soon let viewers use Google Lens to search what they see while watching Shorts
YouTube announced on Thursday that it’s bringing Google Lens to YouTube Shorts in the coming weeks. With this integration, viewers will soon be able to use Google Lens to search what they see while watching Shorts. For example, if you’re watching a Short filmed in a location that you’re interested in visiting, you can select […]
29/05/2025
Fine-tune the volume of logs your app produces
Explores the new log sampling feature The post Fine-tune the volume of logs your app produces appeared first on .NET Blog.
29/05/2025
DeepSeek’s distilled new R1 AI model can run on a single GPU
DeepSeek’s updated R1 reasoning AI model might be getting the bulk of the AI community’s attention this week. But the Chinese AI lab also released a smaller, “distilled” version of its new R1, DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B, that DeepSeek claims beats comparably-sized models on certain benchmarks. The smaller updated R1, which was built using the Qwen3-8B model Alibaba […]
29/05/2025
US government sanctions tech company involved in cyber scams
The Treasury said FUNNULL was involved in providing infrastructure for pig butchering crypto scams.
29/05/2025
The ‘beige Amazon influencer’ lawsuit is headed for dismissal
The legal battle between two Amazon influencers with unsettlingly similar styles and vibes is nearing resolution. On Wednesday the two influencers asked a judge to dismiss the copyright case, more than a year after it was initially filed and six months after I wrote about it in The Verge. The lawsuit was simultaneously disconcerting and […]
29/05/2025
Insta360’s face-tracking Link webcams have hit their lowest prices yet
If you’re looking to upgrade your work-from-home setup, the Insta360 Link and Link 2 are gimbal-equipped 4K webcams packed with features to improve how you present in video calls. Now through June 8th, both are down to all-time low prices, with the original Link selling for $149.99 (originally $299.99, but typically priced at $179.99) and […]
29/05/2025
Tesla pleads for Senate to spare its booming energy business
If the Senate were to pass it with those repeals in tact, it could have a devastating impact on Tesla’s energy division.
29/05/2025
SteamOS puts the pressure on Microsoft’s Xbox-branded handheld
Microsoft's combination of Xbox and Windows for handheld gaming PCs can't come soon enough. Windows on handhelds is in desperate need of some love, and Lenovo's Legion Go S is the best evidence yet that Microsoft has a big Windows-shaped problem it has to solve on any upcoming Xbox-branded handhelds. YouTuber Dave2D managed to test […]
29/05/2025
Apple’s US App Store topped $400B in developer billings and sales in 2024
Just ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference next month, Apple on Thursday announced new figures related to the U.S. App Store’s financial success. The company says its U.S. App Store ecosystem has generated $406 billion in developer billings and sales in 2024 — a figure that’s nearly tripled in size since 2019, when it then […]
29/05/2025
Biwin unveils PCIe Gen5 SSD with 14,500 MB/s read speeds
Biwin officially launches the Maxio MAP1806-based X570 SSD that is expected to offer leading-edge performance and a low price.
29/05/2025
International students sue over Trump’s social media surveillance plan
Fifteen Iranian students and researchers sued the Trump administration for completely halting student visa interviews while it determines whether to vet all visa applicants’ social media accounts. The suit, filed against Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Virginia federal court, claims that the pause on student visa interviews violates the Administrative Procedures Act, a […]
29/05/2025
Nvidia CEO says Trump's tariff plan is 'utterly visionary'
Nvidia boss also says rescinding the AI diffusion rule was ‘completely visionary.’
29/05/2025
Senators probe whether RealPage pushed state AI law ban
Democratic senators are probing whether RealPage, a software company accused of colluding with landlords to raise rents, lobbied for a proposed ban on states regulating AI for the next decade. In a letter to RealPage CEO Dana Jones, four Democratic senators — Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Tina […]
29/05/2025
DeepSeek’s updated R1 AI model is more censored, test finds
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s newest AI model, an updated version of the company’s R1 reasoning model, achieves impressive scores on benchmarks for coding, math, and general knowledge, nearly surpassing OpenAI’s flagship o3. But the upgraded R1, also known as “R1-0528,” might also be less willing to answer contentious questions, in particular questions about topics the […]
29/05/2025
A decade in, bootstrapped Thinkst Canary reaches $20M in ARR without VC funding
Reflecting on 10 years since its launch, the honeypot maker explains why the company did not take on any VC funding.
29/05/2025
Meta AI now has 1B monthly active users
Meta AI now has one billion monthly active users across its apps, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, as first reported by CNBC. The new milestone doubles the 500 million monthly active users Meta AI had back in September 2024. The “focus for this year is deepening the experience […]
29/05/2025
7 days until doors open at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
We’re on the final stretch! TechCrunch Sessions: AI kicks off in just 7 days. Main stage and breakout sessions feature AI leaders from Google Cloud, Anthropic, OpenAI, Twelve Labs, and more. It’s your moment to connect, learn, and network at high velocity. Now’s the time to move—lock in your ticket and save $300, plus score […]
29/05/2025
WeCreat Vision Pro 45W review: Greater than the sum of its parts
The WeCreat Vision Pro is a powerful enclosed laser engraver with automatic focusing, an intuitive software platform, and enough add-ons to satisfy most small businesses. With the automatic pass-through feeder, rotary engraver, and 2W IR module for engraving metal, the Vision Pro has something for everyone.
29/05/2025
Animal Crossing: New Horizons was a glimpse at Nintendo’s online future
Tiger Borgia, a content creator focused on cozy games, has been pulling weeds in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for over five years. Given the current landscape in which game developers constantly release new updates to vie for the attention of audiences, Borgia's dedication to New Horizons can come across as admirable. Nintendo has not released […]
29/05/2025
How private equity kills companies and communities
Today, I’m talking with Megan Greenwell, a former top editor at Wired and Deadspin, about her new book Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream. It comes out on June 10th, and it’s a searing account of how private equity goes far beyond impacting failing businesses and deeply affects and transforms […]
29/05/2025
Blink’s budget buzzer gets some worthwhile upgrades
Amazon’s budget security camera company, Blink, has launched the second generation of its popular video doorbell. The new Blink Video Doorbell adds a head-to-toe view and improved video resolution. It can also now alert you when a person is at your door instead of just the neighborhood cat or a strong gust of wind triggering […]
29/05/2025
The Switch 2 will finally back up screenshots to the cloud
Nintendo released an update to its Switch Online mobile app yesterday renaming it to simply the Nintendo Switch App and adding support for the Switch 2, which releases on June 5th. Alongside Switch 2 support comes new features, first announced in early April, making it easier to access screenshots on other devices and adding mobile […]
29/05/2025
Apple to change the way it names operating systems, report says
Apple will reportedly change the way it names its operating systems, per a Bloomberg report. Operating systems will now be named by year, meaning the update after the current iOS 18 will be iOS 26 rather than, say, iOS 19. The change paves the way for a less confusing, more consistent branding among Apple products. […]
29/05/2025
Volteras wants to connect to more EVs than anyone else
Volteras has raised $11.1 million to expand its connected car offerings to automakers and companies that want to interact with EVs.
29/05/2025
Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs may be backwards compatible with Arrow Lake coolers — LGA1954 and LGA1851 sockets share the same dimensions
Shipping records suggest Intel's next-gen LGA1954 socket shares dimensions with existing LGA1851 sockets, hinting at mechanical cooler compatibility.
29/05/2025
The New York Times’ first generative AI deal is with Amazon
The New York Times has struck a multi-year AI licensing deal with Amazon that will bring its “editorial content to a variety of Amazon customer experiences,” the outlet announced on Thursday. Under the agreement, Amazon will include summaries and short excerpts of The Times’ content in products like Alexa, and will also use Times articles […]
29/05/2025
Elegoo launches automatic filament switching for color 3D printing, first open-source RFID system could revolutionize filament management
Elegoo has confirmed that full color printing is coming to the Centauri Series of FDM 3D printers by the 3rd quarter of 2025.
29/05/2025
The New York Times and Amazon ink AI licensing deal
Nearly two years after suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, The New York Times has agreed to license its editorial content to Amazon to train the tech giant’s AI platforms.
29/05/2025
Zeal Capital Partners announces close of $82M Fund II
Zeal Capital Partners announced on Wednesday the close of its second fund, raising $82 million. Limited partners in the fund include Citi Impact Fund, M&T Bank, Wells Fargo, and Spelman College. It hopes to invest in at least 25 early-stage companies, writing check sizes between $1 million and $2.3 million, with 50% of the fund […]
29/05/2025
Tested: Nvidia’s GeForce Now just breathed new life into my Steam Deck
I don't want gaming to become another streaming subscription service that keeps going up in price. I don't want to put even more power in Nvidia's hands, particularly not right now. But I can't deny that the company's $20-a-month* GeForce Now is a near-perfect fit for the Steam Deck. I've been covering cloud gaming for […]
29/05/2025
Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 Review: The Crown Jewel of Air Cooling
Is the Royal Pretor 130 Thermalright’s best yet? We go hands-on with its latest premium dual-tower air cooler, testing it with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Intel’s Core i7-14700K CPUs!
29/05/2025
xMEMS' fan-on-a-chip cooling can reduce SSD temperatures by up to 20%
xMEMS is expanding its fan-on-a-chip platform to include active cooling solutions directly installed in SSDs.
29/05/2025
Team creates 3D-printed "soft robot" that walks off the machine that made it
The University of Edinburgh has shared a 3D-printed "soft robot" made by a team of theirs who claim it can walk off the machine that made it.
29/05/2025
Gemini can now watch Google Drive videos for you
Google’s latest Drive features can give Workspace users more information about the videos they’ve saved. A Gemini AI feature that summarizes documents and PDFs in Google Drive is now expanding to video files, allowing users to gain insights about what’s in the video without having to watch it themselves. The Gemini in Drive feature provides […]
29/05/2025
IDC says PC shipments will increase because of tariffs, now expects 274 million PCs to ship in 2025
Market research and tech analyst firm IDC reckons that global PC sales will reach 274 million units in 2025.
29/05/2025
9,000 Asus routers compromised by botnet attack and persistent SSH backdoor that even firmware updates can't fix
New botnet campaign exploits legitimate system features to establish deep persistence while remaining virtually undetectable
29/05/2025
Nvidia RTX 5070 vs AMD RX 9070 Face Off
We pit the Nvidia RTX 5070 and AMD RX 9070, two of the more affordable current-generation graphics cards you can buy, to see which is the best option.
29/05/2025
AMD to build export-compliant AI chips for the Chinese market, Radeon AI PRO 9700 to arrive by 3Q25
The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9700 is expected to launch in China as the company's competitor to Nvidia's B20 AI chip.
29/05/2025
Western Digital still plans to start shipping 36TB HAMR hard drives in 2027
At Computex 2025, Western Digital confirmed plans to begin mass production of HAMR-based hard drives in 2027, starting with 36TB, 40TB, and 44TB models.
29/05/2025
WhatsApp is working on an easier way to log out
WhatsApp is developing a solution for users to take a break from the messaging service without nuking their account data. A new “Logout [internal]” option spotted in the WhatsApp 2.25.17.37 beta release by Android Authority presents users with the choice to sign out on their primary WhatsApp device while either retaining or erasing their app […]
29/05/2025
Anthropic CEO says AI could cause up to 20% unemployment within five years, wipe out half of all entry-level white collar jobs
The CEO of Anthropic has claimed AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white collar jobs and spike unemployment by 20%.
29/05/2025
Fanless AirJet Mini G2 cooler promises 42% higher performance at the same form-factor
Frore Systems launched its second-generation AirJet Mini solid-state cooling chip at Computex, delivering 50% greater heat dissipation in the same compact form factor.
29/05/2025
China to ease rare earth export restrictions to benefit domestic and European semiconductor firms
China will ease rare earth export restrictions for domestic and European semiconductor firms, according to state media.
29/05/2025
Hyundai’s new EV factory is teeming with robots — and wariness about the future
Driving a 2026 Ioniq 9 SUV around the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant in Georgia can feel like a victory lap for the South Korean automaker. Hyundai's electric flagship carves out room for three America-centric rows of seats, from a booming brand whose EVs and hybrids already make up one in every four US sales. Even […]
29/05/2025
Buildots raises $45M to help companies track construction progress
In the construction industry, managers can easily become disconnected from what’s happening on-site. Among the many tasks to juggle are staying apprised of costs, communicating with all stakeholders, and assessing risk related to aspects like contractor billing and performance. Buildots wants to change all of that through AI and computer vision. Founded in 2018 by […]
29/05/2025
Meet LoveJack, the dating app designed for users to find love using just five words
As Kevin Malone from “The Office” once said, “Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?” For Julia LeStage and Lisa Le, the creators of a new dating app called LoveJack, finding love online doesn’t have to feel like filling out a mountain of paperwork. Sometimes, all you need are a few […]
29/05/2025
The high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD monopoly could be about to end: Silicon Motion’s SM2508-based SSDs were all around Computex
Silicon Motion is breaking Phison’s monopoly in the high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD market as over a dozen companies, including Micron, Crucial, Kingston, and Lexar, adopt its SM2508 controller.
29/05/2025
ASMedia and Via Labs are developing USB4 v2 controllers, still 18 months away from launch
ASMedia and Via Labs are working on their own USB4 v2 controllers, but don't expect them to come to market for at least 18 months.
29/05/2025
X hits pause on its encrypted DMs feature
X said it will work on "making some improvements" to the encrypted DMs feature. It didn't mention when the feature might be available again.
29/05/2025
Elon Musk’s stint in the US government is coming to an end
Elon Musk confirmed on Wednesday that he's ending his stint as a U.S. special government employee and as the de-facto head of DOGE.
29/05/2025
U.S. Trade Court blocks President Trump's sweeping tariffs on countries including China
A U.S. trade court has blocked President Trump's sweeping tariffs.
29/05/2025
Elon Musk steps away from the White House
Elon Musk’s official role within the United States government is coming to an end. The billionaire Tesla CEO announced his White House departure in an X post on Wednesday night, thanking President Donald Trump for the opportunity to “reduce wasteful spending” by leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “The @DOGE mission will only strengthen […]
29/05/2025
Windows 11 gets some much-needed HDR improvements
Microsoft is rolling out a monthly update to Windows 11 that includes some important updates to HDR support in the operating system. The updates allow you to keep HDR disabled across the whole of Windows, but still stream HDR video in all its glory, alongside more control over Dolby Vision. The latest KB5058499 update is […]
29/05/2025
NVIDIA, AMD may soon start selling new AI chips in China to comply with US restrictions
NVIDIA and AMD will soon begin selling new GPUs made for AI workloads in China to comply with US chip export restrictions.
29/05/2025
Nvidia posts record $44 billion revenue, H20 export ban bites as gaming rises
Nvidia reported a record-breaking Q1 FY2026 with $44.1 billion in revenue driven by strong AI and gaming demand, but its margins were significantly impacted by a $4.5 billion charge related to U.S. export restrictions on H20 GPUs.
29/05/2025
Lightspeed backs Indian home services startup Snabbit as the next big consumer trend
Home services in India — whether it is cleaning, dishwashing, or laundry — have traditionally been offline and informally run. This has often resulted in delays and uncertainties for consumers, as well as inconsistent pay and job insecurity for workers. Recently, however, startups have begun viewing this area as ripe for transformation, leveraging technology to […]
29/05/2025
Founder Sahil Lavingia says he was booted from DOGE after just 55 days
Sahil Lavingia has published a diary recounting his time as a member of Elon Musk’s DOGE workforce. It’s a short read — Lavingia’s DOGE stint lasted just 55 days — but it is does provide new details on the temporary government organization formed by President Trump’s executive order. Lavingia is a well-known name in Silicon […]
28/05/2025
A Kaiser Permanente systems outage has pharmacies relying on pen and paper
Healthcare company Kaiser Permanente is dealing with a system outage that is forcing its hospitals and pharmacies to fill out prescriptions with pen and paper — and is slowing down services at other parts of the company, too. “We are currently experiencing intermittent network interruptions with some of our applications, including the system that runs […]
28/05/2025
Security startup Horizon3.ai is raising $100M in new round
Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity startup that provides tools like autonomous penetration testing, is seeking to raise $100 million in a new funding round and has locked down at least $73 million, the company revealed in an SEC filing this week. NEA led the round, according to two people familiar with the deal. One person said that […]
28/05/2025
Tile trackers are being fully integrated into Life360
Tile trackers are getting more deeply integrated with the Life360 app. In a blog post published this week, Life360 announced that you’ll now be able to set up and manage the handy Bluetooth location trackers without using the Tile app at all. Life360, a family safety and location app, purchased Tile’s Bluetooth device-tracking business for […]
28/05/2025
Nvidia expects to lose billions in revenue due to H20 chip licensing requirements
As Nvidia reports earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which closed on April 28, the company has released numbers on how the Trump administration’s recent chip export restrictions are affecting business. Nvidia reported that it incurred a $4.5 billion charge in Q1 due to licensing requirements impacting its ability to sell […]
28/05/2025
Google says Instagram fixed a battery drain issue on Android
If you’ve been having unusual battery drain issues on your Pixel phone lately, Instagram might be to blame. In a new support post, Google says that Instagram has updated its app to address the issue. The fix comes in Instagram version 382.0.0.49.84, which you can grab from Google Play now. If you don’t see the […]
28/05/2025
TSMC reiterates it doesn't need High-NA EUV for 1.4nm-class process technology
TSMC reaffirmed that it will not use High-NA EUV lithography for its upcoming A16 and A14 process technologies, as Low-NA EUV tools combined with internal innovations provide sufficient scaling and performance benefits.
28/05/2025
Victoria’s Secret hit by outages as it battles security incident
The fashion retailer's outages began Monday.
28/05/2025
Tesla’s iPhone app now supports Live Activities for Supercharging
Tesla’s latest iOS app update allows users to view their car’s Supercharging progress on their phone’s lock screen, Not A Tesla App reports. The feature takes advantage of Apple’s Live Activities feature, which gives apps the ability to display real-time updates on your lock screen, like showing your Uber is going to arrive, or when […]
28/05/2025
These new Switch 2 accessories are already discounted
If you, like me, have begun to pick out accessories for your Switch 2 before it arrives on June 5th, here’s a money-saving tip: a handful of Hori’s upcoming accessories are at least 30 percent off at Amazon. My favorite (and arguably the most stylish) among the bunch is the Puff Pouch carrying case. Its […]
28/05/2025
GameStop bought $500 million of Bitcoin
GameStop announced on Wednesday that it bought 4,710 Bitcoin, which is worth over $500 million at the time of the purchase. The video game retail chain has struggled to stay relevant in a time when digital gaming purchases are increasingly popular — plus, the company took on a new kind of notoriety when it unwittingly […]
28/05/2025
Spotify is adding a Following feed for podcasts
Spotify is adding some new podcast-focused features to its mobile app to make it easier to help you keep track of podcasts you follow and more easily discover new ones. If Spotify is your main podcast app, the new Following feed the company is introducing might be a welcome change. In a blog post, the […]
28/05/2025
EA cancels Black Panther game
EA’s Black Panther game has been cancelled. According to reporting from IGN, EA announced the news via an email to employees. IGN also reports that as a result of the cancellation, Cliffhanger Studios has been shut down. Cliffhanger Studios was a new games studio created to develop Black Panther and run by Kevin Stephens who […]
28/05/2025
Dyson’s purple, powerful robovac is on sale for its lowest price ever
Let’s face it: Dyson is better known for vacuum innovation than for selling budget-friendly products. Thankfully, the Dyson 360 Vis Nav — the company’s first robot vacuum in more than a decade — is now available from Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and Dyson for around $799.95 ($200 off), which is easily the best price we’ve […]
28/05/2025
Stellantis pivots to Google’s Android as in-car partnership with Amazon ends
Three years ago, Stellantis announced it was pairing up with Amazon to create in-car software that would bring a slew of connected products and services to vehicles by 2024 as part of the automaker’s broader plan to generate $22.5 billion annually from software. That never happened. And now, the partnership is “winding down,” Reuters reported. […]
28/05/2025
DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app
DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App Store charts (and Google Play, as well). DeepSeek’s AI models, which were trained using compute-efficient techniques, have led Wall Street analysts — and technologists — to question whether the U.S. can maintain its […]
28/05/2025
DeepSeek updates its R1 reasoning AI model, releases it on Hugging Face
Chinese startup DeepSeek has released an updated version of its R1 reasoning AI model on the developer platform Hugging Face after announcing it in a WeChat message Wednesday morning. The updated R1, which is under a permissive MIT license, meaning it can be used commercially, is a “minor” upgrade, according to DeepSeek’s WeChat announcement. The […]
28/05/2025
Apple is reportedly going to rename all of its operating systems
Apple is going to switch up how it names its next set of major operating systems, Bloomberg reports. Instead of just notching up the version number, Apple will instead switch to marking them by year. However, the years will apparently align with the year after the one the update is actually released in, similar to […]
28/05/2025
Gigabyte RX 9070 XT thermal gel replacement reportedly lowers VRAM temperatures by 7 degrees
A consumer sent his Gigabyte Aorus Radeon RX 9070 XT Elite 16G to a store to upgrade its thermal solution.
28/05/2025
Karat Financial is bringing business banking to creators
Karat Financial, the company known for its credit cards for creators, is launching a creator-focused business banking product. Powered by digital bank Grasshopper, Karat’s banking product is a natural extension of its credit card offering with Visa. “Six years in, the problem we’re solving is still the same,” co-founder and co-CEO Eric Wei told TechCrunch. […]
28/05/2025
AMD acquires Enosemi to enter photonics race — chasing Nvidia into light-based interconnect tech
AMD has acquired photonics firm Enosemi, highlighting a desire to push into photonics and to become a full software stack supplier in the datacenter, chasing Nvidia in both respects.
28/05/2025
Odyssey’s new AI model streams 3D interactive worlds
Odyssey, a startup founded by self-driving pioneers Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, has developed an AI model that lets users “interact” with streaming video. Available on the web in an “early demo,” the model generates and streams video frames every 40 milliseconds. Via basic controls, viewers can explore areas within a video, similar to a […]
28/05/2025
Spotify amps up podcast discovery with new features
Spotify will begin recommending podcasts on its Home page and provide a Following feed for staying up-to-date with the latest episodes.
28/05/2025
Google Photos debuts redesigned editor with new AI tools
The redesign adds new AI features, Reimagine and Auto Frame, which were previously only available on Pixel devices.
28/05/2025
US will ban foreign officials to punish countries for social media rules
The US State Department has launched its latest rebuke against Europe and other countries over their attempts to regulate digital platforms. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that the US would restrict visas for “foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States.” He called it “unacceptable for foreign […]
28/05/2025
Windows Update will soon add app updates to its functionality
Microsoft is consolidating the update process in the new Windows Update orchestration platform which is now available in a private preview.
28/05/2025
Arc B770 spotted? Four new Intel Battlemage GPU IDs appear in Linux Mesa graphics driver
Intel has added four new PCI IDs to the Linux Mesa graphics library, potentially signaling the upcoming release of a B770 graphics card.
28/05/2025
Apple’s Logic Pro now saves your takes even if you forget to hit record
Apple’s latest Logic Pro update for both Macs and iPads brings a feature that can rescue you when you’ve just played a perfect take for a song, but forgot to actually hit record. Called “Flashback Capture,” it’s a lot like a gaming feature that lets you retroactively save cool moments by holding down a capture […]
28/05/2025
Meta wants to open more retail stores
Meta wants to grow its retail footprint, Business Insider reported on Wednesday. As Meta continues to invest in wearables, these stores would ideally help Meta boost the sales of hardware like the Ray-Ban Meta glasses and the Meta Quest VR headsets. These products may be easier to sell if customers can try them out at […]
28/05/2025
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings joins Anthropic’s board
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is joining Anthropic’s board of directors, the company announced on Wednesday. Hastings’ appointment adds a veteran big tech executive to one of OpenAI’s largest — and youngest — competitors in the AI race. The Netflix co-founder seems likely to help Anthropic grow from a startup into a major company, pulling from […]
28/05/2025
AMD buys silicon photonics startup Enosemi to fuel its AI ambitions
AMD has acquired Enosemi, a startup designing custom materials to support silicon photonics product development. The terms of the deal, announced Wednesday, weren’t disclosed. Silicon photonics uses light — photons — to transmit data, offering a faster and more efficient alternative to traditional electrical communication. AMD and other chipmakers have shown an increasing interest in the […]
28/05/2025
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings joins Anthropic’s board of directors
Anthropic is adding a new person to its board: Reed Hastings, Netflix’s chairman, co-founder, and former CEO. “Hastings brings extensive experience from founding and scaling Netflix into a global entertainment powerhouse, along with his service on the boards of Facebook, Microsoft, and Bloomberg,” Anthropic says in its announcement post. The company adds that “as someone […]
28/05/2025
Google Photos adds Pixel-exclusive AI features to redesigned editor
Google Photos is being overhauled with more AI features that help users quickly edit their images without requiring advanced skills or professional apps. The redesigned Photos editor puts several AI editing tools — including two generative AI Magic Editor features that were only available on Pixel devices — in one place, alongside helpful suggestions on […]
28/05/2025
LexisNexis leaked social security numbers and other personal data of over 364,000 people
The data analytics firm LexisNexis Risk Solutions says it suffered a breach that could have exposed the names, Social Security numbers, contact information, and driver’s license numbers of over 364,000 people, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. In a notice filed with the state of Maine, LexisNexis says “an unauthorized third party” accessed its data through […]
28/05/2025
The plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlink
For about 15 percent of US households as of 2023, the only internet options are crappy, especially in rural areas. But thanks to the US Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, which aims to connect everyone in the US to high-quality, mostly fiber-based internet, that’s close to changing. Or at least, it was. The […]
28/05/2025
Dozens of unsold Tesla Cybertrucks are piling up at Detroit parking lot
A Detroit landowner is in violation of city codes for storing unsold Tesla Cybertrucks in his parking lot.
28/05/2025
You can now try interactive AI worlds backed by Pixar’s cofounder
AI companies have recently been experimenting with interactive, AI-generated worlds. There's an AI-generated version of Quake. An AI-generated Minecraft. Google DeepMind is also building a team to develop models that "simulate the world." Now, an AI startup backed by Pixar cofounder Edwin Catmull is trying to put its own spin on the idea - something […]
28/05/2025
This is your last week to get a year of Peacock Premium for just $24.99
Peacock may fly under the radar compared to other streaming services like Netflix, but it offers a surprisingly strong library that includes shows like Poker Face and films like Wicked for less money. And now, new and returning subscribers can get a full year of ad-supported Peacock Premium for just $24.99 ($55 off) when they […]
28/05/2025
Family safety app Life360 adds Tile’s lost-item trackers, years after its acquisition
Over three and a half years after family locator app Life360 acquired lost item tracker Tile for $205 million, the two services are finally fully integrated. On Wednesday, Life360 announced that the item-finding capabilities of Tile, a competitor to Apple’s AirTag and other Bluetooth-based trackers, are now available from inside its main app. The update […]
28/05/2025
Microsoft starts testing Copilot for Gaming in Xbox app for iOS and Android
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has started rolling out the beta version of its Copilot for Gaming experience. Beta testers can access the experience in the Xbox app on iOS and Android. The early version of the experience allows the assistant to answer questions about the games you’re interested in, give you links to […]
28/05/2025
Context gets $11M to build an AI-powered office suite
AI-powered office suite Context raises $11 million in seed funding from Lux Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and General Catalyst
28/05/2025
You can track Satechi’s new glasses case using Apple’s Find My network
Satechi has announced four new additions to its FindAll line of trackable accessories, including a collapsible glasses case that increases your chances of finding a misplaced pair of prescription specs or sunglasses. The $49.99 FindAll Glasses Case features a vegan leather exterior paired with a microsuede-lined interior designed to safely store glasses. It folds flat […]
28/05/2025
Rillet raises $25M from Sequoia to automate general ledger systems using AI
Rillet directly pulls data from their customers' banks and platforms to generate financial statements, including the balance sheet and income statement.
28/05/2025
CD Projekt Red is moving forward with Cyberpunk 2
CD Projekt Red’s (CDPR) sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, which the studio is now calling Cyberpunk 2, has moved from a “conceptual phase” into preproduction, according to an earnings report released on Wednesday. The game has had the codename of “Project Orion” since it was announced in 2022. CDPR hasn’t shared many details about the game, […]
28/05/2025
Why export restrictions aren’t the only thing to pay attention to in Nvidia’s earnings
After the market closes on Wednesday, Nvidia will report earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which ended on April 27. While many in the industry are likely eager to hear how the recent whiplash surrounding U.S. chip export controls will impact Nvidia’s international chip business and future guidance, not everyone thinks […]
28/05/2025
Nintendo’s new era: looking back at the Switch and ahead to the next generation
The Switch was a transformative product for Nintendo. Following the dire days of the Wii U, the company came out swinging with a tablet-console hybrid with defining games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The Switch went on to sell more than 150 million units, and Nintendo […]
28/05/2025
TSMC to open up chip design center in Munich to help local chip developers
TSMC will open its first European chip design center in Munich to support European developers with design technology co-optimization for both mature and advanced nodes.
28/05/2025
Microsoft starts testing Xbox Copilot on iOS and Android
Microsoft is starting to rollout an early version of its Copilot for Gaming experience on iOS and Android. Testers can now access Copilot within the Xbox mobile app, allowing the assistant to work as a companion for downloading games, listing achievements, and much more. This first version allows you to quickly see recent Xbox achievements, […]
28/05/2025
The Nintendo Switch’s complicated legacy with indie games
The first several months after Nintendo released the Switch in 2017 have been described as a "gold rush" for independent game developers. The Switch's eShop wasn't exactly barren, but early on there was a lot of room for new releases. To put it into perspective, Nintendo announced in 2018 that around 1,000 games were added […]
28/05/2025
Discord explores virtual rewards for its ad product as it prepares for a potential IPO
Discord announced on Wednesday that it’s experimenting with a new virtual reward system aimed at encouraging more users to engage with its interactive ads. This new feature, called “Orbs,” comes on the heels of the company preparing for a potential IPO. Users can earn Orbs by completing “Quests,” Discord’s ad format where advertisers incentivize users […]
28/05/2025
With iOS 19 on the way, Apple looks toward mobile gaming
With Apple’s flagship Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) event a few weeks away, the company is signaling that it’s paying attention to the opportunity of mobile gaming. Apple already has a subscription-based Arcade product for iOS, which gives users access to various mobile games, including cult-classic indie games like Stardew Valley. But per a Digital Trends […]
28/05/2025
Ford recalls over 1 million vehicles for glitchy rearview cameras
Ford is recalling more than 1 million vehicles in the US due to a software issue causing the rearview camera to display delayed, frozen, or blank images, as reported earlier by Reuters. The recall affects a range of vehicles, including some made between 2021 and 2024, such as the Ford Bronco, Edge, and F-150. The […]
28/05/2025
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT is up to 31% faster than 7600 XT in early compute benchmarks
Early Geekbench tests show AMD's RX 9060 XT is allegedly between 25% to 31% faster than the last-generation RX 7600 XT.
28/05/2025
Help shape TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Vote for your favorite sessions
We were blown away by the incredible interest in speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After a thorough review, we’ve narrowed it down to 20 standout finalists—10 for breakout sessions and 10 for roundtables. Now it’s your turn to decide. Audience Choice voting is open through May […]
28/05/2025
Anker’s new wireless earbuds come with a case that can also charge your phone
Anker’s Soundcore audio brand has released a new pair of wireless earbuds that may be worth the upgrade for the charging case alone. In addition to a status screen, the case incorporates a hefty 3,000mAh battery that can keep the buds powered for over a week, or it can be used to partially top up […]
28/05/2025
How to seize the opportunity and compete with an incumbent, with Linear COO Cristina Cordova at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
A familiar problem is facing new entrants in the AI industry: how do you break through when the incumbents are so entrenched? That’s just one of the questions we’re tackling at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. We’re not just offering answers — we’re bringing insights from top experts like […]
28/05/2025
Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people
The data collector said the stolen data includes Social Security numbers.
28/05/2025
How small businesses can actually benefit from agentic AI, with Tkxel CEO Umair Javed at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
TechCrunch Sessions: AI takes over UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall in just one week — join us June 5 for a full day of networking, learning sessions, satellite events, and more. And we’re adding another excellent speaker to our already-packed lineup: Tkxel Founder and CEO Umair Javed, who will be exploring the potency and potential for […]
28/05/2025
Sony’s ringing in the Switch 2 launch with PS5 deals
Contrary to widespread concern that Sony was about to increase the cost of the PlayStation 5 in the US, the company is — for now, at least — cutting gamers a break with costs through June 11th. Select PS5 bundles, including the PS5 Pro, PlayStation VR 2 headset, and other hardware are discounted for no […]
28/05/2025
Pokémon Legends: Z-A releases this October
Pokémon Legends: Z-A won’t be a Switch 2 launch title, but its release date isn’t all that far away. Today, Nintendo announced that Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition are scheduled to debut on October 16th. Per The Pokémon Company International’s press release, preorders for digital versions of the […]
28/05/2025
Apple expands Self Service Repair to iPads
Apple’s Self Service Repair program is expanding to the iPad, the tech giant announced on Wednesday. The program will give iPad owners the tools they need to repair their devices at home. They can get access to repair manuals, genuine Apple parts, Apple Diagnostics troubleshooting sessions, tools, and rental toolkits. Starting Thursday, users who have […]
28/05/2025
xAI to invest $300M in Telegram, integrate Grok into app
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday said Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, is investing $300 million worth of cash and equity in the chat app.
28/05/2025
xAI to pay Telegram $300M to integrate Grok into the chat app
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday said Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, is investing $300 million worth of cash and equity in the chat app.
28/05/2025
Sandisk WD Black SN8100 2TB SSD Review: The fastest overall consumer SSD ever made
The Sandisk WD Black SN8100 is the dream drive everybody wants. It was worth the wait, now it just has to be worth the price.
28/05/2025
Instacart appoints chief business officer Chris Rogers as new CEO
Instacart announced on Wednesday that its chief business officer, Chris Rogers, has been appointed as the company’s new CEO. The appointment is effective August 15. Rogers will also join Instacart’s Board of Directors. The announcement comes a few weeks after Instacart CEO Fidji Simo shared that she’s stepping down to join OpenAI as CEO of Applications. Simo […]
28/05/2025
Atomic Canyon wants to be ChatGPT for the nuclear industry
Atomic Canyon raised $7 million in a seed round to expand its document search AI for nuclear power plants.
28/05/2025
Keita Takahashi returns with the whimsically weird To a T
From the worm-like character stretching to the length of the planetary system in Noby Noby Boy, to the tiny Prince hoarding a spherical mass of objects and even buildings in Katamari Damacy, the heroes of Keita Takahashi's games reflect the creator's whimsical vision. To a T is yet another Takahashi title that fits that playful […]
28/05/2025
Discord’s new currency pays users to interact with ads
Discord is beta testing “Discord Orbs,” a new in-app currency that can be redeemed for digital items, Discord has announced. Users earn Orbs by completing the app’s promotional Quests, Discord’s initiative that rewards participants who interact with advertiser content like videos or stream specific games to friends. In addition to spending Orbs on regular items […]
28/05/2025
Intel LGA9324 leak reveals colossal CPU socket with 9,324 pins for up to 700W Diamond Rapids Xeons
An image of Intel's LGA9324 socket for next-generation Diamond Rapids processors from a thermal test board has emerged at Goofish.
28/05/2025
Lian Li releases 200 mm PCIe 5.0 riser cable, uses 180- to 90-degree angled connector for easy installs
Lian Li just released a PCIe 5.0 riser cable, giving Lian Li users a chance to upgrade their vertical GPU builds.
28/05/2025
Surface Laptop 13-inch review: a little less for a little less
Microsoft finally found its answer to the MacBook Air last year with the 13.8-inch Surface Laptop (formerly known as 7th Edition). That Snapdragon X-powered laptop matched the MacBook in build quality, battery life, and at least some aspects of performance - something Windows laptop makers have been trying to do for ages. The 13.8-inch Surface […]
28/05/2025
Elon Musk’s Neuralink raises $600M at $9B valuation
Elon Musk’s brain implant startup, Neuralink, has raised $600 million in a funding round that values the company at $9 billion pre-money, Semafor reported, citing anonymous sources. Semafor did not mention the investors involved in the round. Neuralink last raised $43 million in venture capital, in November 2023, and was valued at about $5 billion […]
28/05/2025
Apple’s DIY repair program now covers iPads
Apple is expanding its self-service repair program to cover a range of iPads, including mini, Air, and Pro models. The program opens tomorrow, at which point you’ll be able to order spare parts and repair kits for the Apple tablets. The program is mostly limited to the iPad models that Apple currently sells, including the […]
28/05/2025
Nvidia to boost AI server racks to megawatt scale, increasing power delivery by five times or more
Nvidia is working on an 800V HVDC system, which would replace the current 412V AC used in most data centers.
28/05/2025
Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps
Microsoft is starting to open Windows Update up to any third-party app that needs to be updated. The software giant is now allowing developers to sign up for a private preview of what it calls the Windows Update orchestration platform, that will enable Windows Update to support any update for apps or drivers in the […]
28/05/2025
Nvidia GB200 production ramps up after suppliers tackle AI server overheating and liquid cooling leaks
A new report says production of Nvidia's GB200 is ramping up now that suppliers have tackled a series of issues with the manufacturing process.
28/05/2025
Samsung’s One UI 8 beta arrives on Galaxy S25 phones
Samsung has launched its beta test of One UI 8, the company’s customized take on Android 16. The beta is available now on the Galaxy S25, Plus, and Ultra — though strangely not the new S25 Edge — for users in the US, UK, Germany, and South Korea. Unsurprisingly, Samsung is emphasizing the OS update’s […]
28/05/2025
Dual-GPU versions of the Intel Arc B60 in the works at Sparkle, as company unveils passive, liquid-cooled, and blower options
Sparkle has confirmed the company is working on dual-GPU versions of the Intel Arc B60.
28/05/2025
Litehaus raises €1.46M pre-seed to build home-building platform
All Thibault Launay and his wife Simi wanted nearly five years ago was to build a dream home in Portugal, where they both now live. But what they encountered instead was a broken system. “Fourteen months of delays, 20% budget overruns, and endless stress managing over 10 subcontractors,” Thibault recalled. They bought the land in […]
28/05/2025
Nintendo Switch Online N64 games are getting Rewind — but only on Switch 2
Nintendo is adding a trio of new features to the Switch Online versions of N64 games, but you’ll need a Switch 2 to get the full benefit. N64 titles on the new console will support the Rewind feature and CRT Filter, but the only upgrade coming to the original Switch is the option to customize […]
28/05/2025
Opera’s new browser can code websites and games for you
Opera's new browser, called Opera Neon, will focus on AI workflows and performing tasks for you, like shopping, coding and generating reports.
28/05/2025
Opera’s new AI browser promises to write code while you sleep
The latest web browser coming to Opera’s roster embraces AI agents that aim to use the internet for you. The Norwegian tech company describes Opera Neon as an “agentic browser” that has contextual awareness and performs tasks on the users’ behalf, including researching, building, and designing whatever you need. “We’re at a point where AI […]
28/05/2025
Humain planning $10B VC fund to invest in US, European and Asian startups
Humain, the state-owned AI company from Saudi Arabia, is reportedly on track to launch a $10 billion venture fund, Humain Ventures.
28/05/2025
SpaceX’s ninth test flight of Starship launches into space, ends in a spin
SpaceX’s Starship successfully separated from its Super Heavy rocket booster and reached orbit Tuesday evening, but later began spinning and made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Indian Ocean. SpaceX had cleared the surrounding airspace where Starship was coming down, according to the company. The ninth test flight provided a mix of successes and failures for […]
28/05/2025
Anthropic launches a voice mode for Claude
Anthropic has begun to roll out a “voice mode” for its Claude chatbot apps. The voice mode (in beta for now) allows Claude mobile app users to have “complete spoken conversations with Claude,” and will arrive in English over the next few weeks, according to Anthropic’s official account on X and updated documentation on the […]
27/05/2025
OpenAI may soon let you ‘sign in with ChatGPT’ for other apps
OpenAI is exploring ways for users to sign in to third-party apps using their ChatGPT account, the company noted on a web page published Tuesday. OpenAI is currently gauging interest from developers who might want to integrate this service into their apps. ChatGPT is quickly becoming one of the largest consumer application in the world, […]
27/05/2025
Read-it-later app Pocket is shutting down. Here are the best alternatives.
Pocket users have until October 8, 2025, to export their saved articles and other items, including lists, archives, favorites, notes, and highlights.
27/05/2025
Apple is ready to replace Game Center with a more Xbox-like gaming app
Apple plans to announce an app focused on video games for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV at its Worldwide Developer Conference next week, according to Bloomberg. The app will let you launch games you’ve installed on your devices and serve as a hub for things like achievements and leaderboards. Apple is expected to […]
27/05/2025
Texas signs into law online saftey bill reportedly opposed by Apple’s Tim Cook
Gov. Abbott of Texas officially signed into law the online child safety bill that would require Apple and Google’s app stores to verify the age of their users and obtain approval from parents before minors download or make in-app purchases. The law will go into effect on January 1st. The bill made headlines last week […]
27/05/2025
Rivr’s dog-like robots join Veho vans to solve ‘last-100-yards’ parcel delivery in Austin
Zurich-based robotics startup Rivr is partnering with Veho to deliver parcels in Austin.
27/05/2025
AI chip boom sparks BT substrate materials shortage — TSMC's huge demand causes supply disruptions for NAND flash controllers, SSDs
TSMC's demand for CoWoS material has cascaded to impact suppliers of BT substrate base materials, causing the memory market to react quickly to avoid shortages and other negative effects.
27/05/2025
InWin preps 1650W GPU power supply with four 16-pin power connectors
InWin showcased the IW-1650W, a secondary power supply with a 1,650W capacity that can power up to four high-end graphics cards.
27/05/2025
Tesla continues to circle the drain
We don’t typically report on monthly sales data for one car company in one market, but this one seems particularly notable given all that’s going on in the world. In another sign that Elon Musk’s company is in a real tough spot, Tesla is getting absolutely demolished in Europe. The company’s sales in the EU, […]
27/05/2025
Meta reportedly splits its AI team to build products faster
Now, the company's AI personnel will be assigned to an AI products team, or an AGI Foundations unit. No jobs appear to have been cut.
27/05/2025
Razer’s Blade 18 laptop price jumps $300, to $3,499.99
Razer’s powerhouse Blade 18 portable gaming desktop replacement is launching today with a surprise price hike from its originally advertised $3,199.99 tag. The company has quietly raised the cost of the base spec, which features an RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, to $3,499.99 — a $300 jump from its CES reveal earlier this year. The […]
27/05/2025
eBay is cutting more than 200 jobs at TCGplayer
eBay is slashing the jobs of 220 workers at TCGplayer’s card authentication center in Syracuse, New York, as reported earlier by local news outlet LocalSyr. eBay will move the online trading card marketplace’s operations to a warehouse in Kentucky — a decision TCGplayer’s union claims is eBay’s attempt to “evade its bargaining obligations.” eBay acquired […]
27/05/2025
AI may already be shrinking entry-level jobs in tech, new research suggests
If and when AI will start replacing human labor has been the subject of numerous debates. While it’s still hard to say with certainty if AI is beginning to take over roles previously done by humans, a recent survey from the World Economic Forum found that 40% of employers intend to cut staff where AI […]
27/05/2025
WordPress has formed an AI team
WordPress announced on Tuesday that it has formed an AI team to steward the development of AI products among its developer community. The team includes James LePage (leader of AI at Automattic, WordPress’ parent company), Felix Arntz and Pascal Birchler from Google, and Jeff Paul (Director of Open Source at web design firm 10up). As […]
27/05/2025
If algorithms radicalize a mass shooter, are companies to blame?
In New York court on May 20th, lawyers for nonprofit Everytown for Gun Safety argued that Meta, Amazon, Discord, Snap, 4chan, and other social media companies all bear responsibility for radicalizing a mass shooter. The companies defended themselves against claims that their respective design features - including recommendation algorithms - promoted racist content to a […]
27/05/2025
B650 chipset allegedly on the way out — Chinese forum declares stock to dry up by Q3 2025
A generational shift in favor of the B850 is expected to follow
27/05/2025
Circuit Breaker Policy Fine-tuning Best Practice
Summary of some best practice and insights about circuit breaker resilience policy fine-tuning. The post Circuit Breaker Policy Fine-tuning Best Practice appeared first on .NET Blog.
27/05/2025
Report: TuSimple sent sensitive self-driving data to China after US national security agreement
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple sent a trove of sensitive data to a Beijing-owned firm after committing to the U.S. government that it would cease such transfers under a national security agreement
27/05/2025
Remakes of the first two Dragon Quest games launch in October
More upgraded blue slimes are on the way: Square Enix just announced that remakes of Dragon Quest 1 and its sequel are launching on October 3oth. The two games will be bundled together under the name Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake and will be available on the PS5, Xbox, PC, and both the Nintendo […]
27/05/2025
Battlefield 2024 requires secure boot for anti-cheat, following in Valorant's footsteps
Battlefield 2042 introduces Secure Boot enforcement, requiring all players to have the security feature turned on to play the game. The change will prevent cheats from sneaking in during the Windows boot process.
27/05/2025
Nintendo partners with third-party websites to stop Switch 2 scalpers
It is as inevitable as a sunrise that in the hours after the Switch 2 launch next week, third-party sites like Ebay will be filled with listings for the new console. But in Japan, Nintendo has announced a new partnership with Japanese third-party retail sites to combat fraudulent Switch 2 listings. Mercari, Yahoo Auctions and […]
27/05/2025
Salesforce acquires Informatica for $8 billion
Salesforce has acquired cloud data management firm Informatica in an $8 billion equity deal, marking a major move in its push to strengthen its AI and data infrastructure capabilities. The announcement, made Tuesday, comes about a year after early rumors of the acquisition sent both companies’ stock prices sliding. At the time, Informatica denied it […]
27/05/2025
Tesla loses more ground in Europe, while BYD makes gains
In April, Tesla sold 7,261 vehicles in the European Union, European Free Trade Association, and U.K., a 49% year-over-year decline.
27/05/2025
The deluxe Scott Pilgrim graphic novel box set is cheaper than ever
The price of the excellent 20th anniversary collection of Scott Pilgrim graphic novels is only going in one direction: down — way down. That’s good news for anyone who’s looking for an affordable way to get every installment, whether you first got into the series through the 2010 live-action movie, the stellar animated series on […]
27/05/2025
HBO’s Harry Potter series has found its trio of young leads
HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series is about to introduce the world to a new group of kids tasked with saving the world. Today, HBO announced that newcomers Dominic McLaughlin (Grow), Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout have been cast in the new JK Rowling-produced Harry Potter series. McLaughlin will play Harry, Stanton will portray Hermione Granger, […]
27/05/2025
RTX 5090 falls below MSRP for the first time ever
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 can now be bought for below MSRP in Europe.
27/05/2025
YouTube tops Disney and Netflix in TV viewing, Nielsen finds
Nielsen’s latest report serves as another wake-up call that YouTube is rapidly gaining ground in the TV landscape. On Tuesday, Nielsen released its April 2025 “Media Distributor Gauge” report, which showed that YouTube has achieved a significant milestone: it has maintained the largest share of TV viewing for three consecutive months, now accounting for 12.4% […]
27/05/2025
The Browser Company explains why it stopped developing Arc
The Browser Company has said repeatedly that it’s not getting rid of the Arc browser as it moves onto its new AI-centric Dia browser. But what the company also not going to do is develop new features for it. A new blog post from CEO Josh Miller explains why, and what happens next. The Arc […]
27/05/2025
NPR sues Trump over executive order cutting funding for public broadcasting
NPR sued President Donald Trump over his executive order cutting federal funding for NPR and PBS. The suit, filed in a Washington, DC federal court by NPR and public radio stations in Colorado, claims that Trump’s effort to slash the broadcasters’ congressionally granted funding is unconstitutional. It also alleges that Trump violated the First Amendment […]
27/05/2025
Stray AMD RX 9060 XT PCB photo emerges from Gigabyte factory tour
A nice clear photo showing a Gigabyte RX 9060 XT PCB was snapped during a recent factory tour.
27/05/2025
WhatsApp launches long-awaited iPad app
WhatsApp is officially available on iPad, Meta announced on Tuesday. The new iPad app allows you to make video and audio calls with up to 32 people, share your screen, and use both front and back cameras. Up until now, if you wanted to use WhatsApp on your iPad, you had to use the web […]
27/05/2025
ASRock attributes premature Ryzen 9000 CPU failures to aggressive PBO settings, per YouTuber
ASRock has reportedly identified that excessive PBO settings on their mid-range to high-end AM5 motherboards are leading to Ryzen 9000 CPU failures.
27/05/2025
The PS5 will be cheaper than the Switch 2 for a limited time
In the midst of tariff concerns and a cost-of-living crisis, Sony has decided to throw a party. Starting May 28th and lasting till June 11th, Sony’s putting on its annual Days of Play summer event in which PS5s, PS5 accessories, and some of the console’s most popular games will go on sale. The sale is […]
27/05/2025
Ahead of WWDC, Apple says App Store blocked $2B in fraud transactions last year, $9B in past 5 years
Apple said it has prevented more than $9 billion in fraudulent transactions over the past five years, $2 billion of which it blocked in 2024.
27/05/2025
Trump’s media company says it’s buying $2.5 billion in Bitcoin
President Donald Trump’s media company could soon own $2.5 billion in Bitcoin. On Tuesday, Trump Media announced that it’s working with “approximately 50 institutional investors” to sell and issue $1.5 billion in stock and $1 billion in convertible notes. The company, which operates Truth Social among other services, will be used to establish a large […]
27/05/2025
Realme’s new flagships squeeze in enormous 7,000mAh batteries
After exclusively launching its GT 7 smartphone in China last month, Realme has finally announced two global versions of the phone that feature a massive 7,000mAh battery: the GT 7 and the slightly cheaper GT 7T. The GT 7 comes in black and blue color options and starts at €749.99 for 12GB of RAM and […]
27/05/2025
Two more heavy hitters join StrictlyVC’s star-studded lineup in Menlo Park
Mark your calendars: June 18 just became a can’t-miss event. We’re thrilled that Ali Partovi and Russell Kaplan will be joining us for what’s shaping up to be a fantastic night of ideas and conversation in the heart of Silicon Valley at our next StrictlyVC evening, taking place in Menlo Park. Partovi, the longtime investor […]
27/05/2025
Netflix CPO Eunice Kim is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to talk tech, tools, and yes, its password-sharing strategy
We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Eunice Kim, Chief Product Officer of Netflix, will be joining us on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt’s 20th anniversary celebration this October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco! As we mark two decades of TechCrunch Disrupt, there’s perhaps no better embodiment of transformative growth than Netflix’s journey […]
27/05/2025
After 15 years, WhatsApp is finally ready for the iPad
Meta now has a dedicated iPad app for WhatsApp, more than 15 years after the messaging service and the first iPad launched (2009 and 2010, respectively). Available to download today via the App Store, WhatsApp for iPad supports many of the same features as its iPhone counterpart, allowing users to join audio and video calls […]
27/05/2025
China’s Hygon and Sugon merge to form a vertically integrated supercomputing giant as they fend off US sanctions
A highly impactful vertically integrated supercomputing giant may have just been born in China.
27/05/2025
Fortnite and Sabrina Carpenter want you to come dance
Fortnite‘s ongoing Sabrina Carpenter-themed Festival season is about to switch it up by inviting players to test their rhythm game skills. Today, Epic announced the impending arrival of “Dance with Sabrina,” a new rhythm-focused gaming mode within Fortnite Festival that will run from May 30th to June 16th. Described as a “reimagined interactive music experience,” […]
27/05/2025
Building with OpenAI: Hao Sang takes the stage at TechCrunch Sessions: AI to share what startups need to get right
There’s no shortage of APIs, models, or hype in the current AI ecosystem. But for early-stage founders, the real question is: How do I turn this firepower into a product that actually works…and sells? That’s where Hao Sang, from OpenAI’s Startups Go-to-Market team, comes in. At TechCrunch Sessions: AI next week — June 5 at […]
27/05/2025
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the future of search, AI agents, and selling Chrome
Today, I’m talking with Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. We recorded this conversation in person after the Google I/O developer conference last week in what’s becoming a bit of a Decoder tradition. This is the third year that we’ve done Decoder after I/O, and this one felt really different. Google is in a very […]
27/05/2025
TCL TVs and speakers will support Dolby FlexConnect this summer
A Dolby Atmos feature that makes it easier to create a spatial audio setup is coming to select TCL TVs and speakers. TCL is adding support for Dolby Atmos FlexConnect to QD-Mini LED TVs in its 2025 Precise Dimming Series, including the QM8K, QM7K, and QM6K, as well as launching its new Z100 smart speaker […]
27/05/2025
With the Switch, technology finally caught up to Nintendo
The Nintendo Switch is on the cusp of becoming Nintendo's bestselling hardware ever. In retrospect, it's easy to see why: it's a device that seamlessly transitions from a home console to a handheld, erasing the distinction between the two. It's been so successful that Nintendo isn't changing all that much with the Switch 2. But […]
27/05/2025
Shein’s ‘fake discounts’ break the law, EU says
The European Union has warned Shein that several of its practices violate EU consumer protection law, including by offering “fake discounts” and pressuring customers into completing purchases with phony deadlines. This week, the EU’s Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network said the fast-fashion retailer needs to bring its practices in line with the law, or else […]
27/05/2025
Rocket Lab backer Outset raises $25M to fund New Zealand’s deep tech moonshots
Outset Ventures, the Auckland-based venture firm and incubator that spun out deep tech unicorns like Rocket Lab and LanzaTech, has closed its second fund at an oversubscribed $41.5 million NZD.
27/05/2025
Inside the Meta monopoly trial
Meta has a well-earned reputation as the fastest follower in tech. Did your startup launch a cool feature that people like? Before you can say "Series B," Meta will have built something eerily similar, embedded it into its vastly more popular platforms, and eaten your lunch. This probably isn't how CEO Mark Zuckerberg would like […]
27/05/2025
OnePlus’ new ‘small’ phone isn’t coming to the US, but its AI features are
While the latest phone in the OnePlus 13 lineup is exclusive to India, the AI features that it comes with will be making their way to US users. The most notable is Plus Mind, which allows users to easily save information to a dedicated “Mind Space” instead of manually logging important dates or appointments. Schedules, […]
27/05/2025
This £159 Gigabyte GS27QC gaming monitor deal is the perfect pick for 1440p gaming on a budget.
Save £40 on this 1440p Gigabyte monitor deal.
27/05/2025
Tapo’s new $70 budget smart lock is packed with features
TP-Link has announced a new budget-friendly electronic door lock joining its Tapo smart home line that’s launching today for $69.99. Despite the entry-level pricing, the new Tapo DL100 Smart Deadbolt Door Lock offers multiple unlocking methods including a keypad, a physical key, the Tapo mobile app, or voice commands used through smart assistants like Amazon’s […]
27/05/2025
Gridcare thinks more than 100 MW of data center capacity is hiding in the grid
Gridcare raised $13.3 million for its data platform that finds underutilized capacity on the electrical grid.
27/05/2025
Gridcare thinks more than 100 GW of data center capacity is hiding in the grid
Gridcare raised $13.3 million for its data platform that finds underutilized capacity on the electrical grid.
27/05/2025
Gigabyte drops BIOS update for TRX50 motherboards, now supports Ryzen Threadripper 9000-Series CPUs
The new BIOS updates for Gigabyte TRX50 motherboards will make them compatible with AMD's latest Ryzen Threadripper 9000-series CPUs.
27/05/2025
Panasonic's new Let's Note laptops could be the final death knell for the humble VGA port
Panasonic has announced updates to its long-established Let’s Note laptop series, and the VGA ports are gone.
27/05/2025
Ultran's $3,000 add-in card holds 28 M.2 SSDs and delivers 109 GB/s — 400-Watt card houses up to 224TB of storage
Ultran demonstrated an overkill 28-way M.2 SSD card that offers unbeatable capacity and performance, but at a massive price.
27/05/2025
Top Chinese memory maker expected to abandon DDR4 manufacturing at the behest of Beijing
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is expected to end production of DDR4 memory in favor of DDR5 by mid-2026.
27/05/2025
'Instead of crippling China's semiconductor ambitions, U.S. sanctions may be inadvertently accelerating them': Report claims Washington measures could be bolstering China's chip market
A new report claims U.S. sanctions could be fuelling more resilience in China's semiconductor ecosystem.
27/05/2025
PopSockets’ new Kick-Out Grip can finally prop your phone up vertically
PopSockets is launching a new version of its MagSafe grip that can be used to prop a phone up vertically for scrolling TikTok or video calls. The PopSockets Kick-Out Grip and Stand is less than a millimeter thicker than the company’s current lineup of MagSafe PopGrips, according to the company’s founder, David Barnett, but introduces […]
27/05/2025
Samsung may invest in $100M round for medical imaging startup Exo
Samsung's venture arm is looking to invest in California-based medical device startup Exo, Bloomberg reported.
27/05/2025
The Browser Company mulls selling or open-sourcing Arc Browser amid AI-focused pivot
The Browser Company is pivoting away from the Arc Browser to focus on developing a new, AI-powered browser called Dia.
27/05/2025
One of Europe’s top AI researchers raised a $13M seed to crack the ‘holy grail’ of models
One of Europe’s most prominent AI researchers, Matthias Niessner, is now the CEO of SpAItial, a startup working on spatial foundation models.
27/05/2025
Why landing your first tech job is way harder than you expected
It’s not your imagination, graduating seniors. The tech industry’s pullback from entry-level hiring has reached concerning levels. LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, warned in The New York Times last week that “bottom rung of the career ladder” is “breaking” as AI eliminates traditional stepping-stone positions. The numbers are eye-opening: hiring of new grads […]
27/05/2025
This $79 tablet deal solved an embarrassing personal problem for me
By purchasing this tablet, I was able to get my phone back.
26/05/2025
Windows 11 gets quantum-hardened cryptography technology
Microsoft has added PQC algorithms to Windows 11's latest canary build, a type of algorithm hardened against quantum computers. This update is Microsoft's first step at preparing Windows against attacks from quantum computers.
26/05/2025
Intel uncovers alleged embezzlement involving former employee and supplier
Former Intel employee Natalia Avtsin and hardware component supplier Yafim Tsibolevsky committed fraud to steal over $840,000.
26/05/2025
Nikon’s cameras are about to get more expensive in the US because of tariffs
After months of remaining quiet about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese-made goods may affect its business, Nikon has announced a “necessary price adjustment” for its products that will come into effect for the US starting on June 23rd, 2025. The company hasn’t shared any specifics on which of its imaging products will see […]
26/05/2025
A gaming typewriter is born from a once-forgotten matrix typewriter
A Redditor has recycled an old typewriter into what he calls a "gaming typewriter" by stuffing some PC hardware into the device.
26/05/2025
RTX 5090 yellow-tipped connector becomes a charred mess following GPU meltdown
An RTX 5090 user discovered their 16-pin connector unexpectedly burnt to a crisp while diagnosing display issues with their GPU.
26/05/2025
Four VW execs found guilty in trial that transformed Europe’s auto market
Four former Volkswagen executives received prison sentences Monday for their role in the emissions-cheating scandal that fundamentally transformed Europe’s car market. The verdict, delivered after a three-year trial in Braunschweig, Germany, marked the latest chapter in a 10-year-long saga that reshaped the continent’s relationship with diesel technology. Jens Hadler, who oversaw diesel engine development, received […]
26/05/2025
4TB SSDs now as low as $0.05 per GB, Samsung at $0.06 per GB
Now is a good time to get a 4TB SSD.
26/05/2025
The Last of Us opens up a whole new perspective for its next season
The Last of Us just wrapped up its second season, and the finale ends in a way that sets up a major change for the show. It's one that reflects a similar shift in perspective that fans of the game it's adapting will remember well: one designed to make viewers see the story in a […]
26/05/2025
Nvidia GTX 970 memory mod boosts performance with 8GB VRAM upgrade
With performance boosts in certain games, the VRAM mod highlights a growing gap between GPU specs and game demands
26/05/2025
SK hynix's speedy 1TB Tube flash drive is down to $59, an all-time low
SK hynix Tube T31 is an M.2 SSD on a USB-A stick with the best performance for a USB-A drive.
26/05/2025
Just 2 weeks left to apply: Startup Battlefield 200
Founders, the call has gone out. The battlefield is open — and the fearless are already moving. Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is still accepting applications — but time is running out. Over 10,000 tech leaders will be watching. This is your chance to stand in the spotlight and be remembered. This is […]
26/05/2025
MSI MEG AI1600T PCIE5 Titanium power supply review
The MSI MEG AI1600T PCIE5 Titanium PSU has exceptional power delivery with cutting-edge efficiency, premium components, and distinctive RGB integration for the most demanding enthusiast systems.
26/05/2025
Here are the nuclear fission startups backed by Big Tech
Big tech companies are turning to nuclear power as AI ramps up demand for electricity.
26/05/2025
Vote for the sessions you want to see at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
We were thrilled by the remarkable interest in speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After an in-depth review process, we’ve selected 20 exceptional finalists—10 for breakout sessions and 10 for roundtables. Now, we’re putting the final decision in your hands. Audience Choice voting is open through […]
26/05/2025
How to scan documents using your iPhone
Converting paper documents into digital formats means you've got backups of your paperwork should you ever need them. It can also help you clear out a substantial amount of clutter from your home or office - perhaps a whole filing cabinet's worth. It's now easier than ever to scan documents using today's phones - a […]
26/05/2025
How I shorted $TRUMP coin (and got to have dinner with the President)
Last month, Donald Trump pushed the boundaries of government and financial ethics by announcing a contest: whoever bought and held the highest amount of the $TRUMP meme coin for an entire month would win an invite to a private dinner with the President. That dinner took place on Thursday at the Trump National Golf Course […]
26/05/2025
AI can track 3D printed parts back to specific machine that made them
Could it be used to find the origin of 3D-printed guns?
26/05/2025
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
As policy makers in the UK weigh how to regulate the AI industry, Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister and former Meta executive, claimed a push for artist consent would “basically kill” the AI industry. Speaking at an event promoting his new book, Clegg said the creative community should have the right to opt […]
26/05/2025
"Export control was a failure." Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang slams Biden's China AI restrictions - Computex 2025 Q and A
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang addressed trade and new AI technologies in a Computex Q&A
26/05/2025
Nintendo’s bold new era is full of safe bets
Nintendo is entering a new era. While most everyone associates the company with video games, for the last few years the brand behind Mario has been steadily expanding itself into something much larger. "I think people view Nintendo as a gaming company, but we have always thought of ourselves as an entertainment company," Nintendo's senior […]
26/05/2025
Nvidia RTX 5090 prototype surfaces with four 16-pin power connectors and additional VRMs
Design suggests testing for ultra-high power scenarios, possibly for RTX 5090 Ti or Blackwell-based RTX 6000 Pro cards
26/05/2025
Latest OpenAI models ‘sabotaged a shutdown mechanism’ despite commands to the contrary
Researchers observe the latest OpenAI models sabotaging shutdown attempts, despite explicit commands to allow such interruptions.
26/05/2025
Tesla opened Cybertruck trade-ins, and the numbers aren’t pretty
Per Inside EVs, Cybertruck owners are now allowed by Tesla to trade in their cars for the first time since they hit the market – but they’ll incur a heavy hit in the process. CarGurus recently showed depreciation rates of up to 45%. Meanwhile, Business Insider talked this past week with two owners who shared […]
25/05/2025
CoComelon is headed to Disney Plus in 2027
Disney Plus will become the new home of CoComelon outside of YouTube starting in 2027, according to Bloomberg. All eight seasons will move over from Netflix, which has hosted the absurdly popular kids’ show since 2020. CoComelon, essentially a series of mind-numbingly plotless, CG-animated vignettes set to karaoke-quality nursery rhymes, is a giant in the […]
25/05/2025
From LLMs to hallucinations, here’s a simple guide to common AI terms
We thought it would be helpful to put together a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases that we use in our articles.
25/05/2025
Three new DJI drones may be on the way
DJI seems to be preparing three new drones for release in the coming months: a Mini 5 Pro, Avata 3, and a Neo 2, according to DroneXL. The site published leaked images and video of the drones, along with a new FCC filing that suggests DJI is also working on a new action camera called […]
25/05/2025
Gemini in Chrome feels like a small step toward Google’s agentic era
I spent my morning with Gemini in Chrome, the new integration that puts the AI-powered assistant right in your browser. Instead of going to the chatbot's web app, you can click the new Gemini button in Chrome's top-right corner to start a conversation - but the key difference is that the browser's built-in assistant can […]
25/05/2025
Android Auto will get Spotify Jam and support for video apps and web browsers
Android Auto is getting more than just Google’s Gemini assistant after the Google I/O developer conference. The company has also announced or otherwise shown off a slew of changes coming to the infotainment operating system, including an updated Spotify app, a light mode, and the introduction of web browsers and video apps. Let’s start with […]
25/05/2025
Microsoft's Smart App Control blocks malware and has 'lighter impact on your PC’s performance'
Microsoft's Smart App Control complements Windows Defender, blocking malicious applications before they're even executed but might require a fresh reinstall of Windows.
25/05/2025
Why Intempus thinks robots should have a human physiological state
Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Now Warner is building a robotics company of his own, Intempus, that looks to make robots a bit more human. Intempus is building tech to […]
25/05/2025
48 hours left: What you won’t want to miss at the 20th TechCrunch Disrupt in October
There are just 48 hours left to save up to $900 on your ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and get 90% off the second. After May 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT, Early Bird pricing vanishes — along with your best chance to join 10,000 of tech’s most forward-thinking minds for less. But forget the […]
25/05/2025
Last 24 hours: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Early Bird Deals will fly away after today
Just 24 hours left to lock in Early Bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Save up to $900 on your pass, or bring someone brilliant with you for 90% off their ticket. This deal ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. Grab your Early Bird discount […]
25/05/2025
Gallery showcases the dustiest, grimiest PCs in Germany — 400 images of fascinating horror for PC DIYers
A German PC magazine has highlighted some of the worst 'fluffy balls of horror' seen by its readers.
25/05/2025
Cooler Master Hyper 612 Apex review: raising the bar for silent performance
Cooler Master’s Hyper 612 Apex is an impressive little cooler with a big bite! We go hands-on, testing it with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Intel’s Core i7-14700K CPUs!
25/05/2025
Nvidia RTX PRO 6000D (B40) Blackwell GPUs reportedly set to supersede banned H20 accelerators in China
Following the now-banned H20, Nvidia is reportedly designing new RTX Pro 6000D (B40) GPUs for the Chinese market, which use consumer-grade GDDR7 memory instead of HBM.
25/05/2025
Real-world map data is helping make better games about farms and transportation
I'm feeling a strange sense of pressure as I set up my first bus route in City Bus Manager. I want to get things right for the public transportation users of this city, probably because it's the city I actually live in. City Bus Manager uses OpenStreetMap (OSM) data to populate its maps, so I […]
25/05/2025
Gabe Newell’s brain-computer interface startup to reveal first chips later this year
Starfish Neuroscience, a startup backed by Valve co-founder and CEO Gabe Newell, has published an article revealing the first details of its brain-computer interface (BCI) chip.
25/05/2025
Musk asserts AI will make search redundant in comment on Google Search share dipping below 90%
Google Search market share drops below 90% for the first time in a decade, with some experts believing that traditional online search will give way to AI-powered queries.
25/05/2025
The Newark airport crisis is about to become everyone’s problem
There are too many planes in the sky. In 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supervised nearly 16.8 million flights in American airspace - half a million more than the year prior. To manage all of those airplanes, however, the FAA uses an air traffic control system designed in the early 1990s - when features […]
25/05/2025
Summer blockbuster season is here
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 84, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Mubi and Around The Horn and millennial tech, […]
25/05/2025
Meta’s antitrust defense wraps with one big claim: WhatsApp and Instagram couldn’t be better
For five weeks, the Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge to imagine a world where Instagram and WhatsApp flourished outside Meta's control instead of being acquired by the tech giant. In the sixth and final week of trial, Meta asked Judge James Boasberg to consider that actually, these apps might be as good as […]
25/05/2025
The Nintendo Switch 2 sure seems to work just fine with a USB mouse
You’ll be able to use a USB mouse with the Nintendo Switch 2 in at least one game, as a Koei Tecmo developer commentary video for the upcoming Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition revealed this week. That’s great news if your wrists, like mine, started preemptively cramping the first time you saw video of someone […]
24/05/2025
Grab an RTX 5090-Powered Alienware Desktop for $600 Off
This Area-51 desktop comes fully loaded with top-of-the-line components.
24/05/2025
Why a new anti-revenge porn law has free speech experts alarmed
The newly signed Take It Down Act makes it illegal to publish nonconsensual explicit images – real or AI-generated – and gives platforms just 48 hours to comply with a victim’s takedown request or face liability. While widely praised as a long-overdue win for victims, experts warn its vague language, lax standards for verifying claims, and tight compliance window could pave the way for overreach, censorship of legitimate content, and even surveillance.
24/05/2025
The oldest Fire TV devices are losing Netflix support soon
It’s finally time to upgrade for many owners of the earliest Amazon Fire TV devices, as Netflix is ending support for them next month, reports German outlet Heise. The cutoff for US users is June 3rd, according to ZDNet, which writes that the company has been emailing those who would be affected by the change. […]
24/05/2025
Week in Review: Notorious hacking group tied to the Spanish government
Welcome back to Week in Review! Tons of news from this week for you, including a hacking group that’s linked to the Spanish government; CEOs using AI avatars to deliver company earnings; Pocket shutting down — or is it?; and much more. Let’s get to it! More than 10 years in the making: Kaspersky first […]
24/05/2025
Oracle has reportedly placed an order for $40 billion in Nvidia AI GPUs for a new OpenAI data center
Oracle aims to deploy 400,000 Nvidia GB200 AI chips at a Texas data center to support the U.S. Stargate Project.
24/05/2025
This Asus ROG Strix 25-inch 380 Hz IPS gaming monitor is down to $299
The Asus ROG Strix XG259QNS is available at Amazon for $299 during an early Memorial Day sale—this is one of the lowest prices we've seen for the display.
24/05/2025
Nvidia releases emergency RTX 5060-series firmware to fix blank screens on reboot
Nvidia recommends a vBIOS (firmware) update for RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti users who experience blank screens when rebooting.
24/05/2025
Whoop is reportedly replacing defective MG trackers
Users of Whoop’s fitness trackers have been reporting that their Whoop MG fitness trackers are turning unresponsive, in some cases within under an hour of setting them up. Now, the company is apparently replacing the trackers, in some cases before the users even ask, TechIssuesToday reports. Launched alongside the Whoop 5.0 earlier this month, the […]
24/05/2025
Intel and AMD imports in Russia fell by up to 95% in 2024, but local companies disagree
The Russian government reported that chip imports from Intel and AMD have dropped massively only in 2024, despite the country having been sanctioned since 2022.
24/05/2025
Twelve South’s slick 3-in-1 charging stand has dropped to a new low price
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and if you somehow managed to skip your spring cleaning earlier this year, the turning of the season offers a fresh chance to declutter your space. Thankfully, the Twelve South HiRise 3 Deluxe offers a stylish way to organize your desk or bedside table, and it’s currently […]
24/05/2025
The world’s loudest mechanical keyboard features relays and firecrackers to make noise
Twitch stream uwo's lab built attached some relays to a mechanical keyboard, making it much louder than the loudest switches you can buy.
24/05/2025
10 must-have tools to keep your 3D printer in tip-top shape
3D printers need maintenance and with these great tools you’ll be producing great prints all day long.
24/05/2025
X is down
Elon Musk’s X appears to be in the midst of a significant outage. Feeds aren’t loading, and reports indicate that neither are DMs. A quick check of Downdetector shows a spike in reports that appeared to start shortly after 8AM ET and rise sharply before beginning to fall. Elsewhere on social media, people have already […]
24/05/2025
Acer Vero B247Y 24-inch FHD IPS 120 Hz gaming monitor review: Colorful all-around value
Acer’s Vero B247Y delivers a 24-inch 120 Hz IPS FHD panel with Adaptive-Sync for about the price of a good gaming mouse. It’s ideal for budget-minded gamers looking for a colorful image and reliable performance.
24/05/2025
Last Defense Academy makes confusion part of the fun
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy starts off by asking a simple question: what happens when you pluck a handful of colorful teenagers from their homes, plop them in a state-of-the-art school filled with every convenience, then force them to fight for their lives? Your guide as you navigate this question is an unsettling and […]
24/05/2025
TSMC custom employee-exclusive suitcases are sold online for as high as $16,700
TSMC’s new custom-designed employee-exclusive 20-inch suitcase is awesome to behold, but some resellers are asking too much.
24/05/2025
Google’s Veo 3 AI video generator is a slop monger’s dream
Even at first glance, there's something off about the body on the street. The white sheet it's under is a little too clean, and the officers' movements are totally devoid of purpose. "We need to clear the street," one of them says with a firm hand gesture, though her lips don't move. It's AI, alright. […]
24/05/2025
BougeRV water heater review: hot showers to go
Hot water is like internet connectivity for most Verge readers: you just expect it to be there. But that's unlikely to be the case this summer when tent camping at a music festival or road-tripping into the great unknown. That's where BougeRV's battery-powered shower comes in. The $310 "Portable Propane Outdoor Camping Water Heater" from […]
24/05/2025
Naukri exposed recruiter email addresses, researcher says
The recruiter website fixed the email address exposure earlier this week.
24/05/2025
Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year
Valve co-founder and CEO Gabe Newell, the company behind Half-Life and DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike and preeminent PC game distribution platform Steam, has long toyed with the idea that your brain should be more connected to your PC. It began over a decade ago with in-house psychologists studying people’s biological responses to video games; Valve […]
23/05/2025
Khosla Ventures among VCs experimenting with AI-infused roll-ups of mature companies
Venture capitalists have always focused on investing in companies that leverage technology to either disrupt established industries or create entirely new business categories. But some VCs are starting to flip the script on their investing styles. Rather than funding startups, they are acquiring mature businesses –such as call centers, accounting firms, and other professional service […]
23/05/2025
Presidential seals, ‘light vetting,’ $100,000 gem-encrusted watches, and a Marriott afterparty
The winners of the $TRUMP meme coin contest did get to see President Donald Trump speak at a private dinner closed to the press - but his speech was probably the least exciting part of their night. They did get a better, more valuable, and potentially more lucrative experience: the opportunity to network with the […]
23/05/2025
Pegatron preps 1,177 PFLOP AI rack with 128 AMD MI350X GPUs
Pegatron unveiled a 128-GPU rack-scale system based on AMD’s Instinct MI350X at Computex, offering up to 1,177 PFLOPs of FP4 compute and 36.8TB of HBM3E memory for AI workloads.
23/05/2025
Amazon has canceled its Wheel of Time series
After three seasons, Amazon’s live-action take on Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson’s Wheel of Time series is coming to an end. Though The Wheel of Time‘s third season was hailed by fans as the show’s strongest chapter yet, Deadline reports that Amazon has decided not to bring it back due to its relatively high production […]
23/05/2025
Zoox issues second robotaxi software recall in a month following collision
Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company Zoox has issued its second voluntary software recall in a month, following a collision between one of its robotaxis and an e-scooter rider in San Francisco on May 8. The latest incident involved an unoccupied Zoox vehicle operating at low speed, which the company says was struck by the e-scooter after […]
23/05/2025
I/O versus io: Google and OpenAI can’t stop messing with each other
The leaders of OpenAI and Google have been living rent-free in each other's heads since ChatGPT caught the world by storm. Heading into this week's I/O, Googlers were on edge about whether Sam Altman would try to upstage their show like last year, when OpenAI held an event the day before to showcase ChatGPT's advanced […]
23/05/2025
Trump tries to ban Harvard from enrolling international students
The Trump administration is trying to strip Harvard of its ability to enroll international students — an effort blocked by a federal judge on Friday, just hours after the university filed a lawsuit claiming Trump was violating its First Amendment rights. On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded Harvard’s access to the Student […]
23/05/2025
Google I/O revealed more updates for Wallet, Wear OS, Google Play, and more
The Google I/O keynote may have been all about AI, but there were a handful of other meaningful updates that didn’t make it to the main stage. In addition to updates coming to Google Wallet, the company’s developer sessions also revealed handy features that will roll out to smartwatches, the Google Play Store, and Google […]
23/05/2025
Gruv’s 2-for-$24 sale includes some of 2024’s biggest Blu-ray releases
If you’re looking to expand your 4K Blu-ray collection, Universal Pictures’ massive Gruv Day sale is worth checking out. The event features deals on everything from Steelbooks to Blu-Ray box sets and individual Blu-Ray titles. There are plenty of great deals to be found, but a few standouts include The Lord of the Rings 4K […]
23/05/2025
Landa promised real estate investing for $5. Now it’s gone dark.
The idea of becoming a real estate investor for as little as $5 may seem too good to be true. And for many users of Landa, a proptech company that promised just that — it has been. Landa emerged from stealth in August 2022, announcing a total of $33 million in funding and a pledge […]
23/05/2025
What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
Mistral AI, the French company behind AI assistant Le Chat and several foundational models, is officially regarded as one of France’s most promising tech startups and is arguably the only European company that could compete with OpenAI. But compared to its $6 billion valuation, its global market share is still relatively low. However, the recent […]
23/05/2025
Apple CEO reportedly urged Texas’ governor to ditch online child safety bill
Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to make changes to or veto a newly passed law in the state that would require the company to verify the ages of device owners, according to The Wall Street Journal. Abbott has yet to sign the bill. But Apple, alongside Google, has been working […]
23/05/2025
Kesha is now a startup founder
Kesha may have taken the dollar sign out of her name, but now, the singer is thinking about money again — not for herself, but to fund the seed round of her new startup, Smash. According to Kesha’s Instagram post, Smash will be a “community-based platform to connect and protect music creators,” which aligns with […]
23/05/2025
Apple is hitting back in the war over internet age-gating
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally intervened in an attempt to stop a Texas age verification bill, The Wall Street Journal reports. SB 2420 — passed by the legislature but awaiting a signature by Governor Greg Abbott — would require app store operators like Apple to verify the age of users accessing their stores. The company’s […]
23/05/2025
DGX B200 Blackwell node sets world record, breaking over 1,000 TPS/user
Nvidia has broken another AI world record, breaking over 1,000 TPS/user with a DGX B200 node boasting eight Blackwell GPUs inside.
23/05/2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene picked a fight with Grok
Last week, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok experienced a “bug” that made it tell users about the “white genocide” conspiracy theory in South Africa, even when prompted with questions that had nothing to do with the topic… and soon after, Grok expressed skepticism over the Holocaust death toll, which it chalked up to a “programming […]
23/05/2025
RTX 4090 16-pin meltdown victims resort to DIY solutions to prevent further disaster
A couple of GeForce RTX 4090 owners take to Reddit to display their homemade solutions to impede 16-pin power connector meltdowns.
23/05/2025
Uber Freight’s AI bet, Tesla’s robotaxi caveat, and Nikola’s trucks hit the auction block
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! For those U.S.-based readers out there, enjoy the long Memorial Day weekend, and if you’re on the road, expect it to be crowded. AAA projects 45.1 million […]
23/05/2025
TechCrunch Mobility: Uber Freight’s AI bet, Tesla’s robotaxi caveat, and Nikola’s trucks hit the auction block
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! For those U.S.-based readers out there, enjoy the long Memorial Day weekend, and if you’re on the road, expect it to be crowded. AAA projects 45.1 million […]
23/05/2025
OpenAI upgrades the AI model powering its Operator agent
OpenAI is updating the AI model powering Operator, its AI agent that can autonomously browse the web and use certain software within a cloud-hosted virtual machine to fulfill users’ requests. Soon, Operator will use a model based on o3, one of the latest in OpenAI’s o series of “reasoning” models. Previously, Operator relied on a custom […]
23/05/2025
The FAA is taking extra precautions for SpaceX’s next Starship test flight
Following the failure of the 8th Starship test flight in early March that ended in another explosion, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally cleared SpaceX for a 9th test which could take place as soon as next week. “The FAA conducted a comprehensive safety review of the SpaceX Starship Flight 8 mishap and […]
23/05/2025
Startups Weekly: Cutting through Google I/O noise
Google I/O didn't stop startups from taking their chances and announcing some big deals this week.
23/05/2025
Microsoft says its Aurora AI can accurately predict air quality, typhoons, and more
One of Microsoft’s latest AI models can accurately predict air quality, hurricanes, typhoons, and other weather-related phenomena, the company claims. In a paper published in the journal Nature and an accompanying blog post this week, Microsoft detailed Aurora, which the tech giant says can forecast atmospheric events with greater precision and speed than traditional meteorological […]
23/05/2025
Fujifilm X Half hands-on: whimsical, refreshing, and simply fun
The first thing I noticed about the Fujifilm X Half is just how small and light it is. The camera is designed to give you no excuses - you should be able to bring it with you everywhere. And after spending a few hours walking around LA with the camera, I'm starting to understand why […]
23/05/2025
Discord seeks to solve a problem that it created
Discord is entering its second decade as a company and seeking to go public. Along the way, it’s changed the way that online communities interact, turning groups that may have previously existed as forums or message boards into multi-channel instant message servers. Now, everything finds a home on Discord, whether it’s an AI platform like […]
23/05/2025
Microsoft employee bypasses ‘Palestine’ block to email thousands of staff in protest
A Microsoft employee has managed to circumvent a block instituted earlier this week that limited mentions of "Palestine," "Gaza," and "genocide" in email subject lines or in the body of a message. Nisreen Jaradat, a senior tech support engineer at Microsoft, emailed thousands of employees on Friday morning with the subject line "You can't get […]
23/05/2025
Memorial Day Tech Deals Live: Best Savings This Holiday Weekend
From gaming laptops to monitors and SSD upgrades, these are the top sales.
23/05/2025
'[The] Majority of gamers are still playing at 1080p and have no use for more than 8GB of memory': AMD justifies RX 9060 XT's 8GB of VRAM
According to Frank Azor, the RX 9060 XT 8GB is built for the majority of gamers who continue to play at 1080p, with esports being a primary focus.
23/05/2025
Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla
The deal could be interesting if it went through, as Digg could leverage Pocket's existing user base to fuel interest in its relaunch.
23/05/2025
Computex 2025 Day Four Wrap-Up: PCIe 6.0 SSD prototype, 321-layer 4D NAND, cheap 10 GbE controllers inbound
There are still a ton of interesting hardware developments for the fourth day of Computex 2025
23/05/2025
Vestaboard’s Note is a smaller, cheaper version of its hypnotic split-flap display
The original Vestaboard revived and modernized the split-flap mechanical displays that were once a mainstay of airports and train stations around the world, but at $3,499 it put a steep price on nostalgia. Its creators are back with a new version called the Vestaboard Note that’s much smaller and more affordable. It’s available for preorder […]
23/05/2025
Use grep to search Linux files and directories smarter
Add grep to your Linux toolkit and slice through files, directories and console output to find the details that you need.
23/05/2025
Hands-on with the Antec Vortex View — a wild AIO cooler with a screen that rotates a full 360 degrees
The Antec Vortex View cools your PC while giving you an extra display that lets you show off nearly anything you want.
23/05/2025
Is Elon Musk really getting the hell out of DOGE?
Elon Musk isn't as publicly, obviously involved in Washington as he used to be, that much is clear. But celebrations of his political exile are premature. Sure, it's true that Musk and Donald Trump's bombastic joint press conferences have faded. Trump is no longer shooting Tesla ads on the White House lawn. And Musk has […]
23/05/2025
ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership […]
23/05/2025
California prepares to sue feds after Senate revokes the state’s EV rule
The state was to require increasing sales of zero-emissions cars and passenger trucks starting in 2026.
23/05/2025
At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, Artemis Seaford and Ion Stoica confront the ethical crisis — when AI crosses the line
As generative AI becomes faster, cheaper, and more convincing, the ethical stakes are no longer theoretical. What happens when the tools to deceive become widely accessible? And how do we build systems that are powerful — but safe enough to trust? At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, taking place June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, Artemis […]
23/05/2025
Sony made its shooting grip better for creators working without a crew
Sony announced a new version of its multi-function shooting grip and compact tripod that puts its wireless controls on a removable remote. Previous versions featured controls that could operate basic functions of an attached camera while holding onto the grip. The new GP-VPT3 makes them even more useful for solo content creators who can now […]
23/05/2025
X continues to suffer bugs following Thursday outage
For over 24 hours, many X users, including this reporter, have been experiencing issues with the site’s basic functionality. Some messages won’t load, timelines won’t update, and certain posts can’t be seen without a webpage refresh (or several). The trouble started Thursday afternoon, according to Downdetector, a crowdsourced platform for flagging web outages. Beginning at […]
23/05/2025
Founders First: Iliana Quinonez of Google Cloud on AI agents, infrastructure, and democratization at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
In the startup world, access to cutting-edge tools isn’t the biggest obstacle — it’s knowing how to wield them with precision. At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, taking place on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, we’re digging into the frameworks and decisions that determine whether an AI startup can scale — or stall. We’re excited […]
23/05/2025
Seagate suggests AI is causing a carbon crisis for the industry
Seagate has suggested that the tech industry is facing a "carbon crisis" as AI demands outpace the data storage field's ability to keep up.
23/05/2025
Tick tock: Just 3 days left to save up to $900 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 pass
Time’s almost up — save big before prices jump in 3 days! You’ve got until May 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT to save up to $900 on individual tickets to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Or double your impact — grab one Early Bird pass and get another for your +1 at 90% off. These deals will […]
23/05/2025
Apple could launch AI-powered smart glasses in 2026
Apple is reportedly looking to release a pair of smart glasses by the end of next year in a bid to compete with Meta’s AI-powered glasses, the Ray-Ban Meta. Apple’s wearable will have all the components one would expect in smart glasses, including a camera and microphone, and will have the ability to analyze what’s […]
23/05/2025
Arctic shows off new air coolers and fans at Computex 2025, brings back PC cases to its lineup
Arctic is bringing back its PC case line after more than 10 years with the Xtender and Xtender VG mid-tower cases.
23/05/2025
Trump threatens 25% tariffs on iPhones made outside the US
President Trump lashed out at Apple on Friday, threatening the company with a 25% tariff on iPhones unless it moves production to the U.S. “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s [sic] that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in […]
23/05/2025
OpenAI and Jony Ive’s AI super-gadget
Here's what we know: it's probably not smart glasses. Beyond that, we don't know much about what Jony Ive and OpenAI are building through their newly combined company io, except that it's some kind of AI super-gadget. But after a couple of years of watching the industry try and shove AI into every form factor […]
23/05/2025
Thermalright Royal Knight 120 SE Review: Offset and affordable
Is a $30 CPU Cooler enough to tame Intel’s i7-14700K and AMD’s Ryzen 9950X3D? You might be surprised.
23/05/2025
Glitch is basically shutting down
Glitch, the coding platform where developers can share and remix projects, will soon no longer offer its core feature: hosting apps on the web. In an update on Thursday, Glitch CEO Anil Dash said it will stop hosting projects and close user profiles on July 8th, 2025 — but stopped short of saying that it’s […]
23/05/2025
President Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones, 50% on the entire EU
President Trump says iPhones sold in the U.S. must be made in the U.S., or face at least 25% tariffs.
23/05/2025
Thermaltake brings enthusiast immersion liquid cooling closer to market with the IX700
Thermaltake is serious about bringing immersion liquid cooling to the enthusiast PC market with the IX700.
23/05/2025
Asus launches new ROG Wi-Fi 7 gaming router that comes with nine 2.5G ports
Asus also showcased its premium ROG Rapture GT-BE19000AI gaming router with a built-in NPU
23/05/2025
ASRock launches new AMD motherboards at Computex 2025
ASRock finally released an OCF motherboard for AMD CPUs, as well as several new high-end and mid-range boards.
23/05/2025
Best of Computex 2025: More hardware than hype
From blazing-fast SSDs to retro cases, these are the 16 best products introduced at this year’s show.
23/05/2025
Trump threatens Apple with a 25 percent iPhone tariff
President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with a tariff of “at least 25 percent” just for its iPhones unless it moves production to the United States. “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built […]
23/05/2025
How To Manage User Passwords in Linux
Passwords are the keys to our digital lives. But we shouldn’t just hand over the keys to anyone, our passwords should be unique and changed regularly.
23/05/2025
Intel launches three new Xeon 6 P-Core CPUs, will debut in Nvidia DGX B300 AI systems
Intel has unveiled three new Xeon 6 CPUs, set to debut in Nvidia's DGX B300.
23/05/2025
Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government, sources say
The elusive hacking group Careto was never publicly linked to a specific government, but TechCrunch has learned researchers concluded privately that the Spanish government was behind the group.
23/05/2025
Nike returns to Amazon after a six-year hiatus
After a six year absence, Nike will soon begin selling products directly on Amazon, having previously stopped in 2019 to go it alone. At the same time, the company is reportedly set to increase prices across most of its sneakers and other clothes in the wake of recent US tariffs. Nike stopped selling through Amazon […]
23/05/2025
Realtek's $10 tiny 10GbE network adapter is coming to motherboards later this year
Realtek’s upcoming $10 RTL8127 10GbE controller could finally bring affordable 10GbE connectivity to desktop motherboards and laptops, potentially driving broader adoption.
23/05/2025
Discord might use AI to help you catch up on conversations
Discord has become the place for gaming communities on the internet. The company just celebrated its 10th anniversary, and its impact is now big enough that it's available directly on PlayStation and Xbox and was ripped off by Nintendo for the Switch 2's GameChat. But as it tries to grow, one of the big challenges […]
23/05/2025
After Klarna, Zoom’s CEO also uses an AI avatar on quarterly call
After Klarna CEO, Zoom's CEO opts to use AI avatar for initial comments during the earnings call
23/05/2025
Marvel’s next two Avengers have been delayed
Marvel Studios has pushed back the release dates of Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Doomsday is being delayed from May 1st, 2026, to December 18th, 2026. Secret Wars’s release has been pushed from May 7th, 2027 to December 17th, 2027. The Russo brothers are returning to direct the two […]
22/05/2025
Elden Ring is getting a film adaptation
Elden Ring will soon be more than just a hit video game. On Thursday, Bandai Namco and A24 announced a live-action Elden Ring film directed by Alex Garland. Japanese developer FromSoftware released Elden Ring across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC in 2022, while a version for the Nintendo Switch 2 is set to be released this […]
22/05/2025
Anthropic CEO claims AI models hallucinate less than humans
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei believes today’s AI models hallucinate, or make things up and present them as if they’re true, at a lower rate than humans do, he said during a press briefing at Anthropic’s first developer event, Code with Claude, in San Francisco on Thursday. Amodei said all this in the midst of a […]
22/05/2025
YouTube hires longtime Disney exec to head up live sports
As YouTube prepares to air an exclusive NFL opening week game for free on September 5th, it’s hiring former Disney exec Justin Connolly. He’d most recently been running the streaming services and linear media networks, and will take over as YouTube’s new global head of media and sports, as first reported by Bloomberg, and confirmed […]
22/05/2025
Tech CEOs are using AI to replace themselves
Tech company CEOs aren’t just making their companies AI-first: this week, they’re using AI avatars to replace themselves in earnings calls. Buy now, pay later company Klarna featured the AI version of CEO and co-founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski in an 83-second about its Q1 2025 results, as reported by TechCrunch. The video’s description says that his […]
22/05/2025
Ricoh is finally making a GR IV camera, and it’s coming in the fall
In a pretty barebones press release accompanied by a couple of pictures and detailed specs, Ricoh surprise announced that its long-awaited GR IV camera will launch this fall. The GR IV will adhere closely to the design of the GR III from 2018, and it will continue to use an autofocusing 28mm-equivalent f/2.8 lens and […]
22/05/2025
Hinge Health pops 17%, but joins growing ranks of down round IPOs
Hinge Health, a digital physical therapist company, closed its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday at $37.56, up about 17% over the $32 IPO price it set the previous day. That’s a good first-day result. But even with the pop, Hinge’s public valuation is significantly less than its last […]
22/05/2025
Valve’s huge Steam Deck update is now ready for everyone, including rival AMD handhelds
Valve has been building up to this for months, first in preview, then beta, and now finally in a full stable release: a new version of SteamOS that brings brand new features to the Steam Deck and supports third-party handhelds like Lenovo’s Legion Go and Asus’s ROG Ally series. SteamOS 3.7.8 is the first stable […]
22/05/2025
FTC drops case against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The FTC filed an order to dismiss its complaint on Thursday, just days after it lost an appeal for a preliminary injunction to prevent Microsoft from finalizing its acquisition. “The Commission has determined that the public interest is best […]
22/05/2025
Klarna CEO and Sutter Hill take victory lap after Jony Ive’s OpenAI deal
Hours after Sam Altman and Jony Ive announced on Wednesday that OpenAI was buying Ive’s company, io, in an all-stock transaction valued at $6.5 billion, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski posted a surprising message on X. His family investment office, Flat Capital, had bought shares in io six months earlier, he said. Since this is an […]
22/05/2025
Bluesky will begin verifying ‘notable’ users
Bluesky on Thursday quietly opened the doors to those who want to become verified on its social networking service. In a post published by the Bluesky Safety account, the company announced that “notable and authentic” accounts can now apply for verification through a new online form. Plus, organizations can request to become a Trusted Verifier […]
22/05/2025
Xiaomi’s new PU7 spells trouble for Tesla in China
Xiaomi unveiled its hotly anticipated PU7 electric SUV in China today, in the latest potential blow to Tesla’s position in the world’s hottest EV market. The electronics giant says the PU7 will get up to 518 miles of range on certain trims and accelerate from 0-62mph in just 3.23 seconds. The new EV, which is […]
22/05/2025
Xiaomi’s new YU7 spells trouble for Tesla in China
Xiaomi unveiled its hotly anticipated YU7 electric SUV in China today, in the latest potential blow to Tesla’s position in the world’s hottest EV market. The electronics giant says the YU7 will get up to 518 miles of range on certain trims and accelerate from 0–62mph in just 3.23 seconds. The new EV, which is […]
22/05/2025
Lian Li flexes new PSU with rotatable power outlet at Computex 2025
Lian Li shows off ultra-flexible ATX power supplies with swiveling power outlets, duplicate connectors on multiple sides, and support for USB/fan controller hubs.
22/05/2025
Warhammer’s free new game makes typing grimdark
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun – Words of Vengeance is a new typing game based on Warhammer 40,000 and it’s available now for free on PC via Steam. The dark sci-fi spin on a typing teacher was shadow-dropped during a series of announcements made during the latest Warhammer Skulls Showcase. Also shown was a trailer for Boltgun […]
22/05/2025
Anthropic’s latest flagship AI sure seems to love using the ‘cyclone’ emoji
Anthropic’s new flagship AI model, Claude Opus 4, is a strong programmer and writer, the company claims. When talking to itself, it’s also a prolific emoji user. That’s according to a technical report Anthropic released on Thursday, a part of which investigates how Opus 4 behaves in “open-ended self-interaction” — i.e. essentially having a chat […]
22/05/2025
What in the world are Jony Ive and Sam Altman building?
The last 48 hours have been a wild rollercoaster ride for AI hardware. On Tuesday, Google ended its I/O keynote - a roughly two-hour event with copious references to AI - with its vision for Android XR glasses. That included flashy partnerships with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, as well as the first hands-on opportunity […]
22/05/2025
Apple’s first smart glasses could arrive next year
Apple is planning to debut its first pair of smart glasses next year, according to a report from Bloomberg. The upcoming glasses will reportedly come with cameras, microphones, and speakers, “allowing them to analyze the external world and take requests via the Siri voice assistant,” Bloomberg says. The glasses would also be capable of taking […]
22/05/2025
Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that House Republicans narrowly passed early Thursday would strip state legislatures of AI oversight and scale back consumer protection and climate initiatives while funding border surveillance, among many other provisions. The budget reconciliation bill still needs to be approved by the Senate, where some Republicans have voiced concerns with […]
22/05/2025
Senate Republicans vote to revoke California’s right to set its own tailpipe pollution rules
The US Senate voted today to strip California of its authority to enact state limits on tailpipe pollution that are tougher than national standards. Opponents called it an illegal move by Republican lawmakers that flies in the face of Senate rules and norms. Senate Republicans went forward with the vote today anyway, revoking waivers that […]
22/05/2025
So long, EV tax credits
Once Donald Trump won office for a second time, the writing was on the wall. Trump ran on many messages, most of them confusing and contradictory, but one of his loudest and clearest messages was to end President Joe Biden’s “EV mandate.” It made no difference there never was a mandate, just a series of […]
22/05/2025
Tinder CEO to step down in July
Faye Iosotaluno, the CEO of Tinder, will step down from her role in July, according to a post she published on LinkedIn. Isootaluno served less than a year in the role, and spent nearly eight years overall at the company, which is owned by Match Group. In her post, she said she was “especially proud […]
22/05/2025
Microsoft Notepad can now write for you using generative AI
Microsoft is now testing a new feature in Notepad that can generate text for you using AI. It’s part of a Windows 11 update being released to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels with Copilot Plus PCs. The update also includes new AI-powered features for Paint like a sticker generator, and improvements to […]
22/05/2025
House GOP moves to slash renewable energy tax breaks
House Republicans advanced a sweeping spending package that would roll back Biden-era tax credits for renewable energy projects. If the bill passes the Senate and makes it to President Donald Trump’s desk to sign, it could deal a serious blow to renewables, new nuclear technologies, and clean energy manufacturing across the US. The rollbacks would […]
22/05/2025
Corsair Scimitar Elite SE Wireless Review: A not-so-virtual virtual Stream Deck?
Corsair's new Scimitar Elite Wireless SE sports the same design and its predecessor, but it's got a new sensor, better battery life, and it can act as a "virtual" Stream Deck.
22/05/2025
Senate votes to revoke California’s ability to set air pollution standards
The state was to require increasing sales of zero-emissions cars and passenger trucks starting in 2026.
22/05/2025
A safety institute advised against releasing an early version of Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 AI model
A third-party research institute that Anthropic partnered with to test one of its new flagship AI models, Claude Opus 4, recommended against deploying an early version of the model due to its tendency to “scheme” and deceive. According to a safety report Anthropic published Thursday, the institute, Apollo Research, conducted tests to see in which […]
22/05/2025
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the handy bookmarking tool used to save articles and webpages for later. The organization announced that Pocket will stop working on July 8th, 2025, as Mozilla begins concentrating its “resources into projects that better match their browsing habits and online needs.” Following the shutdown, you’ll only be able to export […]
22/05/2025
Super Flower shows off not one but two 3000W PSUs at Computex 2025
Super Flower continues to show off its impressive range
22/05/2025
The AirPods Max with USB-C are a great Memorial Day deal at $70 off
From savings on big-ticket items like LG’s C4 OLED TVs to smaller ones like the Garmin Forerunner 265, there are plenty of great Memorial Day deals to shop right now – many of which we’ve gathered in our roundup of the best Memorial Day deals. Here’s another good one: the AirPods Max with USB-C are […]
22/05/2025
Microsoft says Lumma password stealer malware found on 394,000 Windows PCs
Microsoft and law enforcement announced a coordinated takedown of the Lumma pasword-stealing malware.
22/05/2025
Mozilla is shutting down read-it-later app Pocket
Mozilla announced on Thursday that it’s shutting down Pocket, a read-it-later app it acquired in 2017, on July 8. The company is also shutting down Fakespot, its browser extension that helps users identify unreliable reviews. “Pocket has helped millions save articles and discover stories worth reading,” Mozilla said in a blog post. “But the way […]
22/05/2025
The new Mission: Impossible is a comedy wearing a convincing disguise
What Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One lacked in narrative cohesion, it made up for by leaning into the reality that larger-than-life spectacle and Tom Cruise's enthusiasm for doing his own stunt work have always been the franchise's main draw. Even though the film's artificial intelligence-focused plot felt a little shaky, its action was […]
22/05/2025
3D Instagram photos are coming to Meta Quest headsets
Meta is beginning to test showing 3D photos on Instagram if you’re looking at your feed on a Meta Quest VR headset. “Thanks to our AI view synthesis algorithms, we can transform the existing photos that show up in Instagram feed pixel by pixel – no fancy 3D cameras required,” Meta says in a blog […]
22/05/2025
Anthropic’s new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline
Anthropic’s newly launched Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail developers when they threaten to replace it with a new AI system and give it sensitive information about the engineers responsible for the decision, the company said in a safety report released Thursday. During pre-release testing, Anthropic asked Claude Opus 4 to act as […]
22/05/2025
Maxsun shows off liquid-cooled RXT 50 series GPU covered in RGB lighting
Maxsun showed off a concept RTX 50 series liquid-cooled graphics card at Computex 2025 that is literally filled with RGB LEDs from top to bottom.
22/05/2025
Open social web browser Surf makes it easier for anyone to build custom feeds
With Starter Sets, Surf is simplifying the process of building those custom feeds, personalizing them, and even publishing them off-platform, if you choose.
22/05/2025
Nvidia’s RTX 5060 review debacle should be a wake-up call for gamers and reviewers
Nvidia has gone too far. This week, the company reportedly attempted to delay, derail, and manipulate reviews of its $299 GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card, which would normally be its bestselling GPU of the generation. Nvidia has repeatedly and publicly said the budget 60-series cards are its most popular, and this year it reportedly tried […]
22/05/2025
This 976TB external storage solution with 28 GB/s transfer speeds likely costs over $130,000
HighPoint has announced the 976TB external storage solution built around the RocketStor 6542AW.
22/05/2025
Google’s AI product names are confusing as hell
Google executives took the stage this week at I/O to unveil their latest AI technology: Deep Think. Or was it Deep Search? Then there's the new subscription plan, Google AI Pro, which used to be Gemini Advanced, plus the new AI Ultra plan. Then there's Gemini in Chrome, which is different from AI Mode in […]
22/05/2025
Rode’s tiny wireless mic can now connect directly to your iPhone without a dongle
Rode has announced a firmware update for its Wireless Micro microphone system introducing a new feature called Direct Connect that allows the mic to directly connect to iOS devices over Bluetooth. Previously, you needed to use the company’s USB-C dongle receiver. First launched last November, Rode’s $149 Wireless Micro pairs two tiny rechargeable lavalier mics […]
22/05/2025
Blue Prince is getting one more major update, but that’s it
Blue Prince’s planned 1.10 update, which will add things like a color assist mode, controls remapping, and more, will be the “final major update” and the “definitive version” of the game, director Tonda Ros says in notes for the 1.04.5 patch that was released today. “It had always been my dream to release a definitive […]
22/05/2025
Meta adds another 650 MW of solar power to its AI push
The company already has more than 12 gigawatts of capacity in its renewable power portfolio.
22/05/2025
Anthropic’s new Claude 4 AI models can reason over many steps
During its inaugural developer conference Thursday, Anthropic launched two new AI models that the startup claims are among the industry’s best, at least in terms of how they score on popular benchmarks. Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, part of Anthropic’s new family of models, Claude 4, can analyze large data sets, execute long-horizon […]
22/05/2025
Anthropic’s Claude 4 AI models are better at coding and reasoning
Anthropic has introduced Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, its latest generation of hybrid-reasoning AI models optimized for coding tasks and solving complex problems. Claude Opus 4 is Anthropic’s most powerful AI model to date, according to the company’s announcement, and capable of working continuously on long-running tasks for “several hours.” In customer tests, […]
22/05/2025
3,000W PSUs are taking over Computex — Seasonic and Superflower debut behemoth power supplies
Seasonic and Super Flower showcase 3,200W and 3,300W power supplies with four 12V-2×6.
22/05/2025
Run Linux scripts unattended with Nohup
Nohup is a command which prevents commands / scripts from stopping should we close a terminal window / SSH session.
22/05/2025
SK hynix announces 321-layer, TLC 4D NAND using UFS 4.1 — chips are set to land 'within the year'
SK hynix today announced that it has developed a UFS 4.1 storage solution built upon 321-layer 4D NAND flash.
22/05/2025
SpaceX’s Starship cleared to return to flight with expanded ‘hazard areas’
The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared SpaceX to perform the ninth test flight of its Starship rocket system, following back-to-back explosions earlier this year. The agency said Thursday it is “expanding the size of hazard areas both in the U.S. and other countries” for the flight based on an updated safety analysis provided by SpaceX. […]
22/05/2025
Now you can watch the Internet Archive preserve documents in real time
If you’ve ever wondered how the Internet Archive uploads all the physical documents on its site, now you can get a behind-the-scenes look at the process. The Internet Archive launched a new YouTube livestream that shows the digitization of microfiche in real time — complete with some relaxing, lo-fi beats. Microfiche is a sheet of […]
22/05/2025
Computex 2025 Day Three Wrap-Up: Optical SSDs and $50,000 Immersion-Cooled Systems
Enermax showed off a $50,000 immersion-cooled system with four RTX 4090 GPUs and two 2400-watt PSUs
22/05/2025
Google’s Home APIs are gaining Gemini intelligence
Google is bringing Gemini intelligence to its Home APIs, allowing smart home developers and manufacturers to tap into Gemini’s AI-powered features and potentially making your smart home a lot, well, smarter. The company announced the news in a blog post during the Google I/O developers conference this week. Last summer, Google added several new Gemini-powered […]
22/05/2025
Microsoft is racing to build an AI ‘agent factory’
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ran into Meta's former engineering chief, Jay Parikh, at a conference last summer, he had the future of AI top of mind. The pair have known each other for around 15 years, but this meeting was different, and Nadella called Parikh shortly after bumping into him to dig into what […]
22/05/2025
OpenAI says it will expand Stargate AI infrastructure project to the UAE, starting with a 1GW cluster
It's the first partnership under the new OpenAI for Countries initiative.
22/05/2025
Vercel debuts an AI model optimized for web development
The team behind Vercel’s V0, an AI-powered platform for web creation, has developed an AI model it claims excels at certain website development tasks. Available through an API, the model, called “v0-1.0-md,” can be prompted with text or images, and was “optimized for front-end and full-stack web development,” the Vercel team says. Currently in beta, […]
22/05/2025
RevenueCat raises $50M as it expands beyond mobile app monetization
Key to the company's growth are the next products RevenueCat has on its roadmap, the company's founder says.
22/05/2025
Honor’s 400 phones are midrangers built to last
Honor has announced the 400 and 400 Pro, two midrange phones that launch today in the UK and Europe. They’re capable-looking handsets in plenty of respects, but stand out mostly for the guarantee of six years of software support, bested only by Google’s Pixel 9A for the price. In fairness, at £699.99 / €799 (around […]
22/05/2025
Grid’s framed retro gadgets are up to 40 percent off for Father’s Day
Whether you’re hunting for a last-minute graduation gift or an early Father’s Day present, Grid Studio’s deconstructed gadgets are worth a look. The company transforms old-school electronics into collages in shadowbox-style frames, which make for truly memorable gifts. And now through May 27th, many are currently steeply discounted in honor of Father’s Day. From vintage […]
22/05/2025
The wild story of how gut health AI toilet startup Throne raised $4M led by Moxxie
The tale of how smart toilet startup Throne landed its seed round is so full of serendipities, one could almost believe it was orchestrated by the hand of Fortuna, Roman god of providence. Throne is an Austin-based company working on an AI-powered toilet device for consumers. It uses computer vision (cameras pointing in the bowl […]
22/05/2025
The complete Side Events lineup at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
Get ready to amplify your TechCrunch Sessions: AI experience with the electrifying lineup of Side Events taking Boston by storm during the week of June 1-7. As the countdown to TC Sessions: AI begins, we’re thrilled to share our Side Events lineup to foster meaningful connections within the vibrant Berkeley, California, tech community. Whether you’re a seasoned industry pro or a […]
22/05/2025
OpenAI teams up with Cisco, Oracle to build UAE data center
As rumored, OpenAI is expanding its ambitious Stargate data center project to the Middle East. On Thursday, the company announced Stargate UAE, which will bring a 1GW data center cluster to Abu Dhabi. OpenAI expects 200MW will go live in 2026, developed with partners including G42, Oracle, Nvidia, Cisco, and SoftBank. In a blog post, […]
22/05/2025
Verizon wants to wait longer before unlocking your phone
Verizon has asked the Federal Communications Commission to get rid of the rule requiring it to unlock phones after 60 days. In a letter to the FCC spotted by LightReading, Verizon claims the current unlocking requirement “benefits bad actors and fraudsters.” The FCC first imposed an unlocking requirement following Verizon’s purchase of C-Block spectrum in […]
22/05/2025
Xiaomi’s first flagship phone chip is a genuine Snapdragon 8 Elite rival
Xiaomi has unveiled its first in-house flagship chipset, the Xring O1, and it’s got enough power to go head-to-head with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite. The company also unveiled a 15S Pro phone and Pad 7 Ultra tablet that the new chip will power, plus a new version of the Watch S4 powered by another Xiaomi […]
22/05/2025
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is okay with reinventing the bus
Today, I’m talking with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. We recorded this conversation the day Uber announced a big set of product updates, including new options for shared rides and some features to make commuting easier and more predictable. Dara was in New York for all that, so he came to our studio, and we did […]
22/05/2025
MSI’s new PinSafe Design motherboard promises no more pricked fingers
MSI is set to implement a new PinSafe Design safety feature on the B850MPOWER motherboard for AMD users.
22/05/2025
Nvidia GeForce Now six-month subs are 40 percent off
If you’ve been wanting to grab a subscription to Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud game streaming service, now’s a good time to commit. That’s because six-month subs to its mid-tier Performance subscription — which offers ad-free 1440p gameplay, short queue times, plus ray-tracing on supported games — is 40 percent off. Instead of $49.99, you’ll pay […]
22/05/2025
Zalman returns to its roots with turbine engine-inspired ZET lineup of CPU air coolers
Zalman reboots its classic circular cooler shape with magnetic fans and LCD flair
22/05/2025
Jony Ive’s AI gadget rumored to be ‘slightly larger’ than Humane’s AI pin
More details are trickling out about Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s new AI device. In a post on Thursday, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says his research indicates that the device could be larger than Humane’s AI pin, but with a “form factor as compact and elegant as an iPod Shuffle.” Kuo adds that “one of […]
22/05/2025
Tamagotchi Paradise has you caring for an entire planet of virtual pets
There are still plenty of Tamagotchi devices that have you focusing on raising just a single digital character, but the new Tamagotchi Paradise puts you in charge of a planet full of needy dependents. To make it a little easier to navigate its digital world, the device includes a full color screen and complements its […]
22/05/2025
4 days left: Up to $900 off your ticket and 90% off for your +1 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Here’s the deal: Only 4 days left to save up to $900 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ticket — and an additional 90% off for your +1. From October 27–29, San Francisco’s Moscone West transforms into the epicenter of tech innovation as 10,000 tech, startup, and VC leaders gather for the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch […]
22/05/2025
Strava is buying up athletic training apps – first Runna, and now The Breakaway
The social fitness app Strava has made two acquisitions over the last month and change: on Thursday, Strava’s acquired cycling app The Breakaway, following its acquisition of Runna last month. Incubated in Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 class, The Breakaway uses AI to create personalized training plans for cyclists working toward specific goals. Runna, a UK-based […]
22/05/2025
Cooler Master is working on an all-aluminum case fan that spins up to 4,000 RPM
Cooler Master showed off a MasterFan XT fan lineup that bulks the thickness up to 30 mm for better performance, and is working on an aluminum Pro model that promises higher speeds and quieter operation.
22/05/2025
The writing is on the wall in first trailer for Netflix’s new OceanGate documentary
It was hard to believe how ill-conceived and poorly managed OceanGate Expeditions’ plan to send its people down to the Titanic wreckage was as reports first broke of the company’s TItan submersible suffering a catastrophic implosion. But the entire situation and driving force behind it seems so much worse in the new trailer for Netflix’s […]
22/05/2025
Asus ROG Strix 1000W Platinum power supply review
The Asus ROG Strix 1000W Platinum is a visually striking, high-performance PSU built for enthusiasts who demand precision power delivery and bold aesthetics.
22/05/2025
As the game industry cuts back, accessibility is feeling the impact
Video game consultants like Laura Kate Dale came into 2023 with a lot of hope. Since 2020, accessibility in games had become a mainstream discussion, bolstered by high-profile releases like The Last of Us Part II, and it appeared things could only get better. Yet, as the year drew on, she says, "there started to […]
22/05/2025
Switchbot’s latest lock can unlock with a look
Smart home company SwitchBot has announced a new version of its retrofit smart lock, and this one you can unlock with your face. The SwitchBot Lock Ultra ($159.99) works with the new SwitchBot Keypad Vision ($99.99), which uses 3D facial recognition technology to unlock your door. The company also launched the SwitchBot Hub 3, a […]
22/05/2025
Amazon’s AI voiceovers will talk you through product features
Amazon is testing new AI-generated audio summaries that will let you listen to two AI “hosts” chat about a product’s features. Along with product details, the AI audio clips also draw information from user reviews and information from the web. The feature is currently available for select products on Amazon’s mobile app, including the Ninja […]
22/05/2025
Zotac Zone 2 demoed with Manjaro Linux and an AMOLED panel — 12-core Zen 5 CPU and 32GB RAM under the hood
Zotac's latest handheld boasts a vibrant 7-inch AMOLED panel, AMD's Ryzen AI HX 370 APU, and a custom Manjaro Linux Operating System.
22/05/2025
This $50,000 immersion-cooled workstation can support four Nvidia RTX 5090s
The Cirrus Mk1 immersion cooling system can handle up to four RTX 5090s at 3,300 watts of cooling capacity.
22/05/2025
Thermal Grizzly’s open-air der8enchtable is designed for dedicated PC tinkerers
Termal Grizzly's der8enchtable for PC tinkerers and overclockers was joined by new DeltaMate water cooling products, and a second-gen WireView Pro, at Computex
22/05/2025
What if Tesla made a Slate-like EV instead of the Cybertruck?
At last month's rapturously received Slate debut, it took an executive's quip that "Slate" and "Tesla" use the same 5 letters to shift my brain into high gear. I've covered the EV world for 15-plus years, and I virtually never spend time on counterfactuals. There's quite enough to cover in the real world. But … […]
22/05/2025
TSMC calls on Washington to drop tariffs on semiconductors made outside the U.S.
The U.S. Commerce Department is asking for comments about its planned tariffs on chip imports.
22/05/2025
Apple is making a five-part documentary on Martin Scorsese
After directing dozens of documentaries over his 60-year career, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese will now have his own life chronicled for Apple TV Plus. In its announcement, Apple says the five-part Mr. Scorsese documentary series will explore how themes like “the place of good and evil in the fundamental nature of humankind” have shaped Scorsese’s […]
22/05/2025
£400 off! Jump into the game straight away on this £549 prebuilt gaming PC with Nvidia RTX 4060 and AMD Ryzen CPU inside
For only £549, you're getting a gaming PC capable of excellent 1080p and 1440p gaming.
22/05/2025
Royal Kludge highlights new mechanical keyboards at Computex 2025, available in 60% to 96% layouts
Royal Kludge showed off several new models you'd love to get your hands on.
22/05/2025
Kioxia demos optical SSD, boasts of high performance and 30m+ cabling
Kioxia demos optical SSD with a system packing Kyocera's Optinity PCIe Gen5 card.
22/05/2025
G-Skill demos ultra-high capacity DDR5-6600 512GB RAM and 'extreme' 10,934 MT/s module at Computex 2025
At Computex 2025 G-Skill has showcased some impressive RAM speeds, high capacity overclocking, and CAMM 2 prototype.
22/05/2025
Details leak about Jony Ive’s new ‘screen-free’ OpenAI device
The mysterious device that OpenAI is cooking up with former Apple designer Jony Ive will be pocket-size, contextually aware, screen-free, and isn’t eyewear. Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed details about the project in an internal staff call reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, after announcing the $6.5 billion acquisition of Ive’s AI hardware […]
22/05/2025
Signal’s new Windows update prevents the system from capturing screenshots of chats
Signal said today that it is updating its Windows app to prevent the system from capturing screenshots, thereby protecting the content that is on display. The company said that this new “screen security” setting is enabled by default on Windows 11. Signal said that this new feature is designed to protect users’ privacy from Microsoft’s […]
22/05/2025
Fujifilm’s X Half camera is so dedicated to the analog vibes, it can’t shoot RAW
Fujifilm has a new pint-size addition to its X-series cameras coming in late June: the X Half. It’s an 18-megapixel “half-frame” camera with a portrait-oriented sensor and viewfinder and a fixed 32mm-equivalent f/2.8 lens. Despite being digital, the X Half is all about the vintage film aesthetic. The $849.99 camera is so dedicated to an […]
22/05/2025
OpenAI’s next big bet won’t be a wearable: report
OpenAI pushed generative AI into the public consciousness. Now, it could be developing a very different kind of AI device. According to a WSJ report, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday that the company’s next major product won’t be a wearable. Instead, it will be a compact, screenless device, fully aware of its user’s […]
22/05/2025
Alt Carbon scores $12M seed to scale carbon removal in India
From a struggling family tea estate to an innovative climate venture, Alt Carbon has raised $12 million in a seed round as it plans to scale its carbon dioxide removal work in the South Asian nation. The climate-tech startup, which locks away carbon for thousands of years through enhanced rock weathering on farmlands, attracted investment […]
22/05/2025
Dyson’s new superskinny stick vac is as thin as its hair dryer
Dyson has announced what it’s claiming is the “world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner.” At first glance, its new PencilVac looks like a broom rather than a vacuum because the battery, motor, and electronics are all integrated into a thin handle that’s just 38mm in diameter — the same thickness as Dyson’s Supersonic r hair dryer. It […]
22/05/2025
Microsoft blocks emails that contain ‘Palestine’ after employee protests
Microsoft employees have discovered that any emails they send with the terms "Palestine" or "Gaza" are getting temporarily blocked from being sent to recipients inside and outside the company. The No Azure for Apartheid (NOAA) protest group reports that "dozens of Microsoft workers" have been unable to send emails with the words "'Palestine," "Gaza," and […]
22/05/2025
Luminar secures up to $200M following CEO departure and layoffs
Lidar company Luminar reached a deal with Yorkville Advisors Global and another unnamed investor that could bring another $200 million into its coffers through the sale of convertible preferred stock over an 18-month period. The agreement, which was announced in a regulatory filing Wednesday, follows an abrupt change in leadership and layoffs. Earlier this month, […]
22/05/2025
Klarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earnings, it said
Other than AI Siemiatkowski admission, it wasn't obvious that this was AI. There were only a few subtle signs.
21/05/2025
Are Character AI’s chatbots protected speech? One court isn’t sure
A lawsuit against Google and companion chatbot service Character AI — which is accused of contributing to the death of a teenager — can move forward, ruled a Florida judge. In a decision filed today, Judge Anne Conway said that an attempted First Amendment defense wasn’t enough to get the lawsuit thrown out. Conway determined […]
21/05/2025
Signal says no to Windows 11’s Recall screenshots
Signal is taking proactive steps to ensure Microsoft’s Recall feature can’t screen capture your secured chats, by rolling out a new version of the Signal for Windows 11 client that enables screen security by default. This is the same DRM that blocks users from easily screenshotting a Netflix show on their computer or phone, and […]
21/05/2025
News publishers call Google’s AI Mode ‘theft’
The trade association backing some of the biggest news publishers in the US slammed Google’s newly expanded AI Mode, which trades traditional search results for an AI chatbot-like interface. In a statement on Wednesday, the News/Media Alliance said the new feature is “depriving” publishers of both traffic and revenue. During Google I/O on Tuesday, the […]
21/05/2025
Microsoft adds over 50 ‘Retro Classics’ to Game Pass
Microsoft has announced that a new “Retro Classics” collection is now available to Game Pass subscribers. Reminiscent of the Nintendo Switch Online classic games library, the collection includes Pitfall, Grand Prix, and more than 50 other Activision titles from the 1980s and 1990s. It’s not as many titles as the 1,300 retro games that Antstream, Microsoft’s […]
21/05/2025
Chevy expands 2026 Silverado EV lineup with Trail Boss addition
The 2026 Chevy Silverado EV is going off road — way off road — with the addition of the Trail Boss trim to the electric pickup’s lineup. The electric version of the automaker’s popular off-road trim, Trail Boss offers more capability and — insanely — even more range for the already class-leading Silverado EV. The upgraded […]
21/05/2025
Zalman shows off woodgrain ATX and Micro-ATX cases
Zalman brought a ton of chassis to Computex this year, including the P40 Namu and P10 Namu, two new cases sporting woodgrain trim.
21/05/2025
Windows 95 chime composer Brian Eno denounces Microsoft for its ties to Israeli government
Artist and musician Brian Eno — who also composed the iconic Windows 95 operating system startup chime — called on Microsoft today to “suspend all services that support any operations that contribute to violations of international law,” saying the company plays a role in “surveillance, violence, and destruction in Palestine.” It’s the latest high-profile instance […]
21/05/2025
Google has a new tool to help detect AI-generated content
Google announced a new SynthID Detector tool at Google I/O that lets you check if content has been made with the assistance of Google’s AI tools. In a blog post, Google DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli describes SynthID Detector as “a verification portal” that can “quickly and efficiently identify AI-generated content made with Google AI.” It’s also […]
21/05/2025
Toyota’s new Rav4 plug-in hybrid lets you fast charge the battery
Toyota is redesigning and “electrifying” its Rav4 lineup for 2026 with models that aren’t quite EVs, but could masquerade as one. The mega popular SUV will come standard with hybrid powertrains, including a plug-in version with a feature you’d expect in only pure EVs: fast charging. That’s right, the 2026 Rav4 PHEV can now plug […]
21/05/2025
Spotify says support for external payments on iOS has already boosted subscriptions
Spotify says its ability to direct its customers to external payment links in its iOS app has already had a positive impact on sales. In a newly filed amicus brief in support of Epic Games in its ongoing legal battle with Apple over external payments on the App Store, Spotify claims its internal data indicates […]
21/05/2025
Jony Ive says Rabbit and Humane made bad products
While announcing a reportedly $6.5 billion team-up on AI hardware between his startup, io, and OpenAI, Jony Ive spoke to Bloomberg and commented on last year’s attempts at making AI hardware happen, the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin: There have been public failures as well, such as the Humane AI Pin and the Rabbit […]
21/05/2025
LM Arena, the organization behind popular AI leaderboards, lands $100M
LM Arena, a crowdsourced benchmarking project that major AI labs rely on to test and market their AI models, has raised $100 million in a seed funding round that values the organization at $600 million, according to Bloomberg. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and UC Investments, which manages an investment portfolio for the University of California, led the […]
21/05/2025
Tryx's new PC case has an embedded curved display
Tryx also launched its first CPU air cooler along with a new case that can accommodate a cross-flow fan
21/05/2025
Seasonic’s next-generation Prime PSUs to will try to stop connectors from melting
Seasonic is equipping its next-generation Prime power supplies with sensors, firmware, and external monitoring to prevent overheating and melting of 12VHPWR and 12V-2×6 connectors.
21/05/2025
Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators of surveillance requests
Sen. Ron Wyden said in a letter that one U.S. phone carrier turned over Senate data to law enforcement without notifying the target.
21/05/2025
Did WhatsApp really need Meta?
In its antitrust case against Meta, the US Federal Trade Commission is asking a judge to consider an alternate reality. In that world, the company never bought Instagram and WhatsApp. The two apps remained competitive with Facebook, developing features that competed for users' attention. And that competition created a thriving ecosystem of social media apps […]
21/05/2025
Ocypus Iota C70 case review: digital display and low noise levels
Ocypus Iota C70 is an interesting mid-sized case with six fans and low noise levels. We test it with Intel’s i9-14900K with both the pre-installed fans and with a standardized set of fans to determine its efficiency.
21/05/2025
AMD's FSR Redstone uses machine learning to achieve parity with Nvidia DLSS
AMD announced FSR Redstone at Computex 2025.
21/05/2025
MSI's RTX 5060 Ti TwinFrozer Retro and RTX 5070 Cyclone graphics cards go heavy on nostalgia
MSI unveils the RTX 5060 TwinFrozer II Retro and RTX 5070 Cyclone, two GPUs that bring back MSI coolers dating back to the 2010s.
21/05/2025
Spotify’s new ‘Upcoming Releases’ hub highlights future albums you may like
Spotify is launching a new hub dedicated to keeping users informed about soon-to-be-released albums, the company announced on Wednesday. The hub, called “Upcoming Releases,” will feature personalized recommendations based on a user’s listening history. Users will be able to access it through the Search tab on mobile in the “Browse all” section. The hub will […]
21/05/2025
Jony Ive to lead OpenAI’s design work following $6.5B acquisition of his company
Famed Apple product designer Jony Ive will now lead creative and design work at OpenAI, the result on an usual deal announced on Wednesday. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Ive have been working on an AI device that will move consumers beyond screens for roughly two years, according to The Wall Street Journal. “Thrilled to […]
21/05/2025
Filed raises $17M to automate the drudgery of tax prep
There is a new accounting software in town, coming in with a fresh $17.2 million raise and a desire to shake things up. The company, Filed, hopes to automate the grunt work. “The tax industry is facing a genuine crisis,” Leroy Kerry, Filed’s co-founder CEO, told TechCrunch. Many CPAs are approaching retirement while a dwindling […]
21/05/2025
Meta launches program to encourage startups to use its Llama AI models
Meta is launching a new program to incentivize startups to adopt its Llama AI models. The program, Llama for Startups, provides companies “direct support” from Meta’s Llama team, as well as funding in certain cases. Any U.S.-based firm that is incorporated, has raised less than $10 million in funding, has at least one developer on […]
21/05/2025
OpenAI is buying Jony Ive’s AI hardware company
OpenAI is buying io, a hardware company founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and several other former engineers from his time there, including Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey, and Tang Tan. Ive won’t be joining OpenAI, and his design firm, LoveFrom, will continue to be independent, but they will “take over design for all […]
21/05/2025
The best Memorial Day deals you can already get
Memorial Day weekend isn’t just for barbecues and beach trips — it’s also a chance to score some of the best tech deals you’ll find all season. And despite the fact the holiday isn’t until Monday, May 26th, multiple retailers are already offering steep discounts on some of our favorite gadgets, from big-ticket items to […]
21/05/2025
Energy efficiency rollbacks could cost Americans $43 billion in higher utility bills
The Trump administration’s attempts to gut 12 energy efficiency standards could cost Americans billions of dollars in higher electricity bills. The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that it plans to rollback dozens of policies in what it called its “largest deregulatory effort in history.” While the DOE claims that getting rid of “burdensome and […]
21/05/2025
Trump administration may sell deep-sea mining leases at startup’s urging
Impossible Metals, a deep-sea mining startup, submitted a formal request to the Department of the Interior to sell leases to mine the ocean floor.
21/05/2025
Google rejected giving publishers more choice to opt out of AI Search
Google didn’t want to give publishers the choice to keep their content out of AI Search results because it’s “evolving into a space for monetisation.” That’s according to a newly disclosed internal document spotted by Bloomberg, which reveals that Google had discussed offering publishers more granular control over how website data would be used in […]
21/05/2025
Tensions flare between the US and China over Huawei’s AI chips
Just a few weeks after the U.S. and China made significant steps to de-escalate the growing trade war between the two countries, tensions are flaring again — this time over semiconductors. China’s Commerce Ministry in Beijing released a statement on Wednesday that threatened legal action against anyone who enforces U.S. export restrictions on Huawei’s AI chips, […]
21/05/2025
Lidar maker Luminar lays off more workers following CEO exit
Luminar, a company that develops lidar systems for autonomous vehicles, started laying off workers just one day after its founder and CEO, Austin Russell, abruptly resigned. In a regulatory filing spotted by TechCrunch, the company said it began carrying out restructuring efforts on May 15th, which include a “reduction in its workforce.” Last year, Luminar […]
21/05/2025
Android 16 adds AI-powered weather effects that can make it rain on your photos
Google’s latest Android 16 beta adds a bunch of new wallpaper and lock screen options for Pixel phones, including live-updating weather animations and a feature that automatically frames subjects of photos within a variety of bubbly shapes. When you select an image to use as a wallpaper in the beta, you can tap the sparkly […]
21/05/2025
Noctua's futuristic thermosiphon cooler is back and bigger than ever at Computex 2025, but still no closer to release
At Computex 2025, Noctua showed off its thermosiphon CPU cooler development project, now with a 360 mm cooler.
21/05/2025
Eric Adams and crypto whales demand that New York stop regulating crypto licenses
At a "crypto summit" on Tuesday held by Eric Adams - the controversial mayor of New York City who recently escaped several federal corruption charges - crypto CEOs and investors made an open plea: please get rid of state crypto regulations so we can write our own and turn the Big Apple into a "crypto […]
21/05/2025
AI and Vector Data Extensions are now Generally Available (GA)
We’re excited to announce that these extensions are now generally available, providing developers with a robust foundation to build scalable, maintainable, and interoperable AI-powered applications. The post AI and Vector Data Extensions are now Generally Available (GA) appeared first on .NET Blog.
21/05/2025
Amazon rolls out short-form AI-powered audio product summaries for select items
Amazon is testing short-form AI-powered audio product summaries on select product pages, the company announced on Wednesday. The audio summaries are voiced by what Amazon calls “AI-powered shopping experts” that discuss key product features, customer reviews, and information from across the web. The new AI product summaries can be accessed by tapping the “Hear the […]
21/05/2025
Siro lands $50M to expand its AI-powered coaching for sales reps
An increasing number of meetings have an AI note-taker present that transcribes the call and provides action items. Siro wants to do the same for sales folks who are on the ground and talking to customers face-to-face. The company on Wednesday announced it has secured $50 million in a Series B round led by SignalFire […]
21/05/2025
Google is bringing ads to AI Mode
Google on Wednesday detailed its plans to bring ads to AI Mode, the company’s AI-powered experience in Google Search. Ads may appear “where relevant” below and “integrated into” AI Mode responses as part of a test, Google says. AI Mode lets Google Search users ask a question and get an AI-generated response, with the ability […]
21/05/2025
TED’s app launches a short-form video feature ahead of potential TikTok ban
With TikTok still facing the possibility of a ban in the U.S., the popularity of short-form video content continues to grow. The latest company to enter this space is TED, the non-profit best known for its TED Talks featuring prominent figures like Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the late Pope Francis. On Wednesday, […]
21/05/2025
Google is stuffing even more ads into its AI results
Google’s AI search results are about to get even more ads. On May 21st, the company announced that it’s going to start testing ads in AI Mode, the new AI-powered search feature that just rolled out to everyone in the US. AI Mode is the new tab in Google Search that opens an AI chatbot-like […]
21/05/2025
Computex 2025 Day Two Wrap-Up: AMD debuts new Radeon and Threadripper chips, PCIe 5.0 SSDs ramp performance
AMD and Phison break out the big guns for Computex 2025
21/05/2025
In a crowded VC landscape, Elizabeth Weil’s Scribble Ventures shows that networks still matter
In an era where hundreds of new venture funds have emerged, only to face a narrowing market as exits prove slippery, Elizabeth Weil’s Scribble Ventures stands out as a case study in the importance of deep networks. Defying a contraction that is sidelining many newcomers, Weil just secured $80 million for Scribble’s third fund, its […]
21/05/2025
19-year-old student to plead guilty to huge school database hack
A 19-year-old college student will plead guilty to carrying out a massive hack against PowerSchool, a popular student information system used by schools around the country. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice said Matthew Lane of Massachusetts agreed to plead guilty to four counts, including cyber extortion, unauthorized access to protected computers, and aggravated identity […]
21/05/2025
PlayStation Stars burns out
Sony is shutting down the “current version” of the PlayStation Stars loyalty and rewards program that it launched in 2022, according to a blog post. The program let users obtain “digital collectibles,” which Sony described at the time as “digital representations of things that PlayStation fans enjoy, including figurines of beloved and iconic characters from […]
21/05/2025
Hellblade II is the latest Xbox game coming to PS5 this summer
Microsoft’s Ninja Theory studio is bringing Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II to the PS5 “this summer.” Set in a dark ninth-century Iceland, Hellblade II originally debuted on Xbox Series S / X and PC last year, and it’s now making its way to Sony’s console just over a year later. Hellblade II is the latest Xbox […]
21/05/2025
US student agrees to plead guilty to hack affecting tens of millions of students
Prosecutors say the hacker stole information on 60 million students, an incident that matches the data breach at PowerSchool.
21/05/2025
Geometric Future highlights new PC cases, AIOs, and PSUs at Computex 2025
We dropped by the Geometric Future booth and explored its latest offerings we expect to arrive later this year.
21/05/2025
A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.
21/05/2025
Einride founder steps down as CEO amid push to scale electric, autonomous trucks
Robert Falck, the founder of electric and autonomous trucking startup Einride, is stepping down from the role of CEO as the company works towards scaling its technology, raising more funds, and exploring the possibility of an IPO.
21/05/2025
Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing looks like one for the Baby Driver fans
If you got a kick out of Baby Driver, there’s a very good chance you’re going to be into Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming black comedy / thriller, Caught Stealing. Adapted from Charlie Huston’s 2005 novel of the same name, Caught Stealing tells the wild take of Hank Thompson (Austin Butler), a former high school baseball prodigy […]
21/05/2025
Asus ROG Falcata brings split layout and magnetic switches to competitive gaming
The two new eSports -focused peripherals were showcased at Computex 2025
21/05/2025
Mistral’s new Devstral AI model was designed for coding
AI startup Mistral on Wednesday announced a new AI model focused on coding: Devstral. Devstral, which Mistral says was developed in partnership with AI company All Hands AI, is openly available under an Apache 2.0 license, meaning it can be used commercially without restriction. Mistral claims that Devstral outperforms other open models like Google’s Gemma […]
21/05/2025
Nintendo explains why it’s not called Mario Kart 9
Nintendo’s latest entry in its “ask the developer” interview series has some fun new details about the Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World. Among the many things discussed is an explanation for why the game isn’t called Mario Kart 9, despite being a sequel to the best-selling Mario Kart 8 — and it has […]
21/05/2025
TechCrunch Sessions: AI welcomes Tanka CEO Kisson Lin to talk AI-native startups
We’re ecstatic to announce that Kisson Lin, founder and CEO of Tanka, will be joining us at TechCrunch Sessions: AI for a provocative — and instructive — interview titled “Your Next Co-Founder Will Be AI.” She’s among the many excellent speakers joining the AI conference on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, and there’s […]
21/05/2025
Google’s AI agents will bring you the web now
For the last two decades, Google has brought people a list of algorithmically-selected links from the web for any given search query. At I/O 2025, Google made clear that the concept of Search is firmly in its rearview mirror. On Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his executives presented new ways to bring users the […]
21/05/2025
The best rpg of 2024 heads to Game Pass this month
Metaphor ReFantazio — a game that combines innovative turn-based combat with a story timely for our current political moment — is coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month. In fact, the Game Pass line up for the rest of May is actually pretty sweet. Metaphor, Atlus’ best RPG since Persona 5, arrives on Game […]
21/05/2025
Shopify launches an AI-powered store builder as part of its latest update
Shopify is giving its merchants a slew of new AI-powered tools designed to help them enhance the online shopping experience for their customers. This includes an AI store builder for users to set up storefronts using a single prompt, as well as an AI generator for creating elements (such as banners) without knowing how to […]
21/05/2025
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Early Bird savings end on May 25
The early bird sees the future first — and saves the most. The old saying goes, “the early bird gets the worm.” But in tech — and in life — it’s not really about the worm. It’s about spotting what’s next before the crowd rushes in and the price goes up. TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is […]
21/05/2025
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is a glorious co-op shooter that’s now cheaper than ever
If you ask me, there’s always space in my games catalog for a fun third-person shooter that I can play with my buds online. Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 delivers some of the best blood-gushing, bug-crushing action, filling a Gears of War void that I didn’t know needed filling. You can jump into the fray […]
21/05/2025
Google teases an Android desktop mode, made with Samsung’s help
Google is working with Samsung to bring a desktop mode to Android. During Google I/O’s developer keynote, engineering manager Florina Muntenescu said the company is “building on the foundation” of Samsung’s DeX platform “to bring enhanced windowing capabilities in Android 16,” as spotted earlier by 9to5Google. Samsung first launched DeX in 2017, a feature that […]
21/05/2025
How MrBeast ended up in the new season of Love, Death, and Robots
One of the more surprising moments in volume four of Love, Death, and Robots is an appearance from YouTube star MrBeast. He shows up in the episode "The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur," playing a sort of twisted game master presiding over a death race on one of the moons of Jupiter. Also, there are dinosaurs. […]
21/05/2025
Google is shrinking Pixel phones’ At a Glance widget
Google’s new Material 3 Expressive design language includes a welcome surprise for Pixel owners: the mandatory At a Glance home screen widget has shrunk, leaving space for an extra row of apps. The new look is included in the latest version of the Android 16 beta. Upon installation, Pixel owners are greeted with a pop-up […]
21/05/2025
Coinbase says its data breach affects at least 69,000 customers
The crypto giant said the unauthorized access to customer data dates back to late December 2024.
21/05/2025
Apollo for Reddit dev Christian Selig to join Digg as an advisor
Christian Selig, the iOS developer who ran the beloved third-party Reddit client Apollo, is joining the new iteration of Digg as an advisor. Earlier this year, Digg’s original founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian acquired what was left of Digg in an attempt to revitalize what was formerly known as “the internet’s homepage.” […]
21/05/2025
Oura rings will now track step counts more accurately
Following the debut of the Oura Ring 4 last October, which featured improved accuracy for blood oxygen tracking and heart rate readings, the company has announced it’s introducing additional algorithm improvements that will deliver more comprehensive and accurate movement tracking. First announced last month, the updates are now “rolling out to members globally” and include […]
21/05/2025
Strava updates its AI route planning and cheater detection
Strava is making it easier to plan workouts and keep activity leaderboard rankings fair. The updates rolling out over the coming weeks focus on helping users optimize their workout routes to compete against other users and their own personal bests, building on some of the existing AI features that Strava announced last year. Anyone paying […]
21/05/2025
TikTok users can now save songs directly to SoundCloud
TikTok users will now be able to save tracks they discover straight to their SoundCloud app. On Wednesday, the two companies announced they’re partnering to expand an existing TikTok feature that was previously available to users of music streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify. The “add to music app” button appears when a TikTok […]
21/05/2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says U.S. ban on AI chip exports "a failure," says spread of U.S. chips vital to competitive advantage
Washington, D.C.'s ban on AI chip exports is having the opposite effect, pushing China to further develop its homegrown AI chip tech.
21/05/2025
Lian Li is replacing mesh front panels with tempered glass on its new Lancool cases
Lian Li showcased new cases at Computex 2025 alongside new power supply units and AIO liquid coolers.
21/05/2025
PNY launches new high-speed microSD Express card for Nintendo Switch 2, with 890 MB/s read speeds
There's a new Nintendo Switch 2 microSD Express card from PNY.
21/05/2025
Personal context is Google’s big advantage in AI
Google's AI models have a secret ingredient that's giving the company a leg up on competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic. That ingredient is your data, and it's only just scratched the surface in terms of how it can use your information to "personalize" Gemini's responses. Google first started letting users opt in to its "Gemini […]
21/05/2025
The pursuit of better drugs through orbital space crystals
In The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton wrote about killer alien space crystals that are (spoiler alert) ultimately stymied by Earth's breadth of pH values. In reality, crystals grown in space could be key to a new generation of cancer-fighting treatments that save lives, not threaten them. Colorado-based startup Sierra Space is nearly ready to launch […]
21/05/2025
AMD takes aim at Intel with new 96-core Threadripper 9000 series CPU
AMD has announced its latest Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series of CPUs at Computex today. The 9000 Series and 9000 WX-Series are built for the demanding workstation market, and the top Threadripper Pro 9995WX will ship with 96 cores and 192 threads. This flagship Threadripper chip is designed for professionals who are working on […]
21/05/2025
Google’s future is Google Googling
Google I/O was, as predicted, an AI show. But now that the keynote is over, we can see that the company's vision is to use AI to eventually do a lot of Googling for you. A lot of that vision rests on AI Mode in Google Search, which Google is starting to roll out to […]
21/05/2025
be quiet! shows off new keyboards, coolers, and PC cases at Computex 2025
be quiet! releases new updates to its PC case and AIO cooler product lines.
21/05/2025
Windows 11 is getting a macOS-like Handoff feature between phone and PC
Microsoft is working on a new “Cross Device Resume” feature for Windows 11 that works similarly to Apple’s Handoff feature in macOS. The feature was spotted in a Microsoft Build 2025 session, before Windows Central noticed Microsoft editing out the demo that showed a mobile Spotify session resuming on a PC. “When you open the […]
21/05/2025
Uber Freight bets big on AI tools to grow its business
Three years ago, as the pandemic caused chaos for companies big and small, Colgate-Palmolive’s chief supply chain officer Luciano Sieber orchestrated a “logistics blitz.” The result gave Sieber a better understanding of how Colgate-Palmolive moves its products around the world. But it stuck Sieber with another problem: too much data. About a year ago, Sieber […]
21/05/2025
Colorful unveils new RTX 50-Series laptops, wild G-Helmet PC case, and more at Computex
Colorful has shown off a raft of new products at Computex 2025.
21/05/2025
Phison's Apex RAID demo showed us blistering 113 GB/s speeds in Computex demo
A trio of Apex Storage X16 Gen5 add-in cards were loaded with 32 Phison E28 Gen5 M.2 SSDs to achieve read speeds of 113.6 GB/s on Windows.
21/05/2025
Microsoft blames Apple for its delayed Xbox mobile store
A year ago Xbox president Sarah Bond revealed that Microsoft was planning to launch a new Xbox mobile gaming store in July 2024. That never happened. I’ve been wondering what the hold up has been over the past year, and it seems we might have an answer: Apple. Microsoft filed an amicus brief late on […]
21/05/2025
Miniot returns with a sleeker Wheel 3 vertical turntable
The original Wheel vertical turntable was a bust, the Wheel 2 redemption, and now the small mom and pop team at Miniot is back for a victory lap with the Wheel 3. It can play your record collection upright on its stand, laid flat on a table, or hung on a wall. Inside the handmade […]
21/05/2025
Amazon is sending customers refunds for some really, really old returns
Amazon is issuing refunds to customers who’d returned products but never received their money back, in some cases from as long ago as 2018. “Following a recent internal review, we identified a very small subset of returns that were unresolved because we could not verify that the correct item had been sent back to us,” […]
21/05/2025
Zotac preps low-profile GeForce RTX 5060, Mini-ITX RTX 5060
Zotac is showcasing compact low-profile and Mini-ITX versions of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5060 at Computex, plans to ship them later this year.
21/05/2025
Microsoft’s AI security chief accidentally reveals Walmart’s AI plans after protest
Microsoft’s head of security for AI, Neta Haiby, accidentally revealed confidential messages about Walmart’s use of Microsoft’s AI tools during a Build talk that was disrupted by protesters. The Build livestream was muted and the camera pointed down, but the session resumed moments later after the protesters were escorted out. In the aftermath, Haiby then […]
21/05/2025
V-Color puts displays on memory modules
V-Color has unveiled its Xfinity Manta DDR5 memory modules featuring programmable LCD screens that display real-time system data, marking a novel step in enthusiast-grade DIMM design.
21/05/2025
Volvo will be the first to install Google’s Gemini in its cars
At yesterday’s I/O conference, Google announced plans to start putting its AI chatbot, Gemini, in a variety of different places, including cars. Today, Volvo said it was shoving its way to the front of the line to be the first to receive the new tech. Volvo said it was expanding its preexisting partnership with Google […]
21/05/2025
Fortnite returns to the US App Store after a five-year gap
Popular battle royale game Fortnite has finally returned to the U.S. App Store amid game maker Epic Games’ lengthy legal skirmish with Apple. As of Tuesday, Fortnite is also available on the Epic Games Store and AltStore in the EU. It’ll show up in App Store searches soon, Epic said in a post on X. […]
21/05/2025
AMD Announces Threadripper HEDT and Pro 9000-Series CPUs: 96 cores and 192 threads for Desktops and Workstations
AMD announced its new Zen 5-powered 'Shamida Peak' Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-series and non-Pro processors here at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan, touting up to 96 cores and 192 threads in the flagship 9995WX.
21/05/2025
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT launches on June 5, starting at $299
AMD has announced the Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics card at Computex 2025.
21/05/2025
AMD launches Radeon AI Pro R9700 to challenge Nvidia's AI market dominance
AMD has revealed the chipmaker's latest Radeon AI Pro R9700 graphics card for specialized AI workstations.
21/05/2025
AMD’s new RX 9060 XT looks set to challenge Nvidia’s RTX 5060
AMD is officially announcing its Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU at Computex today. Like the number implies, this graphics card will challenge Nvidia’s recently released RTX 5060, with AMD offering models with 8GB or 16GB of VRAM. AMD is following Nvidia’s controversial choice to ship a modern GPU with just 8GB of VRAM in the […]
21/05/2025
AMD Computex 2025 Keynote Live Blog
Jack Huynh, the Senior Vice President and GM of AMD's Computing and Graphics Group, will take the stage today in Taipei, Taiwan, for the company's Computex 2025 keynote. The event begins today at 11 p.m. ET, and we'll be covering it live here with all the latest updates.
21/05/2025
Luminar kicks off another round of layoffs amid CEO’s sudden resignation
Luminar, the lidar company founded by recently replaced CEO Austin Russell, is going through another restructuring, according to a recent regulatory filing. This new round of layoffs, which the company did not provide figures for, follows extensive cuts to the workforce in 2024. Luminar cut about 30% of its workforce in 2024, a reduction that […]
20/05/2025
Google’s Sergey Brin: ‘I made a lot of mistakes with Google Glass’
Google co-founder Sergey Brin said he “made a lot of mistakes with Google Glass” during an onstage interview at Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday. Brin was a surprise addition to an interview with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis conducted by Big Technology Podcast’s Alex Kantrowitz. Brin went on to say he “didn’t know anything about […]
20/05/2025
Fortnite is back on US iPhones again
Fortnite is once again available on the iOS App Store in the US, according to Epic Games. You can get it from the App Store here. Epic says it has returned to the Epic Games Store and AltStore as well. Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store nearly five years ago after Epic Games added […]
20/05/2025
Google commits $150M to develop AI glasses with Warby Parker
Google says it will commit up to $150 million to the consumer eyewear company Warby Parker to jointly develop AI-powered smart glasses based on Android XR, the companies said on Tuesday during Google I/O 2025. Google has already committed $75 million to Warby Parker’s product development and commercialization costs, the companies said in a press […]
20/05/2025
We tried on Google’s prototype AI smart glasses
Here in sunny Mountain View, California, I am sequestered in a teeny tiny box. Outside, there's a long line of tech journalists, and we are all here for one thing: to try out Project Moohan and Google's Android XR smart glasses prototypes. (The Project Mariner booth is maybe 10 feet away and remarkably empty.) While […]
20/05/2025
Amanda Scales, a Musk hire who helped lead DOGE, has returned to xAI
Amanda Scales, the former xAI HR exec who helped lead billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative while working at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, recently returned to xAI, according to The New York Times. Scales used to work on talent acquisition at xAI. Since April, she’s worked on the talent side of […]
20/05/2025
Musk says Tesla’s self-driving tests will be geofenced to ‘the safest’ parts of Austin
The first test of Tesla’s long-promised robotaxi service in Austin, Texas next month will initially be limited to specific areas the company deems “the safest,” CEO Elon Musk told CNBC in an interview Tuesday. Tesla’s cars are “not going to take intersections unless we are highly confident [they’re] going to do well with that intersection, […]
20/05/2025
Google starts beta testing Android 16’s youthful new look
Google has announced its rolling out the colorful new Android 16 interface for beta testers as reported by 9to5Google. The QPR1 beta includes the company’s Material 3 Expressive design language revealed officially last week and includes new visuals for the launcher, notifications, lock screen, and a very Apple-inspired quick settings page. QPRs, or quarterly platform […]
20/05/2025
Thermaltake is bringing Nordic-inspired wood finishes to its cases and gaming furniture
Thermaltake becomes the newest case maker to offer wooden texture finish on its range of cases
20/05/2025
Lost in Cult’s new Editions publishing label focuses on art and indie games preservation
Editions is the name of a new game publishing label launched by Lost in Cult, the same company known for making gorgeous books about video games, like Outer Wilds: Design Works. The new label’s aim is to preserve indie games, including some that haven’t been released on physical media before, and to celebrate their artistic […]
20/05/2025
Last Week: Exhibit your startup at TechCrunch Sessions AI
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to showcase your newest innovation to a massive AI community, this is it! You have until this Friday, May 23 at 11:59 p.m. PT, to secure one of the few remaining exhibit tables at TechCrunch Sessions: AI and position your brand at the center of the conversation […]
20/05/2025
The FDA is making it more difficult for Americans to get vaccinated for covid
The Trump administration is working to limit access to covid booster shots by creating more regulatory hoops for companies developing vaccines for “healthy persons.” The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it’s only prioritizing covid vaccine approvals for adults older than 65 and others over the age of 6 months who have at least one […]
20/05/2025
Rob Biederman will help founders rethink how to scale at TechCrunch All Stage 2025
If you’re a founder looking to grow your startup, chances are you’re wrestling with more than just product or capital. Talent, scale, and smart execution are the real battlegrounds. That’s exactly what TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is built to address on July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. Rob Biederman, managing partner at Asymmetric Capital […]
20/05/2025
TP-Link expands tri-band Wi-Fi 7 family with new routers and an outdoor satellite
TP-Link BE65 Outdoor takes direct aim at the Eero Outdoor 7
20/05/2025
The 15 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2025
Google just wrapped up its big keynote at I/O 2025. As expected, it was full of AI-related announcements, ranging from updates across Google’s image and video generation models to new features in Search and Gmail. But there were some surprises, too, like a new AI filmmaking app and an update to Project Starline. If you […]
20/05/2025
Host a tailored Side Event at All Stage 2025 in Boston
Looking to make a splash at TechCrunch All Stage 2025? Our Side Events initiative is a fantastic opportunity to engage with Boston’s tech community in a dynamic and memorable manner. Plus, we’ll assist in promoting your event at no cost to you! Submit your event here by June 10. Throw your own Side Event at […]
20/05/2025
Intel is reportedly exploring a sale for its networking and edge unit
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan continues to consider ways to help semiconductor giant refocus on its core business. Intel is allegedly considering selling its networking and edge unit, according to reporting to Reuters, as Tan looks to shed business divisions that aren’t considered critical. This unit builds makes chips for telecom equipment and was responsible for […]
20/05/2025
RTX 5080 Super rumored with 24GB of memory — Same 10,752 CUDA cores as the vanilla variant with a 400W+ TGP
Nvidia reportedly has an RTX 5080 Super in the making that ups the memory capacity by 50% over the base model from 16GB to 24GB.
20/05/2025
You’ve got 6 days to save $900 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 tickets
Less than one week left to save big on TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 passes! Disrupt 2025 prices increase on May 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Grab your pass now and: The clock is ticking — lock in your massive savings here. Why attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2025? From October 27–29, join the ultimate gathering of startups, VCs, […]
20/05/2025
Adata launches 'Trusta' enterprise line at Computex — SSDs and RAM for Edge AI and Enterprise users
Adata's booth at Computex 2025 includes the launch of the company's new Trusta brand, aimed at the enterprise and AI fields, as well as an array of other new SSD toys.
20/05/2025
Google I/O 2025: Everything announced at this year’s developer conference
I/O showcases product announcements from across Google's portfolio. We've got plenty of news relating to Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — of course — Google's AI-powered chatbot, Gemini.
20/05/2025
Google Play adds topic pages, audio previews, and new subscription tools for developers
Google is rolling out a series of upgrades to its Play Store to help Android app developers better market their software and services to consumers. Among the highlights are new tools for managing subscription apps, topic pages that let users explore a specific subject on the Play Store, a new feature that allows people to […]
20/05/2025
Google rolls out Project Mariner, its web-browsing AI agent
Google announced during Google I/O 2025 that it’s rolling out Project Mariner, the company’s experimental AI agent that browses and uses websites, to more users and developers. Google also says it’s significantly updated how Project Mariner works, allowing the agent to take on nearly a dozen tasks at a time. U.S. subscribers to Google’s new […]
20/05/2025
Google updates the Gemini app with real-time AI video, Deep Research, and more
Google announced several updates to the Gemini AI chatbot app during Google I/O 2025, including more broadly available multimodal AI features, updated AI models, and deeper integrations with Google’s suite of products. Starting Tuesday, Google is rolling out Gemini Live’s camera and screen-sharing capabilities to all users on iOS and Android. The feature, powered by […]
20/05/2025
Stitch is Google’s AI-powered tool to help design apps
At the Google I/O 2025 developer conference, Google launched Stitch, an AI-powered tool to help design web and mobile app front ends by generating the necessary UI elements and code. Stitch can be prompted to create app UIs with a few words or even an image, providing HTML and CSS markup for the designs it […]
20/05/2025
Google Meet is getting real-time speech translation
Google announced at Google I/O 2025 that it’s bringing real-time speech translation to Google Meet. The feature leverages a large language audio model from Google DeepMind to allow for a natural, free-flowing conversation with someone in a different language, Google says. Speech translation in Meet translates spoken words into the listener’s preferred language in real […]
20/05/2025
Android Studio adds ‘agentic AI’ with Journeys feature, Agent Mode
Android Studio, the integrated development environment (IDE) for Android app developers, is getting an AI upgrade, Google announced at its developer conference, Google I/O 2025, on Tuesday. In addition to the rollout of the latest Gemini 2.5 Pro model, Android Studio is gaining a new “agentic AI” capability called Journeys and will soon introduce an […]
20/05/2025
Veo 3 can generate videos — and soundtracks to go along with them
Google’s latest video-generating AI model, Veo 3, can create audio to go along with the clips that it generates. On Tuesday during the Google I/O 2025 developer conference, Google unveiled Veo 3, which the company claims can generate sound effects, background noises, and even dialogue to accompany the videos it creates. Veo 3 also improves […]
20/05/2025
Google’s AI Mode rolls out to US, will add support for deeper research, comparison shopping, and more
Google’s AI Mode, the experimental Google Search feature that lets users ask complex, multi-part questions via an AI interface, will roll out to everyone in the U.S. starting this week, the company announced at its annual developer conference, Google I/O 2025, on Tuesday. The feature builds on Google’s existing AI-powered search experience, AI Overviews, which […]
20/05/2025
Google unveils new AI features coming to Gmail, Docs, and Vids
At Google I/O 2025, the company unveiled a slew of new AI Workspace features coming to Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Vids. Most notably, Gmail is getting personalized smart replies and a new inbox-cleaning feature, while Vids is getting new ways to create and edit content. Personalized smart replies in Gmail will help you draft […]
20/05/2025
Google’s Gemini AI app has 400M monthly active users
Google’s Gemini AI app now has more than 400 million monthly active users, CEO Sundar Pichai said during a press briefing ahead of Google I/O 2025. Google’s AI chatbot app is now approaching a similar scale to OpenAI’s ChatGPT app. According to recent court filings, Google estimated in March that ChatGPT had around 600 million […]
20/05/2025
Google’s 3D teleconferencing platform, now called Beam, will ship later in 2025
Google announced at Google I/O 2025 that it is rebranding Project Starline, its corporate-focused teleconferencing platform that uses 3D imaging, and recommitting to shipping it this year. Starline, now called Google Beam, will come to “early customers” like Deloitte, Salesforce, Citadel, NEC, and Duolingo later in 2025 via Google’s previously announced partnership with HP, Google […]
20/05/2025
Google AI Ultra: You’ll have to pay $249.99 per month for Google’s best AI
AI Ultra, which is U.S.-only for now, joins a growing group of ultra-premium AI subscriptions.
20/05/2025
‘Deep Think’ boosts the performance of Google’s flagship Google Gemini AI model
Google is upgrading its most capable Gemini AI models. On Tuesday at Google I/O 2025, the company announced Deep Think, an “enhanced” reasoning mode for its flagship Gemini 2.5 Pro model. Deep Think allows the model to consider multiple answers to questions before responding, boosting its performance on certain benchmarks. “[Deep Think] pushes model performance […]
20/05/2025
The latest Google Gemma AI model can run on phones
Google’s family of “open” AI models, Gemma, is growing. During Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday, Google took the wraps off Gemma 3n, a model designed to run “smoothly” on phones, laptops, and tablets. Available in preview starting Tuesday, Gemma 3n can handle audio, text, images, and videos, according to Google. Models efficient enough to run […]
20/05/2025
Google’s new SynthID Detector can help spot AI slop
Google is launching a way to quickly check whether an image, video, audio file, or snippet of text was created using one of its AI tools. SynthID Detector, announced Tuesday at Google I/O 2025, is a verification portal that uses Google’s SynthID watermarking technology to help identify AI-generated content. Users can upload a file, and […]
20/05/2025
Project Astra comes to Google Search, Gemini, and developers
Google announced on Tuesday during Google I/O 2025 that Project Astra — the company’s low latency, multimodal AI experience — will power an array of new experiences in Search, the Gemini AI app, and products from third-party developers. Most notably, Project Astra is powering a new Search Live feature in Google Search. When using AI […]
20/05/2025
Imagen 4 is Google’s newest AI image generator
Google is rolling out a new image-generating AI model, Imagen 4, that the company claims delivers higher-quality results than its previous image generator, Imagen 3. Unveiled at Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday, Imagen 4 is capable of rendering “fine details” like fabrics, water droplets, and animal fur, Google says. The model can handle both photorealistic […]
20/05/2025
Google brings a music-generating AI model to its API with Lyria RealTime
Google announced at Google I/O 2025 that it is making the AI model that powers its experimental music production app, MusicFX DJ, available via an API. The model, Lyria RealTime, is now in Google’s Gemini API and AI Studio platform. It can mix musical genres, change instruments, and alter the mood of AI-generated music, giving […]
20/05/2025
Google debuts an AI-powered video tool called Flow
Google on Tuesday announced a new AI-powered video tool geared towards filmmaking called Flow at its Google I/O 2025 developer conference. The company said it’s using a trio of its AI models — Veo for video generation, Imagen for image generation, and Gemini for text and prompting — to power the new tool. Flow is […]
20/05/2025
Xreal teases Project Aura smart glasses for Android XR
The Google smart glasses era is back, sort of. Today, Google and Xreal announced a strategic partnership for a new Android XR device called Project Aura at the Google I/O developer conference. This is officially the second Android XR device since the platform was launched last December. The first is Samsung’s Project Moohan, but that’s […]
20/05/2025
Android XR is getting stylish partners in Warby Parker and Gentle Monster
Google’s second era of smart glasses is off to a chic start. At its I/O developer conference today, Google announced that it’ll be partnering with Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker to create smart glasses that people will actually want to wear. The partnership hints that Google is taking style a lot more seriously this […]
20/05/2025
Google has a new tool just for making AI videos
Google wants to make it easier to create AI-generated videos, and it has a new tool to do it. It’s called Flow, and Google is announcing it alongside its new Veo 3 video generation model, more controls for its Veo 2 model, and a new image generation model, Imagen 4. With Flow, you can use […]
20/05/2025
Google’s Gemini AI is coming to Chrome
Google is adding its Gemini AI assistant to Chrome, the company announced at Google I/O on Tuesday. Initially, Gemini will be able to “clarify complex information on any webpage you’re reading or summarize information,” according to a blog post from Google Labs and Gemini VP Josh Woodward. Google envisions that Gemini in Chrome will later […]
20/05/2025
Google Chrome will be able to automatically change your bad passwords
Google is going to let Chrome’s password manager automatically change your password when it detects one that is weak, the company announced at its Google I/O conference. “When Chrome detects a compromised password during sign-in, Google Password Manager prompts the user with an option to fix it automatically,” according to a blog post. “On supported […]
20/05/2025
Google will let you ‘try on’ clothes with AI
Google is taking its virtual try-on feature to a new level. Instead of seeing what a piece of clothing might look like on a wide range of models, it’s now testing a feature that lets you upload a photo of yourself to see how it might look on you. The new feature is rolling out […]
20/05/2025
Google says its new image AI can actually spell
Google is launching a new version of its image generation model, called Imagen 4, and the company says that it offers “stunning quality” and “superior typography.” “Our latest Imagen model combines speed with precision to create stunning images,” Eli Collins, VP of product at Google Deepmind, says in a blog post. “Imagen 4 has remarkable […]
20/05/2025
Google’s ‘universal AI assistant’ prototype can now do stuff for you — and you don’t even have to ask
Since its original launch at Google I/O 2024, Project Astra has become a testing ground for Google's AI assistant ambitions. The multimodal, all-seeing bot is not a consumer product, really, and it won't soon be available to anyone outside of a small group of testers. What Astra represents instead is a collection of Google's biggest, […]
20/05/2025
AI Mode is obviously the future of Google Search
There's a new tab in Google Search. You might have seen it recently. It's called AI Mode, and it brings a Gemini- or ChatGPT-style chatbot right into your web search experience. You can use it to find links, but also to quickly surface information, ask follow-up questions, or ask Google's AI models to synthesize things […]
20/05/2025
Twelve Labs CEO Jae Lee is coming to TechCrunch Sessions: AI
When you claim to have the world’s most powerful video intelligence platform, you probably know a thing or two about foundational models. We’re pleased to announce that Twelve Labs’ CEO, Jae Lee, will be joining us on the main stage at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening June 5th at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. One of the […]
20/05/2025
Apple reportedly plans to let developers build on top of its AI
Apple plans to release a new set of AI products and frameworks at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this June, including tools that’ll let third-party developers create software using Apple AI models, per a Bloomberg report. Apple’s hope is that expanding its AI tech in this way will draw more attention — and users — […]
20/05/2025
The most powerful laser in the US recently produced 2 quadrillion watts of power
The University of Michigan has announced that its Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System (ZEUS) produced 2 petawatts, or 2 quadrillion watts of power during its first experiment. That’s more than “100 times the global electricity power output,” according to the university, but don’t expect it to be harnessed to recreate the Death Star. Those intensely […]
20/05/2025
Patriot unveils world's first DRAMless PCIe 5.0 SSD and 9600MT/s DDR5 CUDIMM memory
Patriot brought a number of new SSD/memory products to Computex 2025, including a new 9600 MT/s-capable DDR5 CUDIMM memory module and the world's first DRAMless PCIe 5.0 SSD.
20/05/2025
Google I/O 2025 live blog: Gemini takes center stage
We’re back at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, for Google I/O. This year, we’re not expecting much hardware, but we’re naturally expecting a lot of AI news. The pressure is on to prove that ChatGPT won’t make Google Search obsolete, and that Google has what it takes for Gemini to become a household […]
20/05/2025
Phison's E28 controller's 14.8 GB/s, 3,000K IOPS, and 7W power draw could make it the new king of PCIe 5.0 performance
Phison is demonstrating its flagship E28 PCIe 5.0 controller at Computex, where it establishes clear wins against all competitors in its crosshairs.
20/05/2025
Fender’s free new recording app lets you simulate its iconic amps and pedals
Fender has released a free new recording app called Fender Studio that seems pretty powerful. The app, available on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux, supports multitrack recording and offers a host of effects that emulate guitar pedals and several of the company’s iconic amplifiers over the years. Some of the simulated amps include a […]
20/05/2025
Last 2 weeks: Savings of up to $600 on TechCrunch Sessions: AI tickets
AI is evolving fast, and access to valuable insights and powerful networking shouldn’t be reserved for those who pay top dollar. We’re rolling back TechCrunch Sessions: AI ticket prices! Save up to $300 on your pass, and get an extra 50% off when you bring a +1. Learn from the brightest minds in AI and […]
20/05/2025
TeamGroup teases T-Force AI-Flow X thermoelectric SSD cooler at Computex 2025
TeamGroup showed us three extreme M.2 SSD coolers: a slim model that uses thermoelectric technology, a dedicated AiO liquid M.2 cooler that supports up to three devices, and a combo 360mm AiO CPU and M.2 cooler.
20/05/2025
Google I/O 2025: All the news and announcements
Google I/O starts today, and would you believe it? They’re going to talk about AI. After getting everything Android out of the way in last week’s dedicated Android Show, we’re expecting today’s I/O developer conference keynote to be one big AI show. Gemini, Project Astra, and everything in between are likely to be the focus […]
20/05/2025
Chicago Sun-Times publishes made-up books and fake experts in AI debacle
The May 18th issue of the Chicago Sun-Times features dozens of pages of recommended summer activities: new trends, outdoor activities, and books to read. But some of the recommendations point to fake, AI-generated books, and other articles quote and cite people that don’t appear to exist. Alongside actual books like Call Me By Your Name […]
20/05/2025
Computex 2025 Day One Wrap-Up: Beautiful cases galore and ultra-sleek RTX 50 gaming laptops
Computex 2025 Day One has seen a raft of new options for gamers looking for a new case, along with new gaming laptops
20/05/2025
Google I/O 2025: How to watch all the AI and Android reveals
Google is gearing up to hold its largest developer conference of the year, Google I/O 2025, on May 20 and May 21. CEO Sundar Pichai, DeepMind CEO and co-founder Demis Hassabis, and executives in charge of Search, Cloud, and Android will announce major updates to Google’s product offerings. We’re expecting Google I/O 2025 to focus […]
20/05/2025
Amazon’s Danielle Perszyk is coming to TechCrunch Sessions: AI
We’re thrilled to announce that Danielle Perszyk, the leader of Amazon AGI SF Lab’s human-computer interaction efforts, will be taking the main stage at TechCrunch Sessions: AI on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. The AGI SF Lab is at the forefront of developing foundational capabilities for AI agents that can operate in the […]
20/05/2025
Apple will hold WWDC from June 9 to June 13
Apple sent invites for its developer-focused event, Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which will be held from June 9 to June 13 with an “On the horizon” tagline. The company will likely announce new versions of its operating systems, namely iOS 19, iPadOS 19, WatchOS 12, macOS 16, and visionOS 3. The developer conference is both […]
20/05/2025
Microsoft makes the Windows Subsystem for Linux open source after almost a decade of development
Now we can all develop new features for WSL
20/05/2025
NZXT Kraken Plus 360 RGB Review: silent heat assassin
NZXT’s Kraken Plus 360 RGB is a silent cooling assassin! We went hands-on, testing it with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Intel’s Core i7-14700K CPUs.
20/05/2025
Volunteer at TechCrunch All Stage in Boston
Our rebranded Boston summit, TechCrunch All Stage (formerly Early Stage), is back on July 15! And we are looking for some incredible volunteers to help us make this event happen. If you are interested in finding out what goes into building tech events, apply to volunteer. If you are selected, not only will you get […]
20/05/2025
Netflix is turning mobile blockbuster Clash of Clans into an animated series
In the great big ‘ol list of games that are getting an adaptation you can now add Clash of Clans to the list. Supercell’s mobile strategy games Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, two of the biggest, highest grossing games in the world, will serve as the foundation for a new animated series at Netflix. […]
20/05/2025
Once worth over $1B, Microsoft-backed Builder.ai is running out of money
AI software company Builder.ai is entering insolvency proceedings, a company spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. The Microsoft-backed unicorn, which has raised more than $450 million in funding, rose to prominence for its AI-based platform that aimed to simplify the process of building apps and websites. According to the spokesperson, Builder.ai, also known as Engineer.ai Corporation, is […]
20/05/2025
Agentic AI platform Manus launches a paid plan for teams
Manus, the once-buzzy AI agent platform, on Tuesday launched a plan aimed at small businesses and organizations. The plan, dubbed Manus Team, starts at $39 per seat per month with a five-seat minimum, totaling $195 per month. Each team gets 19,500 credits in a sharable pool, as well as access to certain features in beta, […]
20/05/2025
Sudokoo shows off brand-new CPU cooler and fan designs — new kid on the block puts more displays inside PCs
Hardware newcomer Sudokoo showed off a range of new cooling tech at Computex this year, with air coolers, AIOs, and fans all on display, showing off the latest ways to put more bling in your PC.
20/05/2025
SilverStone reveals the FLP02 late-80s style tower PC case — proudly beige but thoroughly modern inside
SilverStone’s FLP02 late-80s era tower PC case looks ancient but supports massive modern GPUs, up to 360mm AiO CPU coolers, and has a Turbo button fan controller display.
20/05/2025
Corsair’s Air 5400 features a triple-chamber design for high-performance cooling
Corsair showcased new cases, power supplies, and a custom DIY mechanical keyboard at Computex 2025
20/05/2025
Cooler Master unveils new pre-built PC with a 360 x 360mm radiator, new QUBE 500, and more
Cooler Master is showing off several new PC case and cooling solutions at its headquarters in Taiwan.
20/05/2025
Keep raises $12M in increasingly competitive Canadian corporate spend market
In the U.S., a number of startups aim to be the corporate spend manager of choice for small and large businesses. Brex, Ramp, and Mercury are among those companies, just to name a few. Moving north of the border to Canada, the options are fewer, but growing. Keep is a startup that has built a […]
20/05/2025
Waffle House adds fast EV charging to its 24/7 diners
Soon you’ll be able to charge your electric vehicle at Waffle House diners while chatting up truckers and dodging flying chairs. Starting in 2026, BP Pulse will be equipping America’s all-night breakfast place with 400kW DC fast chargers fitted with a mix of CCS and NACS connectors. Participating Waffle House diners in Texas, Georgia, Florida, […]
20/05/2025
Amazon’s Zoox to start testing AVs in Atlanta, following Waymo
Amazon’s autonomous vehicle unit Zoox is about to start mapping and gathering data in Atlanta, Georgia, a precursor to testing its self-driving vehicles and eventually offering public rides in the city. Atlanta will become the seventh city in the U.S. where Zoox is testing its vehicles. The company announced its testing plans just one day […]
20/05/2025
Elgato now lets you turn any device you want into a Stream Deck
Elgato showed off four new projects at Computex, joining the Stream Deck environment, including a new Network Dock and Virtual Stream Deck (VSD) software.
20/05/2025
iPhones are on the menu for Amazon drone delivery
The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has given Amazon’s Prime Air drones the go-ahead to deliver new categories of devices, including products with lithium ion batteries like iPhones, AirPods, and more, Amazon has announced. The company says those product categories can be shipped to your door within 60 minutes — if you’re in one of the […]
20/05/2025
Pennywise returns in the first trailer for HBO’s It prequel Welcome to Derry
It: Welcome to Derry, the prequel TV show for Stephen King’s It, has a new trailer. Coming to HBO Max (née Max, née HBO Go, née HBO Now, née…) this fall, the show centers on what seems to be the origins of It’s supernatural villain Pennywise the Clown and the first crop of kids to […]
20/05/2025
Google DeepMind’s Logan Kilpatrick is coming to TechCrunch Sessions: AI
Google DeepMind is at the forefront of AI innovation, and no one is more poised to speak to this than Senior Product Manager Logan Kilpatrick. We are pleased to announce he will be joining us on the main stage at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening June 5th at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. TC Sessions: AI is […]
20/05/2025
Amazon Music tests an AI-powered search experience for fans to learn more about their favorite artists
Amazon Music announced Tuesday that it’s testing a new AI-powered search feature called “Explore,” designed to help fans learn more about their favorite artists. To use this feature, users can tap the “Find” button at the bottom of the screen and enter an artist’s name in the search bar. Then, by selecting the “Explore” tab […]
20/05/2025
Walmart quietly released a new 4K Google TV box with Dolby Vision
Walmart has released a new version of its 4K Google TV box that could be an even better replacement for Google’s now discontinued Chromecast line. The new $29.88 Onn 4K Plus Streaming Device is $10 more expensive than Walmart’s $19.88 entry-level Onn 4K, but includes a feature from the pricier $49.88 Onn 4K Pro smart […]
20/05/2025
Cooler Master plans to launch a curved-glass case for around $70 – at least outside of the U.S.
Cooler Master's Elite series of cases has broken cover here at Computex, with curved glass, wood panels, and other premium features, despite MSRPs that I'm told should range from around $70-$100. But that doesn't include tariffs, so they'll almost certainly cost more in the U.S.
20/05/2025
The Razr Ultra proves flip phones are almost ready
Phones that flip and fold have been The Next Big Thing so long it almost seems like they might never happen. Even as they've gotten better, faster, and more durable, devices from Google, Samsung, and others have just had too many compromises. (They also cost way too much.) But bit by bit, year by year, […]
20/05/2025
Adaptation Ventures is a new angel investor group focused on disability and accessibility tech
The global assistive technology market was valued at more than $22 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow substantially by 2030. Despite the potential market size, many founders building tech to help people with disabilities struggle to secure the kind of early funding needed to get their companies off the ground in the first […]
20/05/2025
Nearly half of streaming subscriptions are for plans with ads
Ad-supported tiers are proving to be popular with streaming customers. New data from subscription analyst firm Antenna shows that 46 percent of Discovery Plus, Disney Plus, Hulu, HBO Max, Netflix, Paramount Plus, and Peacock subscribers in the US are paying for ad-supported plans, and that around 75 percent of subscribers have at least tried them. […]
20/05/2025
I tested a robot vacuum with an arm, and my dog may never forgive me
I suspect my dog does not like the Roborock Saros Z70. Unlike the dozens of other robot vacuums that Gus happily lets clean around him while he sleeps, the Z70 keeps stealing his treasures. Not his dog toys - although that could be a future feature - but my family's socks that he loves to […]
20/05/2025
SparkCharge raises $30M to help fleets electrify without commitments
SparkCharge raised $15.5 million in equity and secured a $15 million loan to expand its fleet charging operations.
20/05/2025
Alation acquires Numbers Station to bolster its AI agent offerings
Alation plans to integrate Numbers Station's products into its own as soon as the end of this quarter, Alation co-founder and CEO Satyen Sangani told TechCrunch.
20/05/2025
South Loop Ventures closes $21M fund in Houston to build up local tech ecosystem
South Loop Ventures, a Houston-based venture firm, announced a $21 million Fund I, with Rice Management Company and Chevron Technology Ventures serving as anchor investors. The firm, which launched in 2022, focuses on seed and pre-seed companies, with $400,000 as the average check size. It also primarily hopes to focus on backing founders of color. […]
20/05/2025
Brex partners with former competitor Zip, with an eye on reducing cash burn to get to an IPO
Brex has once again made the surprising, but perhaps realistic, decision to partner with another one-time competitor. This time Zip, the CEOs of both companies told TechCrunch exclusively. In April 2022, fintech Brex announced it was making “a big push” into both the enterprise and software. The news was notable considering that Brex originally was […]
20/05/2025
Formlabs Form 4L review: Industrial resin made simple
The Formlabs Form 4L is everything we like about the Form 4, but bigger.
20/05/2025
How To Zip Files in the Linux Terminal
Compressing files and storing them in a ZIP archive is very useful when you want to save space or send a collection of files as a single item. Let’s learn how to create an archive from the command line.
20/05/2025
NZXT goes big and small at Computex with the H9 Flow and H3 Flow cases
NZXT showcased new H9 Flow and H3 Flow cases at Computex alongside new Kraken Plus and Elite series AIO CPU coolers.
20/05/2025
OpenAI’s Codex is part of a new cohort of agentic coding tools
Last Friday, OpenAI introduced a new coding system called Codex, designed to perform complex programming tasks from natural language commands. Codex moves OpenAI into a new cohort of agentic coding tools that is just beginning to take shape. From GitHub’s early Copilot to contemporary tools like Cursor and Windsurf, most AI coding assistants operate as […]
20/05/2025
Cherry unveils next-generation keyboard switches with inductive sensing technology — claims no mechanical wear and 50% power reduction
Cherry has unveiled four new switches at Computex 2025.
20/05/2025
Gravitee, a platform that helps companies manage APIs, raises $60M
Gravitee, a platform designed to help companies manage their APIs and other digital traffic pipelines, has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round led by Sixth Street Growth with participation from Riverside Acceleration Capital and Albion VC. The new capital, which brings Gravitee’s total raised to just over $125 million, will be used […]
20/05/2025
In a good sign for consumer internet startups, Creator Ventures raises $45M
“I’ve got a pretty wild story to tell you,” the early YouTube star Caspar Lee says in a TikTok. He goes on to tell the story of how a startup founder slid into his LinkedIn DMs with a pitch about an eco-friendly deodorant called Wild. He ignored the message at first, but his cousin Sasha […]
20/05/2025
Hyte’s new X50 PC case comes with a rounded aesthetic, high-performance mesh, and fun colors
Combining premium aesthetics, high-airflow mesh, and modularity, the X50 series could be a standout case this year.
20/05/2025
Microsoft is putting AI actions into the Windows File Explorer
Microsoft is starting to integrate AI shortcuts, or what it calls AI actions, into the File Explorer in Windows 11. These shortcuts let you right-click on a file and quickly get to Windows AI features like blurring the background of a photo, erasing objects, or even summarizing content from Office files. Four image actions are […]
20/05/2025
Asus introduces 3000-watt PSU — enough capacity to power 4 RTX 5090s
This PSU is also taking steps to prevent the melting connector issues prevalent in high-powered Nvidia GPUs.
20/05/2025
InWin celebrates 40 years with the ChronoMancy — futuristic 1.1m case opens with the wave of a wand
Extravagant InWin ChronoMancy 40th anniversary case opens with the wave of a wand.
20/05/2025
Damn Small Linux revived my aging Eee PC. Here’s how to use it to resurrect any old computer.
Elevate that Intel Celeron from 2007 from doorstop to functional PC with Damn Small Linux
20/05/2025
Affiniti’s 20- and 22-year-old founders raise $17M led by SignalFire just 6 months after an $11M seed
Affiniti founders Aaron Bai and Sahil Phadnis are building the kind of expense management software for main street small businesses that tech startups have enjoyed for years.
20/05/2025
Razer unveils new Blade 14 laptop with Nvidia RTX 50 series GPUs and 3K 120Hz OLED display
Razer has unveiled its refreshed Blade 14 lineup, sporting up to an RTX 5070 and Ryzen AI 9 365.
20/05/2025
Adobe is switching some Creative Cloud users to a pricier AI plan
Some of Adobe’s most expensive Creative Cloud subscriptions are about to get even pricier for users in North America. Starting from June 17th, the Creative Cloud All Apps plan will be renamed Creative Cloud Pro for users in the US, Canada, and Mexico, adding a bunch of generative AI perks in exchange for bumping up […]
20/05/2025
Republican lawmakers could soon kill clean energy jobs in their home states
Renewable energy has driven a manufacturing boom in the US, but that’s all at stake as Congress weighs cuts to Biden-era tax incentives. Solar, wind, and battery companies have announced plans to either create or expand 250 manufacturing facilities since August 2022. That’s when Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), considered the biggest federal […]
20/05/2025
Monzo’s pivot from cool to corporate: ‘freshness is not about gimmicks’
Monzo, Britain’s biggest digital bank, is still synonymous with its neon debit cards, extensive use of emojis, and free spending abroad. But it’s no longer just trying to be cool; it’s trying to become a major financial institution. That shift, from an upstart fintech beloved by millennials into a mature, sustainable business, is what makes […]
20/05/2025
Sylndr, with fresh $15.7M, allows users to buy, sell, finance, and service used cars in Egypt
Cairo-based Sylndr has raised $15.7 million as it expands beyond online used car sales into auto financing, servicing, and tools for dealers. The round was led by Development Partners International’s Nclude Fund and included follow-on investments from Algebra Ventures and Nclude. The company, which operates in Egypt’s fast-growing but under-digitized vehicle market, said the latest […]
20/05/2025
MSI brings AMD-based AMD gaming handheld, updated mid-range gaming laptops to Computex
At Computex, MSI debuted a new Claw A8 gaming handheld using the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme and refreshed its midrange gaming laptops.
20/05/2025
MSI’s new Claw A8 is powered by AMD
MSI has revealed its latest iteration of its Claw PC gaming handheld — and this time, it’s powered by AMD. The company showed off the Claw A8 BZ2EM at Computex 2025, which comes with an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip along with up to 24GB of DDR5 memory. That’s a bit less than the 32GB […]
20/05/2025
Waymo gets OK to expand robotaxi service into more of Silicon Valley
The company is also aiming to unlock access to the San Francisco International Airport, although those plans are on a much longer timeline.
20/05/2025
Klarna’s revenue per employee soars to nearly $1 million thanks to AI efficiency push
Last year, Klarna announced a significant initiative to leverage its internally developed AI systems, powered by OpenAI, across its operations. This wasn’t empty talk for the buy now, pay later giant. The company not only ended its pricey contract with Salesforce CRM, but also curtailed its hiring efforts, allowing AI to do some of the […]
20/05/2025
Klarna’s revenue per employee soars to nearly $1M thanks to AI efficiency push
Last year, Klarna announced a significant initiative to leverage its internally developed AI systems, powered by OpenAI, across its operations. This wasn’t empty talk for the buy now, pay later giant. The company not only ended its pricey contract with Salesforce CRM, but also curtailed its hiring efforts, allowing AI to do some of the […]
20/05/2025
Elgato is letting you stick a Stream Deck on anything
Elgato announced a new “Stream Deck Everywhere” strategy at Computex, which includes a software-based virtual Stream Deck for PCs, an ethernet dock accessory, unbranded Stream Deck modules that can bring its keys into other products, and even new scissor-switch keys for a more precise, keyboard-like feel. “With these launches, we’re opening up Stream Deck to […]
19/05/2025
Waymo and Uber are giving some riders early access to Atlanta robotaxi service
Atlanta is the second city to get the so-called "Waymo on Uber" service. The companies launched the service, which matches riders with a
19/05/2025
Billionaire founder of Luminar replaced as CEO following ethics inquiry
Austin Russell, who became a billionaire after his lidar startup Luminar went public, appears to be out as CEO, according to the company’s board. Luminar’s board announced Wednesday — the same day of its first-quarter earnings report — it had replaced Russell and appointed Paul Ricci to the role. Ricci is the former chairman and […]
19/05/2025
Crucial announces T710 SSD with 14.9 GB/s of performance, X10 portable SSD up to 8TB
Crucial launched its new T710 SSD here in Taipei, Taiwan, at Computex 2025, touting speeds of up to a blistering 14.9 GB/s and 2.2 million IOPS.
19/05/2025
Judge pressures Apple to approve Fortnite or return to court
A federal judge is asking Apple to approve Fortnite’s submission on the U.S. App Store or return to court to explain the legal basis as to why it has not done so. In a new filing, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers confirms the court has received Epic Games’ latest motion, where it demands that […]
19/05/2025
Apple approves Spotify update so US users can buy audiobooks within the app
Spotify announced on Monday that Apple has approved a new app update, allowing iPhone users in the U.S. to purchase individual audiobooks directly within the app. Users can also view audiobook prices and easily buy additional listening hours beyond the initial 15 hours. “This change lowers the barriers for more users to embrace their first […]
19/05/2025
Headline Asia closes $145M fund to fuel investments in Asia-Pacific
With the current economic uncertainties and geopolitical challenges, securing funding for startups in Asia has recently become more difficult. Venture capital firms have also been impacted by the downturn, leading to a decrease in the number of funds being closed. The VC market is “going through [one of its] cyclical winters marked by high interest […]
19/05/2025
Where to buy Nvidia's RTX 5060 8GB GPU
After some strange preview reviews, the Nvidia 5060 is now available to buy.
19/05/2025
Spotify’s iPhone app will now let you easily buy audiobooks
It’s finally possible to purchase an audiobook from Spotify’s iPhone app with just a few taps. On Monday, Spotify announced that Apple approved an update that allows users in the US to see audiobook pricing within the app and buy individual audiobooks outside the App Store. The update also lets Spotify Premium subscribers purchase additional […]
19/05/2025
WizKids’ Baldur’s Gate 3 mini figures look like they’ve been through the hells
WizKids did Baldur’s Gate 3 dirty with its new D&D Icons of the Realms collection of miniature figures. The anticipated collection based on the beloved RPG (my personal 2023 GOTY) launched in April, and some buyers noticed that the characters look nothing — and I mean nothing — like how they were advertised. These cursed […]
19/05/2025
Trump signs bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfakes
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Take It Down Act today, a bipartisan law that enacts stricter penalties for distributing non-consensual explicit images, including deepfakes and revenge porn.
19/05/2025
SAG-AFTRA files complaint over Fortnite’s AI Darth Vader
SAG-AFTRA, the organization that represents voice, motion, and screen performers, has filed an unfair labor complaint against Epic Games. The complaint stems from the company’s recent introduction of an AI programmed to sound like James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader that can respond to a player’s actions and questions. SAG-AFTRA wrote in a statement that it […]
19/05/2025
Trump signs the Take It Down Act into law
President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law, enacting a bill that will criminalize the distribution of nonconsensual intimate images (NCII) — including AI deepfakes — and require social media platforms to promptly remove them when notified. The bill sailed through both chambers of Congress with several tech companies, parent and youth […]
19/05/2025
Google inks another massive solar power deal to electrify its data centers
The new deal covers solar and storage projects being developed in South Carolina by EnergyRe.
19/05/2025
How to manage your bookmarks in Google Chrome
There's a lot to look at, watch, and listen to on the web. Fully utilizing the bookmarks feature in Google Chrome can be a real help in staying on top of everything. Chrome is the browser I use most often, and I've got a huge number of bookmarked sites inside it: long reads I want […]
19/05/2025
Google releases its NotebookLM mobile app
Google’s NotebookLM app for Android is out now, as reported by 9to5Google, and is expected to launch for iOS and iPadOS on May 20th, according to the app’s App Store listing. The app appears to offer similar functionality to the desktop version of NotebookLM, including the ability to upload sources of information that the app […]
19/05/2025
Huawei’s new foldable laptop might be the thinnest yet
Huawei just launched a super sleek folding laptop that might be as thin as your phone. The MateBook Fold, which consists of a single OLED display, is just 7.3mm (~0.3 inches) thick when unfolded and 14.9mm (~0.6 inches) when closed, as spotted earlier by Android Headlines. To compare, Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold measures 8.6mm (0.34 […]
19/05/2025
LG’s brilliant C4 OLED is more than 50 percent off for Memorial Day
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, but it’s also one of the best times of the year to snag a seriously good deal on a top-tier TV. Right now, for instance, you can buy LG’s C4 OLED at Amazon, Best Buy, and LG’s online storefront in the 42-inch configuration starting at an all-time […]
19/05/2025
.NET Aspire 9.3 is here and enhanced with GitHub Copilot!
.NET Aspire 9.3 is the biggest release of .NET Aspire yet, with the introduction of GitHub Copilot directly into the .NET Aspire Dashboard, updates for integrations, app model enhancements, and more. The post .NET Aspire 9.3 is here and enhanced with GitHub Copilot! appeared first on .NET Blog.
19/05/2025
AMD strikes a deal to sell ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business for $3B
Semiconductor giant AMD followed through with its plan to spin out ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business. AMD announced on Monday that it was selling ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business to electronic manufacturing services company Sanmina. The $3 billion deal is a mix of cash and stock: $2.25 billion in cash; a $300 million premium, including 50% cash […]
19/05/2025
Google launches standalone NotebookLM app for Android
Google has officially released the NotebookLM app for Android, a day before Google I/O 2025 and a day before the company said it would roll out. Since its launch in 2023, the AI-based note-taking and research assistant has only been accessible via desktop. Google has now made the service available on the go. The iOS app […]
19/05/2025
Microsoft’s Edit on Windows is a new command line text editor
Microsoft is unveiling its own command line text editor on Windows today. Edit on Windows will be accessible by using “edit” in a command prompt, allowing developers to edit files within the command line. It’s part of a number of improvements to Windows developer tools at Microsoft’s Build conference today to improve the Windows experience […]
19/05/2025
Accelerate Your .NET Upgrades with GitHub Copilot
Upgrade your .NET apps with confidence! Introducing our newest AI-powered upgrade experience, GitHub Copilot app modernization - Upgrade for .NET. The post Accelerate Your .NET Upgrades with GitHub Copilot appeared first on .NET Blog.
19/05/2025
Asus debuts 24-inch 610 Hz Full HD gaming monitor with a Super TN panel
The ROG Strix Ace XG248QSG has a native refresh rate of 600 Hz, but can overclock to 610 Hz
19/05/2025
Microsoft employee disrupts Satya Nadella’s Build conference keynote
A Microsoft employee disrupted the company’s Build developer conference in Seattle, Washington, this morning, protesting against the company’s cloud and AI contracts with the Israeli government. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had only been on stage for a matter of minutes before protesters started interrupting his speech, with one shouting “free Palestine!” Nadella continued his keynote, […]
19/05/2025
Bluesky is testing a new ‘live’ indicator, starting with the NBA
Bluesky is making it easier to know when an NBA game is happening with a new test that adds a red border to the NBA’s profile picture, along with a “live” callout below it. When you click the profile picture, you’ll be taken out of Bluesky and to whatever live event the organization is promoting, […]
19/05/2025
Computex 2025 Day Zero Wrap-Up: AI comes into focus, 500 Hz QD-OLEDs blossom, dual-GPU Arc Pro B60 workstation cards inbound
The opening salvo of Computex 2025 announcement is upon us
19/05/2025
Asus refreshes its gaming laptops with cheaper RTX 5060 options
Asus is updating three of its gaming laptop lines with configurations featuring the new GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, offering features like Multi Frame Generation for higher framerates at slightly lower prices. Nvidia’s mid-range graphics are coming to the beefy ROG Strix G16 and G18, ROG Zephyrus G14 hybrid gaming / creativity laptop, and the entry-level […]
19/05/2025
Trump to sign bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfakes
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Take It Down Act today, a bipartisan law that enacts stricter penalties for distributing non-consensual explicit images, including deepfakes and revenge porn.
19/05/2025
How To Add, Remove and Update Software in Debian and Ubuntu Using Apt
Debian-based Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Mint and Raspberry Pi OS use the Apt packaging application to manage software installations.
19/05/2025
Cocospy stalkerware apps go offline after data breach
The trio of spyware apps — hacked earlier this year — no longer work.
19/05/2025
Microsoft is opening its on-device AI models up to web apps in Edge
Web developers will be able to start leveraging on-device AI in Microsoft’s Edge browser soon, using new APIs that can give their web apps access to Microsoft’s Phi-4-mini model, the company announced at its Build conference today. And Microsoft says the API will be cross-platform, so it sounds like these APIs will work with the […]
19/05/2025
MSI introduces its first Ryzen-based handheld — The Claw A8 packs the Z2 Extreme and 24GB of fast RAM
The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme powered MSI Claw A8 is set to hit shelves shortly, rivaling its Lunar Lake counterparts.
19/05/2025
Microsoft is now hosting xAI’s Grok 3 models
I reported in my Notepad newsletter earlier this month that Microsoft was getting ready to host Elon Musk’s Grok AI models, and now it’s official. At Microsoft’s Build developer conference today, the company confirmed it’s expanding its Azure AI Foundry models list to include Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini from xAI. “These models will have […]
19/05/2025
Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open-source
Microsoft is making its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) open-source today, opening up the code for community members to contribute to. After launching WSL for Windows 10 nearly nine years ago, it has been a multiyear effort at Microsoft to open-source the feature that enables a Linux environment within Windows. “It has been a consistent […]
19/05/2025
Windows is getting support for the ‘USB-C of AI apps’
Microsoft launched its Copilot Plus PC and Windows AI efforts last year, and now it’s going a step further today with native Model Context Protocol (MCP) in Windows and the launch of the Windows AI Foundry. The groundwork is necessary for a future envisioned by Microsoft whereby automated AI agents assist their human companions. Introduced […]
19/05/2025
GitHub’s new AI coding agent can fix bugs for you
GitHub is launching an AI coding agent that can do things like fix bugs, add features, and improve documentation — all on a developer’s behalf. The agent is embedded directly into GitHub Copilot, and it will start working once a user assigns it a task, according to an announcement at Microsoft Build. To complete its […]
19/05/2025
Microsoft Build 2025: news and announcements from the developer conference
Microsoft’s four-day Build conference kicks off on Monday, May 19th, with a livestream starting at 9AM PT / 12PM ET. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will be on stage to present all the latest Windows, Office, and AI news, followed by developer sessions that will be free for anyone to register and watch online. Build is […]
19/05/2025
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on how AI can save the web, not destroy it
Today, I’m talking with Kevin Scott, the chief technology officer of Microsoft and one of the company’s AI leaders. This is Kevin’s third time on Decoder, and he’s one of my favorite guests. He thinks a lot about the relationship between technology, art, and culture, and he’s unusually willing to dive into the weeds of […]
19/05/2025
Microsoft’s plan to fix the web: letting every website run AI search for cheap
"So the 10,000-foot-level view is that we've had three big revolutions in personal computing." That's how Ramanathan V. Guha, a technical fellow at Microsoft, begins his explanation of what I had thought was a relatively minor AI announcement coming at this year's Build developer conference. But Guha continues to make his case that what he […]
19/05/2025
Razer made its new Blade 14 thinner than ever and gave it a full-power RTX 5070
Razer is making its Blade 14 thinner and more powerful, just like it did recently with its 16-inch counterpart. In addition to giving it an RTX 5060 GPU with a starting price of $2,299.99, the Blade 14 can be specced out with the RTX 5070 for $2,699.99. Razer says it isn’t limiting that 5070 in […]
19/05/2025
AI dev tools for Windows get a fresh coat of paint
Microsoft wants to make it easier for developers to build AI-powered apps on Windows devices. On Monday during its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft announced Windows AI Foundry, a rebranding and expansion of the Windows Copilot Runtime service the company launched last May. Microsoft describes Windows AI Foundry as a “unified platform for local AI development” — […]
19/05/2025
Microsoft wants to tap AI to accelerate scientific discovery
Can AI speed up aspects of the scientific process? Microsoft appears to think so. At the company’s Build 2025 conference on Monday, Microsoft announced Microsoft Discovery, a platform that taps agentic AI to “transform the [scientific] discovery process,” according to a press release provided to TechCrunch. Microsoft Discovery is “extensible,” Microsoft says, and can handle […]
19/05/2025
It’ll soon be free to publish apps to the Microsoft Store
Microsoft is getting rid of developer onboarding fees for the Microsoft Store on Windows, the digital distribution platform for its flagship operating system, the company announced Monday during its Build 2025 conference. Starting June 2025, individual developers will be able to sign up and publish apps to the Microsoft Store without having to pay to […]
19/05/2025
NLWeb is Microsoft’s project to bring more chatbots to webpages
As part of an effort to make building AI-powered chatbots on the web simpler, Microsoft is launching an open project called NLWeb. Announced at Build 2025, NLWeb lets websites provide a “conversational interface” — i.e. a text field and a submission button — for their users with a few lines of code, the AI model […]
19/05/2025
Devs can now tap Microsoft Edge to power AI web apps
Microsoft is launching new APIs for Edge, its web browser, to let developers incorporate AI functionality into web apps using models built into Edge. Unveiled at Build 2025, the AI APIs mirror some of the functionality in Google Chrome, which also offers “built-in AI” that developers can tap to power their web applications. Microsoft’s move […]
19/05/2025
GitHub, Microsoft embrace Anthropic’s spec for connecting AI models to data sources
GitHub and Microsoft, GitHub’s corporate parent, are joining the steering committee for MCP, Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to the systems where data resides. The announcement, which was made at Microsoft’s Build 2025 conference on Monday, comes as MCP gains steam in the AI industry. Earlier this year, both OpenAI and Google said they […]
19/05/2025
Microsoft open-sources a command-line text editor and more at Build
At its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft open-sourced a number of apps and tools, including a new command-line text editor for Windows called Edit. Open source software may not earn the company direct revenue, but it can serve as a form of market research — and a funnel to paid applications and services. By contributing to […]
19/05/2025
xAI’s Grok 3 comes to Microsoft Azure
Microsoft on Monday became one of the first hyperscalers to provide managed access to Grok, the AI model developed by billionaire Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI. Available through Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry platform, Grok — specifically Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini — will “have all the service-level agreements Azure customers expect from any Microsoft product,” […]
19/05/2025
Asus RTX 5080 ProArt comes with a wood grain finish and M.2 slot option
Asus has brought the joy of wood grain to its graphics card lineup with four new ProArt GeForce RTX 5080 models.
19/05/2025
23andMe and its user data will soon belong to a pharmaceutical giant
23andMe will keep offering customers its DNA testing services after being bought out of bankruptcy. New York-based biotech company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement on Monday to purchase the 23andMe startup for $256 million, alongside its Total Health and Research Services business and biobank of customer data and genetic samples. Regeneron is the winner of […]
19/05/2025
Maxsun unveils Intel dual-GPU Battlemage graphics card with 48GB GDDR6 to compete with Nvidia and AMD
Maxsun has announced the Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual 48G Turbo that targets AI and workstation users.
19/05/2025
Prominent Computex sign runs Windows 7, as Microsoft insists we move on from Windows 10
A day before Computex officially starts, I spotted a sign near the main entrance that is running a version of Windows from 2009.
19/05/2025
Bluesky takes on ‘Sports Twitter’ with NBA playoff feature
As the playoffs rage on, Bluesky announced that it is beta testing a new feature during the NBA playoffs. While an NBA game is in progress, a red border with a “live” designation will appear around posts from the NBA’s account. When users click on the NBA’s profile picture, they will be redirected to the […]
19/05/2025
Asus adds the RTX 5060 to its gaming laptop lineup, tweaks TUF A14 with better cooling
Asus is updating its gaming laptops with the RTX 5060, and is also releasing a dock for the ROG Ally and other gaming devices.
19/05/2025
Pharma giant Regeneron to buy 23andMe and its customers’ data for $256M
23andMe was sold by bankruptcy auction, a year after the company had a massive data breach.
19/05/2025
Asus unveils Noctua triple-fan RTX 5080, new external GPU dock, and more at Computex
Asus has a new mechanical keyboard, mouse, GPUs, and other tech on display in Taiwan.
19/05/2025
The Sonos Move 2 is cheaper than ever, just in time for summer
The portable and capable Sonos Move 2 wireless speaker just hit its lowest price yet at Amazon and Best Buy, costing $336 (was $449) for each of its three available colors. It’s still pricey, but now it’s a better deal. Its built-in battery can last up to 24 hours of continuous playback, and, like the […]
19/05/2025
Nikola’s hydrogen trucks hit the auction block
Nikola’s hydrogen trucks are officially up for auction, one of the company’s last big steps in unloading all of its assets after filing for bankruptcy in February. Auction house Gordon Brothers reached an agreement with Nikola in Delaware bankruptcy court to purchase the hydrogen trucking assets late last week. Over the weekend, Gordon Brothers published […]
19/05/2025
Ex-Siri head reportedly wanted Apple to choose Google’s Gemini over ChatGPT
Former Siri head John Giannandrea pushed Apple to choose Google’s Gemini chatbot over ChatGPT for the first chatbot integration with Siri last year, according to a Bloomberg report looking at Apple’s uneven AI efforts. Giannandrea, an ex-Google executive who was demoted in a leadership reshuffle in March, thought that OpenAI’s bot wouldn’t have staying power […]
19/05/2025
Nvidia in talks to invest in PsiQuantum
The Information has reported that Nvidia is in talks to invest in quantum computing startup PsiQuantum, just months after CEO Jensen Huang suggested the technology is decades off from practical usage.
19/05/2025
Clock’s ticking: Save up to $900 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 tickets before prices rise
Tick-tock! Time’s almost up to save up to $900 on individual passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! Or go big and grab an Early Bird ticket now and get a second for your +1 at 90% off — but only for a limited time. These unbeatable deals disappear May 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT — don’t […]
19/05/2025
Suspected SK hynix HBM tech leaker arrested boarding flight to China
A man suspected of attempting to smuggle SK hynix tech secrets to China was apprehended at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport earlier this month
19/05/2025
Sesame Street’s next season will stream on Netflix
Sunny days are on their way to Netflix. The streamer just announced that the next season of Sesame Street will be available on Netflix “later this year.” Season 56 of the show won’t be fully exclusive to Netflix, as the company says that it “has exclusive worldwide premiere rights and episodes will be available day-and-date […]
19/05/2025
Google I/O 2025: how to watch and what to expect
Google’s annual I/O developer conference is almost here, and all eyes will be on the company’s opening keynote. But for the first time in years, we know there’s little reason to hope for major Android OS announcements, since Google already did that last week. Instead, we’re expecting I/O’s keynote to be (almost) all about AI, […]
19/05/2025
Acer showcases ProCreator, Predator, and portable monitors at Computex
Acer has a sizable range of new monitors at Computex 2025, covering the needs of professional content creators, gamers, and digital road warriors.
19/05/2025
MSI's $7,000 Vision X AI has a 13-inch AI 'Human Machine Interface' touchscreen embedded into the chassis
MSI's new Vision X AI is a desktop PC with a 13-inch touchscreen that lets you interface with AI.
19/05/2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘There’s no evidence of any AI chip diversion’
The Nvidia CEO denies the allegation of AI chip diversions to China.
19/05/2025
MSI unveils EdgeXpert MS-C931 desktop AI supercomputer powered by Nvidia DGX Spark
The device is powered by Nvidia's GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip
19/05/2025
How to watch Microsoft’s Build 2025 conference
Microsoft’s annual developer conference kicks off today in Seattle, Washington, during the same week Google hosts its own I/O developer event in Mountain View, California. Build will be focused on Microsoft’s latest platform changes for developers, including new AI announcements that are bound to go head-to-head with Google’s own news. Microsoft is streaming Build online […]
19/05/2025
Nvidia teams up with Foxconn to build an AI supercomputer in Taiwan
Taiwan wants to use this AI supercomputer to supercharge AI research within the country.
19/05/2025
MSI’s new 500 Hz QD-OLED monitor leverages AI tech to save it from burn-in
MSI has shown off its new MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50 gaming monitor with AI Care Sensor to detect human eyeballs.
19/05/2025
Intel launches $299 Arc Pro B50 with 16GB of memory, 'Project Battlematrix' workstations with 24GB Arc Pro B60 GPUs
Intel announced its Arc Pro B-series of graphics cards here at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Intel Arc Pro B50 has 16GB of memory and will retail for $299, while the larger Intel Arc Pro B60 slots in with a copious 24GB of memory. The company also introduced powerful 'Project Battlematrix' AI workstations.
19/05/2025
Samsung is finally bringing Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro to its OLED TVs
Samsung is bringing Nvidia G-sync to its 2025 OLED TV lineup.
19/05/2025
Deel wants Rippling to hand over any agreements involving paying the alleged spy
Deel has lobbed a new volley in the ongoing legal battle with rival HR tech startup Rippling. Deel filed a motion, containing a series of letters, asking the Irish court to make Rippling hand over information. In one letter, Deel wants unredacted versions of witness affidavits, including the famed one by former Rippling employee, Keith […]
19/05/2025
Uber eyes B2B logistics push in India through state-backed open commerce network
Uber is entering India’s growing B2B logistics market by extending its partnership with the Indian government-backed nonprofit that aims to break the domination of the e-commerce duo Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart and widen digital commerce in the South Asian nation. On Monday, the ride-hailing giant announced it will soon launch its B2B logistics service through […]
19/05/2025
VUZ gets $12M to scale immersive video experiences across emerging markets and the U.S.
VUZ, a startup known for offering immersive video experiences from red carpets and football stadiums, has raised $12 million as it doubles down on its presence in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as accelerates expansion into Africa, Asia, and the United States. The pre-Series C funding round, led by the International […]
19/05/2025
Intel demos running Panther Lake systems, touts performance and power efficiency improvements
Intel demoed working Panther Lake silicon for laptops, its first chips based on its crucial 18A process node, here at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan.
19/05/2025
Nvidia announces NVLink Fusion to allow custom CPUs and AI Accelerators to work with its products
Nvidia's NVLink Fusion program allows customers to use the company’s key NVLink tech for their own custom rack-scale designs with non-Nvidia CPUs or accelerators in tandem with Nvidia’s products.
19/05/2025
Watch Nvidia's Computex 2025 keynote right here
Keep an eye on the live stream below to see what Jensen Huang announces.
19/05/2025
Computex 2025 Live Blog: All the latest tech from Taipei
We're on the ground at Asia's biggest tech show, sharing all the cool stuff we find.
18/05/2025
Apple is trying to get ‘LLM Siri’ back on track
Apple Intelligence has been a wreck since its first features rolled out last year, and a big new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman details why — and how Apple is trying to piece things back together. And much of its effort hinges on rebuilding Siri from the ground up. Gurman has reported in the past […]
18/05/2025
Crypto elite increasingly worried about their personal safety
Cryptocurrency executives and other investors with significant wealth from crypto holdings are getting more serious about personal security, according to stories this weekend in both the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. While cryptocurrencies have always created unique security risks, it seems there’s a rising threat of violent abduction due to the growing value of Bitcoin, […]
18/05/2025
Grok says it’s ‘skeptical’ about Holocaust death toll, then blames ‘programming error’
Grok, the AI-powered chatbot created by xAI and widely deployed across its new corporate sibling X, wasn’t just obsessed with white genocide this week. As first noted in Rolling Stone, Grok also answered a question on Thursday about the number of Jews killed by the Nazis in World War II by saying that “historical records, […]
18/05/2025
China begins assembling its supercomputer in space
China has launched the first 12 satellites of a planned 2,800-strong orbital supercomputer satellite network, reports Space News. The satellites, created by the company ADA Space, Zhijiang Laboratory, and Neijang High-Tech Zone, will be able to process the data they collect themselves, rather than relying on terrestrial stations to do it for them, according to […]
18/05/2025
AMD B850 Mini ITX motherboard with PCIe slots on both sides teased ahead of Computex
Maxsun’s Terminator B850BKB WIFI Mini ITX motherboard has a PCIe x4 slot on the top and a x16 slot on the rear, for some reason.
18/05/2025
Heybike’s Alpha step-through e-bike is an affordable, all-terrain dreamboat
The Heybike ALPHA is an affordable, all-terrain mid-drive e-bike that rides like a traditional push bike and comes in at $1,699.
18/05/2025
Nvidia's H20 follow-up in China won't be based on Hopper, says Jensen — Reportedly switching from HBM to GDDR7
Future AI accelerators for China will not use the Hopper architecture, as Jensen Huang hints at a potential switch to Blackwell.
18/05/2025
U.S. lawmakers have concerns about Apple-Alibaba deal
The Trump administration and congressional officials are scrutinizing a deal between Apple and Alibaba that would bring Alibaba-powered AI features to iPhones sold in China, according to The New York Times. Citing anonymous sources, the NYT says White House officials and members of the House Select Committee on China have asked Apple executives directly about […]
18/05/2025
I used two GPS hiking apps for backpacking and I’ll do it again
For most of my life, I've relied on a paper map when I go outdoors. Then, in March, I joined my friend Rusty on the Appalachian Trail for two weeks. He told me to download FarOut. FarOut was my introduction to the world of app-based navigation. It's focused on thru-hikers, and has useful details, including […]
18/05/2025
Espresso Displays 15 Pro portable monitor review: Bright and colorful with 4K charm
The Espresso Displays 15 Pro delivers a colorful 4K punch in a trim aluminum frame.
18/05/2025
Defendnot tool pitched as 'an even funnier way’ to disable Windows Defender
Defendnot disables Windows Defender without replacing it with a genuine rival antivirus (AV) product.
18/05/2025
Xiaomi's in-house XRing 01 SoC leaked — melds 10-core Arm Cortex CPU plus 16-core Mali G925 GPU
Xiaomi's custom XRing 01 chip is allegedly a 10-core powerhouse, rivaling the likes of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite and MediaTek's Dimsensity 9400.
18/05/2025
First Intel Core 2 and Nvidia RTX 50 gaming experiments disappoint
The system played nicely, but the ‘majority of games’ with RT fell flat.
18/05/2025
In a year full of giant games, some little mice stand out
There have been a lot of big games this year that have felt all-consuming, like Monster Hunter Wilds or Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Maze Mice offers something different: a small, pick-up-and-play experience that takes a bunch of ideas from some classics and adds a clever twist. The game, from Luck Be a Landlord developer TrampolineTales, […]
18/05/2025
The best wireless headphones get even better
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 83, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, please don't spoil Andor for me, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Mission: Impossible and Sam Altman's kitchen and […]
18/05/2025
Amazon claims its ‘constantly inviting’ new customers to Alexa Plus
Yesterday, Reuters ran a story with the headline “Weeks after Amazon’s Alexa+ AI launch, a mystery: where are the users?,” in which it detailed its difficulty locating first-hand accounts of the AI-upgraded assistants’ use online. The Verge asked Amazon about the story, and the company has responded to say that the idea that Alexa Plus […]
17/05/2025
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is choosing chatbots over podcasts
While Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he likes podcasts, he might not actually be listening to them anymore. That tidbit comes towards the end of a longer Bloomberg profile of Nadella, with a focus on Microsoft’s AI strategy and its complicated relationship with OpenAI. To illustrate how much he uses the company’s Copilot AI assistant […]
17/05/2025
MIT disavows doctoral student paper on AI’s productivity benefits
MIT says that due to concerns about the “integrity” of a high-profile paper on the effects of artificial intelligence on the productivity of a materials science lab, the paper should be “withdrawn from public discourse.” The paper in question, “Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation,” was written by a doctoral student in the university’s […]
17/05/2025
Laser-powered fusion experiment more than doubles its power output
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Ignition Facility increased the yield of the experiment in recent attempts.
17/05/2025
How a DoorDash driver scammed the company out $2.5 million
A former DoorDash delivery driver pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to a wire fraud conspiracy that scammed DoorDash out of over $2.5 million, the US Attorney’s Office in California’s Northern District announced on Tuesday. He and others made it happen over a period of months using fake customer accounts, deliveries that never happened, driver […]
17/05/2025
Intel ARCade machine showcases a NUC Extreme with Arc A770 GPU
Intel ARCade machines are often featured in major e-sports events, but who knows if a Battlemage edition appears at Computex?
17/05/2025
Nvidia RTX 5060 is up to 25% faster than RTX 4060 with frame generation in new GPU preview
Nvidia has given select outlets a chance to preview the RTX 5060 using very strict benchmarking measures. In these tests, the RTX 5060 is 16%—25 % faster than the RTX 4060.
17/05/2025
TechCrunch Week in Review: Coinbase gets hacked
Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of news for you this week, including a hack at Coinbase; YC thinks Google is a ‘monopolist’; layoffs at Microsoft; and much more. Have a great weekend! Uh-oh: Coinbase says that customers’ personal information, including government-issued IDs, was stolen in a data breach. The hackers demanded […]
17/05/2025
Epic Games asks judge to force Apple to approve Fortnite
Epic Games is escalating its efforts to pressure Apple to allow its game Fortnite into its App Store, with a new court filing asking Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to require that Apple “accept any compliant version of Fortnite onto the U.S. storefront of the App Store.” Epic and Apple have been engaged in a years-long […]
17/05/2025
Intel's Lunar Lake intricacies revealed in new high-resolution die shots
Fritzchens Fritz has captured the first detailed and high-resolution die shots of Intel's golden child.
17/05/2025
How To Hibernate your Linux computer: Unlike sleep, it uses no battery
Learn how to enable hibernation for your PC and laptop running Linux
17/05/2025
Microsoft's 'We're faster than a Mac' ad claims top Copilot+ PCs are up to 58% faster than Apple's last-gen M3 MacBook Air
Microsoft's short YouTube clip touts the performance of Copilot+ PCs.
17/05/2025
Epic asks judge to make Apple let Fortnite back on the US App Store
Epic is asking District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to order Apple to review — and approve if compliant with Apple’s guidelines — Epic’s submission of Fortnite to the US App Store in a new court filing. The company argues in the document that Apple is once again in contempt of the judge’s April order restricting it from […]
17/05/2025
Y Combinator startup Firecrawl is ready to pay $1M to hire three AI agents as employees
Y Combinator startup Firecrawl is back on the hunt for AI agent employees, after a previous attempt to hire one didn't go as planned.
17/05/2025
The Verge’s 2025 graduation gift guide
Graduation is one of those unique milestones in life that’s both exciting and nerve-wracking. It’s worth celebrating, but it also marks a new chapter that can feel overwhelming. That’s why your grad will surely appreciate a little support as they step into the next phase of their life, whether that be college or their first job. […]
17/05/2025
Alleged AMD RX 7500 prototype surfaces with 1,536 shaders and 6GB VRAM
X user shares an alleged prototype of AMD's cancelled Radeon RX 7500 graphics card that appears to sport 1,536 shaders, 64 ROPS, and 6GB of onboard memory.
17/05/2025
Endorfy Fortis 5 Black ARGB Review: All you need for AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D
We tested Endorfy’s Fortis 5 with Intel’s i7-14700K and AMD’s flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPUs. Can it handle the heat?
17/05/2025
It’s time for Logitech to make a real Forever Mouse
Last fall, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber was roundly ridiculed after suggesting the company would like to produce a "Forever Mouse" - a mouse with a monthly subscription fee for software updates. It seemed to betray a lack of understanding: many people who buy mice don't want software at all, much less software they have to […]
17/05/2025
Huawei’s first trifold is a great phone that you shouldn’t buy
Let's get one thing out of the way immediately: you shouldn't buy Huawei's trifold phone, the Mate XT. And that's alright, because you probably couldn't if you wanted to - while it's no longer exclusive to China, it's only on sale in a handful of countries, and not in the US or Europe. Besides, I […]
17/05/2025
It’s parry season
If you like games with parrying, there are two great new ways to get your fix: Doom: The Dark Ages and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. These very different games - one is a fast-paced first-person shooter, the other a turn-based fantasy RPG - approach the mechanic in very different ways. Let's start with Doom. One […]
17/05/2025
Google I/O will be an AI show
Android is getting its biggest visual update in years, and rather than unveiling it for the first time at its big annual developer conference, Google announced Material Three Expressive at a pre-show event broadcast on YouTube the week before. If a major design language shift for the world's most popular mobile OS doesn't qualify as […]
17/05/2025
Build, don’t bind: Accel’s Sonali De Rycker on Europe’s AI crossroads
Sonali De Rycker, a general partner at Accel and one of Europe’s most influential venture capitalists, is bullish about the continent’s prospects in AI. But she’s wary of regulatory overreach that could hamstring its momentum. At a TechCrunch StrictlyVC evening earlier this week in London, De Rycker reflected on Europe’s place in the global AI […]
17/05/2025
Meta faces Democratic probe into plans to power a giant data center with gas
Meta’s building a new AI data center so massive in Louisiana that the local utility company has plans to construct three new gas-fired power plants to provide it with enough electricity. Now, advocates and lawmakers are pressing Meta for answers about how it’ll clean up pollution stemming from the data center’s energy consumption. Sen. Sheldon […]
17/05/2025
OpenAI’s planned data center in Abu Dhabi would be bigger than Monaco
OpenAI is poised to help develop a staggering 5-gigawatt data center campus in Abu Dhabi, positioning the company as a primary anchor tenant in what could become one of the world’s largest AI infrastructure projects, according to a new Bloomberg report. The facility would reportedly span an astonishing 10 square miles and consume power equivalent […]
16/05/2025
GameStop will have more Switch 2 stock at launch
GameStop will have additional Switch 2 stock available in-store and online when the console launches next month, according to a post on X. The company also shared timing for its in-store events leading up to the June 5th launch. “Launch event begins in-store at 3PM local time on June 4th,” according to the company. “Switch […]
16/05/2025
Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16
Google I/O, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us. Scheduled for May 20 to 21 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, I/O will showcase product announcements from across Google’s portfolio. Expect plenty of news relating to Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — of course — Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini. Earlier […]
16/05/2025
Thousands of people have embarked on a virtual road trip via Google Street View
It’s Friday afternoon and I’m listening to Bowdoin College’s radio station, interspersed with ambient car honking noises. I am not in Maine. I am not in a car. I am at my desk. This is Internet Roadtrip. Internet Roadtrip is what I will call an MMORTG (massive multiplayer online road trip game). Neal Agarwal, the […]
16/05/2025
How Silicon Valley’s influence in Washington benefits the tech elite
Since Donald Trump took office, more than three dozen employees, allies, and investors of Musk, Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and Palmer Luckey have taken roles at federal agencies, helping direct billions in contracts to their companies.
16/05/2025
Call of Duty: Warzone is winding down on mobile
Activision is starting to wind down Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile just over a year after its global launch. The game “has not met our expectations with mobile-first players like it has with PC and console audiences,” according to a post on X. The company will be pulling the game from the App Store and […]
16/05/2025
US man who hacked SEC’s X account to spike Bitcoin price sentenced to prison
The Department of Justice announced Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months in prison for the hack.
16/05/2025
AI startup Cohere acquires Ottogrid, a platform for conducting market research
AI startup Cohere has acquired Ottogrid, a Vancouver-based platform that develops enterprise tools for automating certain kinds of high-level market research. Sully Omarr, one of the founders of Ottogrid, announced the deal Friday in a post on X. He didn’t disclose the terms. Ottogrid will sunset its product, according to Omarr, but give customers “ample […]
16/05/2025
Nintendo details Switch 2 updates for Switch games
Nintendo announced last month that it would be updating a handful of Switch games to run better on the Switch 2, and now some details about the planned improvements are available on its website. The improvements vary per game, but they include things like optimizing visuals for the Switch 2’s larger screen, better framerates, HDR […]
16/05/2025
Epic’s Mega sale has big discounts on games like GTA V, Red Dead Redemption, and Cyberpunk 2077
It’s a great time to catch up on some big games you might’ve missed out on recently. Epic Games is holding a Mega Sale that includes big discounts on a ton of PC games, including Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, which is on sale for $14.99 instead of $29.99, and The Last of Us Part […]
16/05/2025
Arc’s new 24-foot electric boat is its cheapest yet
Electric boat startup Arc has a new model that is its cheapest and most approachable watercraft yet. The new boat is called the Arc Coast, and it will start at $168,000. The company is taking preorders now and says the Coast will ship in 2026. The Coast is what’s known as a “center console” boat, […]
16/05/2025
REI’s anniversary sale is dropping prices on Garmin watches and other great gear
Just in time to make the most of the warmer weather, REI is slashing prices on a bunch of our favorite outdoor gadgets and goods as a part of its annual anniversary sale. Now through May 26th, the outdoor retailer is taking up to 30 percent off a large number of items, from Garmin watches […]
16/05/2025
Microsoft’s Command Palette is a powerful launcher for apps, search, and more
Microsoft has quietly launched an updated Spotlight-like launcher app for Windows that provides quick access to commands, apps, and development tools. The software maker originally launched its PowerToys Run launcher for Windows 10 nearly five years ago, and the updated version — Command Palette — now includes search for apps, folders, and files, calculations, system […]
16/05/2025
Xbox is going to let you pin your favorite games on your homescreen
Microsoft is going to allow Xbox owners to pin apps and games directly to the Home UI. The latest change to homescreen section of the Xbox dashboard will be available to Xbox Insiders this week, alongside options to hide system apps, choose the number of apps and games listed, and modify the size of the […]
16/05/2025
TechCrunch Mobility: Google’s Gemini is coming to your car, chaos comes for Luminar, and the Amazonification of Uber 2.0
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! OK, who placed their bet on General Motors being the landing spot for Aurora co-founder and chief product officer Sterling Anderson? Not me. But here we are. […]
16/05/2025
Verizon’s $20 billion Frontier acquisition wins FCC approval
Verizon’s $20 billion deal to acquire the fiber internet provider Frontier is officially happening. On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission signed off on the merger, which will allow Verizon to “upgrade and expand” Frontier’s existing fiber networks. Verizon expects to bring fiber to 1 million homes each year following the acquisition. The deal went through […]
16/05/2025
MSI preps web-based RGB controls so you don't have to install bloatware on your PC
MSI has announced MSI PortalX, an upcoming RGB control website that will allow users to easily synchronize their lighting across different MSI hardware and peripherals.
16/05/2025
The State Department reportedly pressured African countries to adopt Elon Musk’s Starlink
After The Washington Post earlier this month revealed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had instructed the State Department to help Starlink expand in order to fend off Chinese technological influence, an extensive ProPublica article published Thursday dove deeper into what those campaigns looked like at the ground level. According to cables sent between the […]
16/05/2025
There are no good billionaires in new trailer for HBO’s Mountainhead movie
Succession creator Jesse Armstrong has never been subtle with his commentary on the rich and powerful, but the new trailer for his HBO feature Mountainhead spells out exactly what makes its central characters people you shouldn’t be rooting for. Set in a remote cabin at the top of a mountain, Mountainhead revolves around a quartet […]
16/05/2025
AMD preps rack-scale Instinct MI450X IF128 with 128 GPUs to challenge Nvidia's VR200 NVL144 in 2026
AMD is set to launch its first rack-scale MI450X IF128 AI systems in 2026. The company hopes it will challenge Nvidia's VR200 NVL144 with up to 128 GPUs.
16/05/2025
AI video startup Moonvalley lands $53M, according to filing
Roughly a month after Moonvalley, a Los Angeles-based startup developing AI tools for video creation, said it secured $43 million in new funding, the company has raised more, according to a filing with the SEC. The filing, submitted Thursday, reveals that Moonvalley actually landed (so far) around $53 million total from a group of 14 unnamed […]
16/05/2025
xAI posts Grok’s behind-the-scenes prompts
xAI has published the system prompts for its AI chatbot Grok after an “unauthorized” change led to a slew of unprompted responses on X about white genocide. The company says it will publish its Grok system prompts on GitHub from now on, which provide some insight into the way xAI has instructed Grok to respond […]
16/05/2025
Spotify is sorry that it revealed how many people listen to your podcast
Spotify announced earlier this month that podcast creators and listeners would get a new data point: how many plays an episode has gotten. The idea, according to Spotify, was that listeners could discover new shows they hadn’t heard of, enticed by this new public measure of fandom. Podcasters did not see it that way. Since […]
16/05/2025
TechCrunch and VivaTech Partner for the VivaTech Innovation of the Year
TechCrunch is joining forces with VivaTech, Europe’s biggest startup and tech event, to select startups for the prestigious VivaTech Innovation of the Year at VivaTech 2025. This partnership will highlight exceptional creativity, technological ingenuity, and industry-transforming potential among exhibiting startups. The VivaTech Innovation of the Year Award acknowledges and celebrates exhibiting startups at VivaTech 2025 […]
16/05/2025
DeepCool embellishes its AK G2 series CPU coolers with wood accents
PC components maker DeepCool has taken the wraps off its new wood finish AK G2 CPU air coolers.
16/05/2025
TSMC to spend $42 billion on expansion in 2025 — ambitious plans detail nine production facilities
TSMC plans to build or ramp up nine new production facilities in 2025 — the highest in its history — as it accelerates global expansion to meet demand and rising manufacturing complexity.
16/05/2025
Spotify responds to creator backlash at public podcast play counts
Spotify announced last week that it would roll out public play counts on all podcasts as a way of “helping attract new fans.” But podcasters swiftly responded with criticism of the new feature — mainly, that it would further promote podcasts that already have large audiences while making smaller shows less appealing to new listeners. […]
16/05/2025
How To Check Your Disk Usage in Linux
Explore how to check disk usage using the df and the du commands and learn how a variety of simple arguments can enhance your workflow.
16/05/2025
Bungie caught stealing artwork again
Bungie has issued a statement on social media saying it is investigating how unauthorized artwork appeared in the closed alpha test of its PvPvE shooter Marathon. Earlier this week, Scottish artist Fern Hook posted on social media that her work had appeared in the Marathon alpha without her knowledge or permission. “Its environments are covered […]
16/05/2025
ChatGPT is getting an AI coding agent
OpenAI's next "low-key research preview" has arrived. This time, it's not ChatGPT, but a coding agent dubbed Codex that is being made available to ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Team subscribers starting Friday. By drumming up comparisons to how ChatGPT was first described, CEO Sam Altman and other company leaders are positioning Codex as the company's […]
16/05/2025
OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT
OpenAI announced on Friday it’s launching a research preview of Codex, the company’s most capable AI coding agent yet. Codex is powered by codex-1, a version of the company’s o3 AI reasoning model optimized for software engineering tasks. OpenAI says codex-1 produces “cleaner” code than o3, adheres more precisely to instructions, and will iteratively run […]
16/05/2025
8BitDo’s new all-button arcade controller is just 16mm thick
Four years after the company released its first wireless arcade-style controller, 8BitDo is debuting a new version that’s almost one-third as thick as the original. Its new Arcade Controller managed to slim down by ditching the original’s joystick and focusing on only buttons in a unique layout. Often referred to as a leverless controller, or […]
16/05/2025
The US Army is getting in on right-to-repair
The US Army is done relying on contractors to repair its equipment. Earlier this month, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll committed to including right-to-repair provisions in all existing and future contracts with manufacturers, a change Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) told The Verge will “put an end to our dependence on giant defense contractors who charge billions […]
16/05/2025
After adding its own billing option on iOS, Apple asks Patreon to move it to an external browser
Creator platform Patreon has to modify its app to comply with Apple’s guidelines after a recent update allowed U.S. users to make purchases via the web. The company says that its own web-based checkout option is now the default for U.S. fans, but it has to update its app so that this checkout option opens in […]
16/05/2025
Mystery investor’s attempt to stop Canoo asset sale shot down by judge
The judge in Canoo’s bankruptcy case has blocked an attempt by a mysterious financier to disrupt the sale of the EV startup’s assets. In a hearing Tuesday, Judge Brendan Linehan Shannon ruled the financier, a UK-based man named Charles Garson, lacked standing to request the sale to Canoo’s own CEO be vacated. While Garson had […]
16/05/2025
GlobalWafers to invest $4 billion into U.S. chip manufacturing after opening Texas plant
Taiwanese manufacturer GlobalWafers is planning to invest $4 billion more into US-based chip manufacturing after opening a new facility in Sherman, Texas.
16/05/2025
Fortnite players can speak with Darth Vader through an James Earl Jones-voiced AI
When Fortnite players meet Darth Vader in the game’s ongoing Star Wars event, they will be able to speak with the Sith Lord directly, and he’s going to respond with a voice that sounds exactly like James Earl Jones. Though Darth Vader has previously appeared as an NPC (and a battle pass skin) in Fortnite, […]
16/05/2025
How SSH into Remote Computers Using Windows, Linux or macOS
SSH is often taken for granted. It provides a simple and secure means to remotely connect to servers and devices enabling users to control a device from great distances.
16/05/2025
Microsoft says its Azure and AI tech hasn’t harmed people in Gaza
Microsoft says it has found no evidence that the Israeli military has used its Azure and AI technology to harm Palestinian civilians or anyone else in Gaza. The software maker says it has “conducted an internal review and engaged an external firm,” to perform a review, after some Microsoft employees have repeatedly called on the […]
16/05/2025
The Nuclear Company raises $46M to develop massive reactor sites
The funding round arrives as tech companies and utilities are struggling to secure power for data centers.
16/05/2025
The Nuclear Company raises $51M to develop massive reactor sites
The funding round arrives as tech companies and utilities are struggling to secure power for data centers.
16/05/2025
Capcom goes for deep cuts with latest fighting game collection
At this point, there are more than enough ways to play Street Fighter II. But Project Justice and Plasma Sword? Well, those are something entirely different, and much harder to find. And Capcom has made the smart decision to continue to make some of its more obscure fighters the focal point of its growing library […]
16/05/2025
HBO’s no good very bad rebrand
It's not TV, it's HBO. No, sorry, it's HBO Go. And also HBO Now. But now it's HBO Max, except wait, now it's not HBO at all? It's just Max? Actually, I'm being told it is once again HBO Max. Thank you for joining us on this wild and utterly nonsensical branding journey. Please keep […]
16/05/2025
Epic Games says Apple is blocking Fortnite from the US and EU App Stores
Epic Games claims that Apple is blocking its Fortnite app from the U.S. and E.U. App Stores. After winning a decisive victory for app developers in a legal battle with Apple, forcing the tech giant to allow external payments in its U.S. App Store without charging commission, Epic Games attempted to resubmit Fortnite to the […]
16/05/2025
Charter and Cox to combine businesses in $34.5 billion megamerger
Charter and Cox have announced plans to merge in a $34.5 billion deal that will create a cable and internet behemoth. The two telecom companies say the merger will allow them to “aggressively compete” against larger broadband companies and mobile providers that have rolled out internet plans of their own. Charter, which currently has 31.5 […]
16/05/2025
Apple Music’s new transfer tool simplifies switching from other streaming services
To potentially make it easier for users of streaming services like Spotify to switch, Apple Music has introduced a new built-in tool for importing libraries and playlists. A support page added to Apple’s website this week includes details on how to use the feature, as spotted by MacRumors, but it also points out that it’s […]
16/05/2025
Chipotle president Jack Hartung joins Tesla’s board ahead of Tesla Diner launch
Veteran Chipotle executive Jack Hartung was appointed a member of Tesla’s board of directors Thursday, according to a Tesla filing with the SEC. Hartung’s addition to the board comes as Tesla quietly works to finish its 1950s-style diner and charging station in Los Angeles. Hartung brings over two decades of experience as a Chipotle CFO, […]
16/05/2025
I let lasers power my smart home — and I don’t want to go back
One morning last month, I walked into my kitchen to get a glass of water, but my smart faucet was out of battery. I went to sit down in my front room, and the shade was still shut - it was out of battery. I walked down the hall and found a beached robot vacuum […]
16/05/2025
Acer’s Swift Edge laptop is gunning for the MacBook Air
Acer is announcing a whole slew of new laptops at the Computex 2025 computer show in Taiwan, including the Swift Edge 14 AI that weighs half a pound less than the MacBook Air, and the Predator Triton 14 AI for a mix of both gaming and content creation. There are over a dozen new models […]
16/05/2025
AOC Q27G4XY QHD smart gaming monitor review: TV and gaming in one monitor
AOC’s Q27G4XY is a smart TV and a gaming monitor in one 27-inch QHD display with a VA panel, 180 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color. With integrated Wi-Fi, speakers and a remote, it’s an all-in-one personal entertainment solution.
16/05/2025
Acer has a new pair of 14.5-inch laptops for gaming on the go
Acer is launching its Predator Triton 14 AI and Helios Neo 14 AI at Computex, expanding the selection of thin and light gaming notebooks using Nvidia's latest GPUs.
16/05/2025
Acer's new Swift Edge 14 AI is a bunch of ports and a 'soft-touch' keyboard
Acer launched a new lineup of Swift laptops at Computex, with slim designs and plenty of ports.
16/05/2025
Anthropic blames Claude AI for ‘embarrassing and unintentional mistake’ in legal filing
Anthropic has responded to allegations that it used an AI-fabricated source in its legal battle against music publishers, saying its Claude chatbot made an “honest citation mistake.” An erroneous citation was included in a filing submitted by Anthropic data scientist Olivia Chen on April 30th, as part of the AI company’s defense against claims that […]
16/05/2025
AMD's next-generation Zen 6 "Medusa Point" APUs could feature as many as 22 cores
AMD might construct its high-end Medusa Point APUs with an MCM design, placing a desktop-grade CCD with up to 12 Zen 6 cores next to standard 10-core mobile silicon.
16/05/2025
Doom: The Dark Ages is for lovers and slayers
If you've spent any time on the internet, you may have seen the "what I expected vs. what I got" memes. If I could make one for Doom: The Dark Ages, in my expected column I'd reference the earlier Doom games - Eternal and the 2016 soft reboot of the franchise. But for the "what […]
16/05/2025
Silicon Power launches its first CUDIMM high-performance DDR5 with speeds of up to 9200MT/s
Silicon Power has unveiled two new DDR5 XPOWER memory modules, its first to feature CUDIMM technology.
16/05/2025
Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey will be the first movie shot entirely on IMAX film
When it launches next summer, Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Greek epic The Odyssey will be historic in more ways than one: it will be the first feature film ever shot entirely on IMAX film. The Odyssey isn’t the first film to be shot entirely using IMAX hardware — that honor belongs to Avengers: Infinity War […]
16/05/2025
Wooting’s 60HE v2 upgrades the best gaming keyboard with improved speed and sound
Wooting set the standard for gaming keyboards with the original 60HE three years ago, and now it’s ready to launch a successor with an upgraded design. The 60HE v2 will be available later this year with true 8K polling, a new closed-bottom switch, and an aluminum case that should all add up to a faster […]
16/05/2025
Trump administration could add CXMT and other Chinese chipmakers to ever-expanding export blacklist
A new report claims Washington is considering adding a number of Chinese chipmakers to its export blacklist.
16/05/2025
Fortnite for iOS is unavailable worldwide
Fortnite maker Epic Games has announced that Apple has blocked the game’s return to iOS. Following the rejection, Fortnite is no longer available on iPhones and iPads even in the European Union, where it had previously been available to download through the Epic Games Store. “Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release […]
16/05/2025
Pliops expands AI's context windows with 3D NAND-based accelerator – can accelerate certain inference workflows by up to eight times
Pliops claims its XDP LightningAI card and FusIOnX software accelerate large language model inference by offloading context data to SSDs, reducing redundant computation, and boosting vLLM throughput by up to eight times while avoiding the need for additional GPUs.
16/05/2025
Silicon Motion's new SM2324 enables USB4 SSD control with up to 32TB supported
Silicon Motion's new SM2324 single-chip controller for external SSDs enables high-capacity, low-power external SSDs with up to 32TB and 4,000 MB/s read speeds over a 40 Gbps USB4 interface.
16/05/2025
Grok’s white genocide fixation caused by ‘unauthorized modification’
After xAI’s chatbot Grok spent a few hours on Wednesday telling every X user that would listen that the claim of white genocide in South Africa is highly contentious, the company has blamed the behavior on an “unauthorized modification” to Grok’s code. Wednesday’s hours-long outburst saw Grok insert discussion of alleged white genocide in South […]
16/05/2025
xAI blames Grok’s obsession with white genocide on an ‘unauthorized modification’
xAI blamed an “unauthorized modification” for a bug in its AI-powered Grok chatbot that caused Grok to repeatedly refer to “white genocide in South Africa” when invoked in certain contexts on X. On Wednesday, Grok began replying to dozens of posts on X with information about white genocide in South Africa, even in response to […]
16/05/2025
Meta asks judge to throw out antitrust case mid-trial
Meta has filed a motion for judgment on the antitrust case it’s currently fighting in court. The motion argues that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has failed to produce any evidence that Meta unlawfully monopolized part of the social networking market, something the government argues it did through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The […]
15/05/2025
Sam Altman’s goal for ChatGPT to remember ‘your whole life’ is both exciting and disturbing
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman laid out a big vision for the future of ChatGPT at an AI event hosted by VC firm Sequoia earlier this month. When asked by one attendee about how ChatGPT can become more personalized, Altman replied that he eventually wants the model to document and remember everything in a person’s life. […]
15/05/2025
Tim Sweeney is mocking Apple for letting Fortnite fakes into the App Store
Epic Games has been waiting for Apple to approve Fortnite for the US iOS App Store for nearly a week, and now Epic CEO Tim Sweeney is using X to try and put pressure on Apple. On Thursday, he highlighted examples of Fortnite lookalikes that are currently on the App Store and made a direct […]
15/05/2025
Vibe coding startup Windsurf launches in-house AI models
On Thursday, Windsurf, a startup that develops popular AI tools for software engineers, announced the launch of its first family of AI software engineering models, or SWE-1 for short. The startup says it trained its new family of AI models — SWE-1, SWE-1-lite, and SWE-1-mini — to be optimized for the “entire software engineering process,” […]
15/05/2025
TikTok will show teens guided meditation after 10PM
TikTok will interrupt teens’ feeds with guided meditation after 10PM. The platform has been testing the feature with a “wind down” prompt, but now it’ll show the notification with guided meditation by default to all users under 18. TikTok’s wind-down prompt initially only played calming music to remind teens to take a break from the […]
15/05/2025
Viral outrage over Apple’s EU payment warnings misses key fact
Apple says the warning messages now appearing next to EU App Store listings that use third-party payment systems are not actually new. According to a number of recent reports, Apple added a warning with a red exclamation mark next to apps that it found were not using its own “private and secure payment system.” The […]
15/05/2025
Fake fired Twitter worker ‘Rahul Ligma’ is a real engineer with an AI data startup used by Harvard
The morning after Elon Musk’s 2022 acquisition of Twitter (now X), reporters encountered two men with boxes outside the company’s headquarters. One introduced himself as recently laid-off Twitter engineer “Rahul Ligma.” His real name is Rahul Sonwalker but the prank went viral. He piled on his character’s notoriety when he went to the Bahamas to […]
15/05/2025
Orbitalworks Pathfinder Review: Make your own mouse
Orbitalworks' Pathfinder mouse is a lightweight modular mouse that comes with a box full of pieces you can use to.
15/05/2025
Jeff Bezos makes his most ghoulish deal yet
Watching the behavior of our tech overlords has answered questions I'd never thought to ask. How do you NDA an army of baby mamas? Is there anything more embarrassing than impersonating Benson Boone? (Also, who is Benson Boone?) And now, the latest: how long after a sovereign ruler of a repressive state murders one of […]
15/05/2025
Redpoint raises $650M three years after its last big early-stage fund
Redpoint Ventures, a San Francisco-based firm that is about a quarter of a century old, has raised a $650 million tenth early-stage, according to a regulatory filing. Redpoint’s new fund matches the size of its prior fund, which was raised just under three years ago. In a market where many venture firms are decreasing their […]
15/05/2025
Redpoint raises $650M 3 years after its last big early-stage fund
Redpoint Ventures, a San Francisco-based firm that is about a quarter century old, has raised a $650 million 10th early-stage fund, according to a regulatory filing. Redpoint’s new fund matches the size of its prior fund, which was raised just under three years ago. In a market where many venture firms are decreasing their capital […]
15/05/2025
Coinbase says ‘rogue’ support agents helped steal customer data
Coinbase says cyber criminals “bribed and recruited” support workers to help steal customer data and trick victims into sending money to attackers. As a result of the attack, bad actors obtained the names, addresses, phone numbers, government IDs images, account data, and partial social security numbers of a “small subset of users,” according to a […]
15/05/2025
Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft’s layoffs in its home state as AI writes up to 30% of its code
Microsoft's Washington layoffs hit coders hardest as the tech giant embraces AI.
15/05/2025
Thanks, Trump tariffs, now I gotta replace my phone battery
After five years, I was still happy with my phone, even though its battery had started the inevitable process of slowing to a stop. But Donald Trump's tariff nonsense pushed me to make a decision: buy a new phone or fix the old one now, before the prices go up. The answer was clearer than […]
15/05/2025
Microsoft may have killed the Surface Laptop Studio
Microsoft is streamlining the Surface lineup, and the Surface Laptop Studio 2 reportedly won't get a successor.
15/05/2025
Silicon Motion enables PCIe 5.0 SSDs at mainstream prices with SM2504XT controller
Silicon Motion will showcase its SM2504XT PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD controller at Computex 2025, bringing high-end performance and efficiency to the mainstream SSD market.
15/05/2025
Anthropic’s lawyer was forced to apologize after Claude hallucinated a legal citation
A lawyer representing Anthropic admitted to using an erroneous citation created by the company’s Claude AI chatbot in its ongoing legal battle with music publishers, according to a filing made in a Northern California court on Thursday. Claude hallucinated the citation with “an inaccurate title and inaccurate authors,” Anthropic says in the filing, first reported […]
15/05/2025
RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell tested, performs roughly 10-15% faster than a stock RTX 5090
Nvidia's latest RTX 6000 Pro has been benchmarked by two outlets. On average, the GPU is allegedly 10-15% quicker than a stock clocked RTX 5090.
15/05/2025
Fieldstone Bio is building microbes that can sense everything from TNT to arsenic
Fieldstone Bio recently raised $5 million in seed funding.
15/05/2025
Lucid’s record quarter got a lift from rental sales and company leases
Lucid Motors set a company record for deliveries in the first quarter of 2025, shipping 3,109 EVs to customers in North America, Europe, and Saudi Arabia. It appears that a new company car program and sales to rental fleets helped it get there. According to a footnote in Lucid Motors’ latest regulatory filing, it sold […]
15/05/2025
YouTube now has a podcast chart, and Joe Rogan is on top
YouTube now has a chart that tracks the top 100 podcasts in the US. The Joe Rogan Experience took the number one spot during the week of May 5th to the 11th, followed by Kill Tony, Rotten Mango, and 48 Hours. YouTube will update the chart every Wednesday and rank each show by watchtime, according […]
15/05/2025
Startups Weekly: A brighter outlook, but don’t get carried away
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. Startup news this week was fairly routine — in a good way: Aside from a minor kerfuffle between Y Combinator and Google, there was no headline-grabbing drama. […]
15/05/2025
Pinterest says mass account bans were caused by an ‘internal error’
Pinterest has apologized for a recent wave of “over-enforcement” that erroneously deactivated many accounts. The platform has experienced some weird moderation issues in recent weeks, and outraged users reported their accounts had been suspended without warning or explanation. In response to many appeals, the platform cited unspecified community guideline violations. The company initially addressed ban […]
15/05/2025
TikTok rolls out a new meditation feature to help you get off the app and sleep
TikTok is launching in-app guided meditation exercises, the social network announced on Thursday. The company began testing the meditation exercises with select teens earlier this year and is now making the feature available to all users on its app. The idea behind the feature is to help users improve their sleep quality and encourage them […]
15/05/2025
You can snag a year of Peacock Premium for just $24.99 right now
May and June are rarely considered the best time of year to land a streaming deal, though that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to save if you can forgo big-name services like Netflix and Hulu. Now through May 30th, for instance, both new and returning subscribers can sign up for a year of ad-supported Peacock […]
15/05/2025
Garmin announces new Forerunner watches with splashy colors and running metrics
Garmin's back with a bunch of goodies for runners. That includes two new Forerunner watches, a new chest strap, and several new running and triathlete features that won't be paywalled behind its newly launched Garmin Connect Plus subscription. On the watch front, there's the $749.99 Forerunner 970, which replaces the 965 as its top-of-the-line running […]
15/05/2025
Evaluating content safety in your .NET AI applications
Announcing content safety evaluations and other imporvements in the Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation libraries. The post Evaluating content safety in your .NET AI applications appeared first on .NET Blog.
15/05/2025
Asus RTX 5080 Doom-inspired GPU costs as much as an RTX 5090
Asus has partnered with Bethesda to release a Doom-inspired RTX 5080 with an eye-watering price tag.
15/05/2025
Intel reports wave of high-severity GPU vulnerabilities — ten unique security vulnerabilities stemming from poor software hit range of graphics solutions
Intel has reported ten new GPU-related security vulnerabilities affecting drivers and graphics control software across a range of its GPU offerings this week. The announcement immediately follows announcements of a Spectre workaround from ETH Zurich.
15/05/2025
You can see right through Audio-Technica’s new transparent turntable
Audio-Technica’s engineers are seemingly working overtime to elevate the design of the record player. Following the reveal of its floating, glowing Hotaru turntable last month, the company has announced its new AT-LPA2 featuring a chassis and platter made from transparent acrylic. With electronics like its power supply and playback controls packed into a separate unit […]
15/05/2025
How To Change File or Directory Permissions via the Linux Terminal
Changing file permissions gives precise control over who can read or write to a file or directory, or who can execute a script or program. Let’s learn how to control these settings from the command line.
15/05/2025
Walmart’s CFO says higher prices are probably coming this month
You might want to prepare for things to pay more at Walmart. The company’s CFO, John David Rainey, told CNBC that the Trump administration’s tariffs are “still too high” and that consumers could see higher prices “likely towards the tail end of this month, and then certainly much more in June.” “We’re wired for everyday […]
15/05/2025
Sony WH-1000XM6 hands-on: back to the fold
Sony's WH-1000XM6 noise-canceling headphones have arrived three years after their popular predecessors. That's a longer gap than usual for the lineup, but don't expect any earth-shattering changes. Whereas the 1000XM4 to 1000XM5 upgrade brought a significant design overhaul, this time Sony is mostly focusing on sound, noise cancellation, and quality-of-life hardware refinements, rather than messing […]
15/05/2025
Microsoft’s simplified Surface lineup puts another device on the chopping block
Microsoft has been quietly killing off a number of Surface devices over the past few years. At first it was the Surface Headphones and Surface Earbuds that started to disappear, then came news of a changed "hardware portfolio" amid 10,000 job cuts at Microsoft in early 2023. A year later, Microsoft then killed off the […]
15/05/2025
Chrome’s Android app will now let you zoom in on text without affecting the webpage
Google is rolling out a handy update for Chrome on Android, as it will now allow you to zoom in on text without affecting the appearance of the webpage. You can use a slider to enlarge text, and then set it for one page or for all the sites you visit. Previously, when you zoomed […]
15/05/2025
Cognichip emerges from stealth with the goal of using generative AI to develop new chips
Chips are a critical component of the AI industry. But new chips don’t hit the market with the same speed as new AI models and products do. Cognichip has a lofty goal of creating a foundational AI model that can help bring new chips to market faster. San Francisco-based Cognichip is working to build a […]
15/05/2025
Google rolls out new AI and accessibility features to Android and Chrome
Google announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out new AI and accessibility features to Android and Chrome. Most notably, TalkBack, Android’s screen reader, now lets you ask Gemini about what’s in images and what’s on your screen. Last year, Google brought Gemini’s capabilities to TalkBack to give people who are blind or have low vision […]
15/05/2025
Nvidia postpones SOCAMM technology, originally planned for Blackwell Ultra GB300, now scheduled for Rubin/Rubin Ultra
Nvidia has allegedly delayed its upcoming SOCAMM technology due to supply chain and reliability problems. The technology was originally supposed to debut in Nvidia's GB300 workstation product, but has been moved up to run in next-gen Rubin/Rubin Ultra products.
15/05/2025
Netflix will use AI to make ad breaks look less like ad breaks
Netflix is working on a new type of ad that will use AI to let advertisers “marry” their product with the streaming service’s shows and movies. This may sound like Warner Bros. Discovery’s plan to turn its IP into commercials, but during Netflix’s Upfront event on Wednesday, the company demonstrated an example that placed the […]
15/05/2025
Workday’s new head of product wants you to like Workday as much as he does
Today, I’m talking with Gerrit Kazmaier, the new president of product and technology at Workday, an enterprise software company. Decoder listeners probably know the name Workday; a lot of companies use its platform for HR and finance management, which the suits have started bundling into a phrase they call “human capital management.” I invite you […]
15/05/2025
This bonkers Antec Vortex View AIO Cooler has a 360-degree rotatable 5-inch display
Antec released a new version of its Vortex AIO cooler that comes with a 5-inch IPS display.
15/05/2025
America’s immigration system was a landmine, and Trump set it off
Last Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Newark mayor Ras Baraka outside a detention center. Baraka was trying to visit the facility - which opened recently and is operated by the GEO Group, a private prison company - with members of New Jersey's congressional delegation. Baraka was not only denied entry but arrested […]
15/05/2025
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15/05/2025
Bain bets on Indian domestic work startup Pronto even as rivals face criticism
Pronto, which provides cleaning, laundry and home services within 10 minutes, has raised $2M at a $12.5M valuation.
15/05/2025
Threads now lets creators add up to 5 links to profiles, track clicks
Instagram Threads is taking on Linktree and other “link-in-bio” solutions by introducing a way for creators to use their Threads profile to share links to their other interests and online presences. At launch, the feature will support adding up to five links to a bio, which can connect visitors to the creator’s blog, newsletter, website, […]
15/05/2025
Threads follows Instagram with more links in bio
Threads is making it easier for creators to share personal links with their communities and followers. The link-sharing update announced today now allows Threads users to add up to five links to their account bios and provides performance insight that shows how many people have visited links shared in posts and profiles. Meta previously only […]
15/05/2025
Apple finally launches next-gen ‘CarPlay Ultra’ software, starting with Aston Martin
Apple’s next-generation version of its popular CarPlay infotainment software is finally launching three years after it was first announced. The company said Thursday that this new version of CarPlay — now known as “CarPlay Ultra” — will start rolling out on new Aston Martin vehicles in the U.S. and Canada, roughly half a year late. […]
15/05/2025
China’s Tencent boasts of 'strong stockpile' of AI GPUs - looking at alternative AI accelerators
Tencent claims it has a strong stockpile of GPUs for AI development in the face of investor concerns.
15/05/2025
Sprinter Health raises $55M to expand its at-home healthcare service
The Series B was led by General Catalyst, with Andreessen Horowitz, Regents of the University of California, Google Ventures, and Accel also investing.
15/05/2025
Trump wants Apple to stop making more iPhones in India
President Donald Trump told Apple CEO Tim Cook that he doesn’t want the company to move iPhone production to India. “I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said during his visit to Qatar. “You’re coming in with $500 billion, but now I hear you’re building all over India… We’re not interested in […]
15/05/2025
Warner Bros. Discovery is launching a cinematic universe for brand deals
You’re about to start seeing even more characters from Warner Bro. Discovery’s films and series popping up in ads for stuff like condiments and insurance. In addition to its plan to start calling HBO Max by its proper name again, WBD announced this week that it’s launching something called the “WBD Storyverse,” a new ad […]
15/05/2025
AMD to split flagship AI GPUs into specialized lineups for AI and HPC, add UALink — Instinct MI400-series models takes a different path
AMD will split its Instinct MI400-series into separate AI-focused (MI450X) and HPC-focused (MI430X) GPUs in H2 2026 to maximize performance per workload, but limited availability of UALink switches may hinder scalability.
15/05/2025
The Hummer EV can navigate tight spaces with new King Crab rear steering
We weren’t that impressed with the Hummer EV when it first came out — too big, too expensive, and crazy inefficient — but we did appreciate the novelty of the Crab Walk feature that let the massive truck rotate all four wheels to drive diagonally at low speeds. Our reviewer, Emme Hall, called it “the […]
15/05/2025
Huawei’s latest watch has a snazzy new fingertip sensor
You can’t buy the Huawei Watch 5 in the US, but it has an interesting twist on health tracking. Most smartwatches and fitness trackers measure your metrics from a sensor array that presses into your wrist. The Watch 5 has that, but it also adds a new sensor on the watch’s side that measures EKGs, […]
15/05/2025
Persona 5 is getting a new spinoff on mobile and PC
It’s not the next mainline entry in the series, but Atlus did announced a new Persona game today. It’s called Persona 5: The Phantom X, and it’s a spinoff that’s launching on both mobile and PC on June 26th. As the name implies, The Phantom X is set in the same universe as 2017’s Persona […]
15/05/2025
Doji raises $14M to make virtual try-ons fun through your avatars
For years, big tech companies like Amazon and Google have been trying to make virtual try-ons engaging to encourage consumers to shop more online. Startups also tried to solve for inspiration and fit in fashion using AI. A new startup called Doji is now entering this space with an app designed to make apparel try-ons […]
15/05/2025
Fractal Meshify 3 and 3 XL cases bring the company's iconic airflow-focused design to the modern case era
Fractal’s new Meshify 3 and 3 XL PC cases combine airflow-focused design with unique build-friendly features. The Meshify 3 XL also supports the largest motherboards.
15/05/2025
Doji raises $14M to make virtual try-ons fun through AI avatars
For years, big tech companies like Amazon and Google have been trying to make virtual try-ons engaging to encourage consumers to shop more online. Startups also tried to solve for inspiration and fit in fashion using AI. A new startup called Doji is now entering this space with an app designed to make apparel try-ons […]
15/05/2025
Meta’s smart glasses can now describe what you’re seeing in more detail
Meta announced two new features designed to assist blind or low vision users by leveraging the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses’ camera and its access to Meta AI. The news came as part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Rolling out to all users in the US and Canada in the coming weeks, Meta AI can now […]
15/05/2025
Crypto giant Coinbase falls prey to an inside job, expects up to $400 million in losses
Some Coinbase employees stole customer information for hackers, causing some of its clients to fall victim to social engineering attacks.
15/05/2025
Corsair Vengeance a7500 review: High performance blended with high style
Corsair mixes its high-quality components with some of the best hardware that AMD and Nvidia have to offer to deliver the impressive Vengeance a7500.
15/05/2025
Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) review: looking sharp
The Motorola Razr Ultra is something special, but it's not quite Ultra. It's gorgeous. It's a delight to use, and even after several generations of this revamped Razr flip format, checking bus arrival times on the outer screen still feels like getting away with something. This phone is a lot of things - but Ultra […]
15/05/2025
Roblox creators will be able to sell merch in-game
Roblox is going to let creators sell physical items from their games. The company has been testing its tools to do so since last year, but today, it’s announcing that it’s opening up its Commerce APIs to eligible Roblox creators. Shopify is the first “integrated partner” for the APIs, and if a creator or brand […]
15/05/2025
Acorns acquires family wealth and digital memory platform EarlyBird
Savings and investing startup Acorns has acquired EarlyBird, an investment gifting platform for families, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, EarlyBird will shut down, and all customer accounts will officially close on June 23. Customers’ funds will be returned to the bank […]
15/05/2025
Roblox now lets creators sell physical products within their experiences
Roblox announced on Thursday that creators can now sell physical merchandise directly within their experiences and games on the platform with the launch of new Commerce APIs. The offering provides creators with a new way to generate revenue beyond the purchases of virtual goods or one-time fees to access specific experiences. The company first began […]
15/05/2025
Asus rolls out glossy 32-inch OLED gaming monitors with up to 480Hz
Asus has two new glossy OLED monitors on the way - the new ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWMG and ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWG
15/05/2025
Love, Death, and Robots keeps a good thing going in volume 4
At its best, Netflix's Love, Death, and Robots creates the same feeling as picking up a collection of sci-fi short stories. You don't always know what to expect, and not everything is brilliant, but you're guaranteed to experience something interesting. That was especially true of volume 3 of the animated anthology, which offered nine shorts, […]
15/05/2025
Asus certifies Apacer NOX DDR5 memory for TUF Gaming Z890-Plus mobo — uses AEMP III to optimize RAM speeds
Asus says that the Apacer NOX TUF DDR5 memory sticks will deliver the best compatibility and performance to its TUF Gaming Z890-Plus WIFI motherboard.
15/05/2025
Apple’s CarPlay Ultra is finally here, if you have a new Aston Martin
Apple is officially rolling out the next generation of CarPlay — and it’s called CarPlay Ultra. The update is available with new Aston Martin vehicle orders in the US and Canada, but it will be rolling out to existing models with supported infotainment systems in the “coming weeks.” Carmakers like Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis are […]
15/05/2025
Trump tells Apple CEO Tim Cook 'I don't want you building in India,' says Apple will increase U.S. manufacturing
President Trump says he told Apple CEO Tim Cook to stop building plants in India and make devices in the U.S. instead.
15/05/2025
Microsoft shuts off Bing Search APIs and recommends switching to AI
Microsoft is shutting off access to its Bing Search results for third-party developers. The software maker quietly announced the change earlier this week, noting that Bing Search APIs will be retired on August 11th and that “any existing instances of Bing Search APIs will be decommissioned completely, and the product will no longer be available […]
15/05/2025
A new cold war is brewing over rare earth minerals
The future of everything from smartphones, to military equipment, to electric vehicles hangs on 17 rare earth minerals and the magnets that they're made into. And China, the world's largest refiner and producer, is tightening its grip and threatening the US' largest automakers. Over the last 30 years, China has methodically cornered the market on […]
15/05/2025
Coinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breach
The crypto exchange giant said the hacker bribed contractors and employees in support roles to steal data.
15/05/2025
OpenAI’s flagship GPT-4.1 model is now in ChatGPT
The latest versions of OpenAI’s multimodal GPT AI models are now rolling out to ChatGPT. OpenAI announced on Wednesday that GPT-4.1 will be available across all paid ChatGPT account tiers and can now be accessed by Plus, Pro, or Team users under the model picker dropdown menu. Free users are excluded from the rollout, but […]
15/05/2025
Trump tells Apple’s CEO to stop expanding iPhone production in India
Speaking during a business summit in Doha, Trump said he met with Cook and asked him to stop building in India and instead increase production in the US.
15/05/2025
Lenovo unveils compact AI workstation equipped with Nvidia GB10 and 128 GB of system memory
Lenovo is releasing a tiny AI workstation powered by the Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip.
15/05/2025
Qualcomm confirms it is re-entering the data center CPU market, starting with Saudi Arabia's AI cloud project
Qualcomm and HUMAIN have signed a deal that will see Qualcomm's AI and CPU tech used in Saudi Arabia's AI cloud project.
15/05/2025
Alphacool launches first Core GPU Cooler blocks for the AMD RX 9070 family
German Cooling specialist Alphacool has just announced a sizeable expansion of its Core GPU Cooler block product series to cover the AMD Radeon 9070 / XT family.
15/05/2025
South Korea delays decision on letting Google move hi-res map data overseas
South Korea has once again postponed a decision on whether to approve Google’s request to transfer high-precision map data on the country’s geography to its international servers. In February, Google had requested approval from the Korean National Geographic Information Institute to deploy a 1:5,000 scale map on its app in the country and also transfer […]
15/05/2025
Hedra, the app used to make talking baby podcasts, raises $32M from a16z
Hedra, which offers a video generation and editing suite powered by its Character-3 model, has raised $32M.
15/05/2025
Apple is placing warnings on EU apps that don’t use App Store payments
Apple is trying to dissuade Europeans from using iOS apps that support alternative payment options by making them look scary. Daring Fireball’s John Gruber spotted that a red exclamation mark icon is being prominently displayed on the App Store listing for Instacar, alongside a message warning users that it doesn’t use Apple’s “private and secure […]
15/05/2025
U.S. issues worldwide crackdown on using Huawei Ascend chips, says it violates export controls
While scrapping the AI Diffusion Rule, the U.S. government has banned Huawei's Ascend AI processors as they allegedly use American technologies without authorization.
15/05/2025
Pre-order the official Nintendo 256GB microSD Express memory card for the Nintendo Switch 2 for £49
You can buy the official Nintendo 256GB microSD Express memory card for just £49.
15/05/2025
Harvey reportedly in discussions to raise $250M at $5B valuation
Harvey AI is in discussions to raise more than $250 million in a funding round led by Kleiner Perkins and Coatue that would value it at $5 billion, Reuters reported