Amazon’s new Kindle Colorsoft is a premium e-reader with a premium price
The latest model is lighter and thinner than its predecessor and features an edge-to-edge display. But if you already own the first-generation Colorsoft, there’…
Jensen Huang’s departure blasts big hole in AI startup funding, VCs and founders say
Nvidia poured tens of billions into AI startups under Huang. Without him at the helm, founders and VCs are bracing for smaller checks and lower valuations.
Best Early Black Friday AirPods Deals (2026)
Black Friday is still weeks away, but AirPods discounts are dropping early.
Millions of Americans are not taking their GLP-1 drugs as prescribed
Cost and access barriers are pushing people to modified use and unapproved versions.
US government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary circumstances’
A spokesperson for the FAA told TechCrunch that it issued the ground stop "following communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers,"…
FAA Grounds All US Flights Until Further Notice
The government cited a nationwide communications failure among air traffic control systems as the reason for the sudden grounding on Friday.
FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace
Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.
This young startup wants to power floating data centers with the ocean’s heat, and investors are already on board
Drogue is harvesting heat from the ocean to power data centers on floating vessels. The first prototype should be bobbing around the ocean, crunching bits, in l…
In elephants, the resilience of communities has its limits
In Sri Lanka, ecological change is shrinking a park's elephant population.
Atlas Coffee Club’s Black Friday Deals (2026)
For Black Friday, a new quarterly option delivers three bags at a time, each from a different country.
Early Black Friday Mattress Deals: Get Up to 55% Off WIRED-Tested Favorites
I’ve already found early deals on our favorite WIRED-tested mattresses and sleep accessories.
Kalshi ditches Trump Jr. as advisor; CEO admitted "optics" weren't good
Trump son advised Kalshi and got equity while Trump admin helped Kalshi in lawsuits.
AI agent startup LangChain hits $3B valuation
LangChain now claims 7,000 customers of its model and platform agnostic agent management tool LangSmith.
Microsoft 365 Crawls Back to Life After a 24-Hour Outage
The company says a bad update—not a cyberattack or AI—caused its servers around the world to crash.
SpaceX Attempts History Friday With the First-Ever Double Catch
SpaceX is going to catch the Super Heavy rocket and the upper stage of the Starship booster, something never done before.
Export-banned Nvidia chips are behind China’s most powerful AI models — uh-oh, Jensen!
New research shows the most advanced AI models from China were trained on banned Nvidia chips.
OpenAI board member worries an AI "takeover" of society could be months away
Researcher traces a path from AI reward hacking to potential human extinction.
The Microsoft Outage Is a Warning for the World
Countless businesses, schools, hospitals, and governments have found out the hard way what it means to rely on a single company’s systems to get things done. An…
After 3 Weeks and More Than 451,000 Folds, the iPhone Duo’s Hinge Is Finally Starting to Fail
We built a machine to fold the iPhone Duo until it breaks. Twenty days of 24/7 folding later, Apple’s phone shows the first major sign of wear.
Windows 0-day dropped by disgruntled researcher hands hackers System rights
"SignDrop" exploit lets local users gain all-powerful System rights.
ChatGPT’s new Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out for you
ChatGPT Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out on users' behalf, starting with a limited rollout to U.S. Pro subscribers.
Jensen Huang and the End of the Founder Fairy Tale
The former tech CEO is obsessed with the power of storytelling. But he hasn't spun his way out of his sex scandals.
The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline
Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most a…
Microsoft’s global outage may be worse than Amazon's or CrowdStrike's, expert says
Governments, hospitals, courts scrambled by global Microsoft outage.
It's the end of the world as we know it, per a physicist's 1960 prediction
Heinz von Foerster thought population would grow exponentially and "squeeze" us all to death.
Why Chefs Save Leftover Pasta Water, and Why You Should, Too
If you’re skipping this step when making pasta, you’re leaving behind liquid gold.
Uber confirms hackers stole thousands of drivers’ license information in data breach
The ridesharing giant said drivers' license information stored by AI cloud company Fireworks AI was stolen during a security incident.
Screenless GPS: Slate Auto says, "Remember the road atlas"
What’s more fitting than a spiral-bound map for a bare-bones two-door pickup?
ElevenLabs’ new app combines meeting note-taking and dictation for teams
ElevenAI is a new meeting notetaker and dictation app aimed at teams and enterprises.
Scientists warn 1.5°C climate change threshold could arrive by 2029
Climate action has stalled for five years as fossil fuel development keeps growing.
Microsoft’s latest email outage turned into a full-blown global cloud crisis
Microsoft's daylong outage began with Outlook and Teams and ended up taking much of the company's cloud services offline. Microsoft says it's gradually restorin…
Animaj Brings ‘Ozzy Fox’ Series to Disney Plus as It Charts a Path for AI in Animation
Animators using agentic AI? It’s already happening, and this is what it looks like.
Israel’s VCs see opportunity for challengers in Nvidia’s turmoil
Given Nvidia’s stronghold on AI and its importance in Israel, many in the country's startup ecosystem are worried about the impact of his departure.
3 Best Walking Pad Treadmills for Homes and Offices (2026)
Our team clocked serious hours walking, working, and sometimes jogging to find the best under-desk treadmills for home offices and small spaces.
Jensen Huang didn’t show confidence in his successor, report says
Huang described Kress as a "deer in the headlights" during a meeting in summer.
Rocket Report: Starship set for historic test flight; a century of Electron
"You can simplify it as a big tank feeding engines."
TCL QM7L Mini-LED TV Review (2026)
$1,500 buys you vibrant color, deep blacks, and a fast screen fit for just about anything. Just be sure the wide pedestal fits your setup.
Specialized’s Tarmac SL9 S-Level is built to wreck your Zone 2 ride
Specialized’s second-fastest bike may be the smart buy.
This Startup Is Betting on AI Microdramas to Get More Black Stories in Hollywood
Mansa says its AI microdramas can serve as proofs of concept for what Black audiences want. Critics say the studio is selling out.
Even Black Friday Will Be More Expensive Than Usual
The AI memory crunch is coming for your holiday shopping list.