Apple discloses deal to hire team and license tech from personalized podcast startup Huxe
Is Apple hoping to get into the AI-generated podcast business?
Elon Musk Eyes ‘Complete Phone Coverage in America’ as SpaceX Clears Hurdle
Starlink Mobile satellites could eventually improve enough to pass their signals through walls, dense foliage, and hilly terrain.
Petra Power looks to modernize energy for data centers and defense vehicles
The startup says its fuel cells are super efficient and cut fuel costs during a time when the tech industry can’t get enough electricity.
Cloudflare acquires Deno to improve its Workers programming model
Cloudflare will use this acquisition to improve its Workers programming model and platform.
3 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Meet the startups before they hit mainstream
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 takes place October 13-15 in San Francisco. Over 300 startups will show what they’ve built to 10,000 tech leaders. Plus, 250+ speakers a…
Here are the top AI agents that can live in your text messages
We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.
AI Is Getting Really Good at Messing With Cybercriminals
Anti-cybercrime initiatives are increasingly using AI to scam the scammers by tricking them into talking to lifelike bots that they think are real victims.
Best Lego Gifts for Brick Builders (2026): Smart Bricks, Video Games, and More
There's more to Lego than just another basic set. We tested tons of Lego-themed gifts to find the perfect ones for the brick builder in your life.
One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.
Participants meditated inside an MRI tube, with and without psilocybin.
The Best Smart Scales for Tracking Weight and Body Composition (2026)
Whether you want a weight log on your phone or a bathroom gadget packed with sensors, I’ve found an option for you.
Humans Watched This Supernova Explode Nearly a Millennium Ago. Now You Can See It in High Definition
The new image isn’t just stunning—it may also provide clues about how this star survived its own explosion.
How This Tiny Startup Built the World’s Safest Bike Helmet
Inspired by head-banging woodpeckers, Vancouver-based Pikio Labs has discovered a new approach to skull protection.
The iPhone Duo’s Unfolding Animation Is Giving Z Fold 8 Owners FOMO, but Not Me
Commentary: While there are ways to recreate some of the iPhone Duo’s style on an Android device, it feels a little desperate to me.
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Elon Musk intensifies attack on Ambani over Starlink India launch delay
Elon Musk has accused Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of blocking competition.
Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead
Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice.
Move Over ‘Carrie’: Mike Flanagan Teases ‘The Exorcist: Martyrs’ at NYCC 2026
The prolific horror filmmaker unveiled the trailer for The Exorcist: Martyrs, which he said is “the scariest movie” he’s ever made.
Don’t Be ‘Cruel’ to Claude: Anthropic’s New Abuse Policy Tests AI Personhood
Anthropic wants to stop “sustained and needless” cruelty toward its chatbot. But that implies AI has feelings.
Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone
Dissolved rock precipitated around the tools, which then decayed.
Long live the mechanical keyboard
Keychron made a name for itself after launching on Kickstarter in 2017. Today, it offers the value K2 model as well as a variety of other versions, including on…
Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"
One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model.
A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "obsolete" Mac Minis
Stylish upcycling, with a retro flair, at Spain's Museo de Historia de la Computación.
The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch
What has users and large corporations so excited about Jev is TypeSafe’s claim that it works significantly faster and uses far fewer tokens than LLMs.
NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations
"We’ve made it clear that NASA will never give up its presence in low Earth orbit."
The Feds Might Do Something About Those Distractingly Bright Headlights
NHTSA blames current vehicle standards for making it hard for carmakers to use the latest headlight tech.
What's been driving Hawaii's lava fountains?
Before the lava fountains started, the ground was expanding by half a meter a day.
Most US Adults Aren’t Ready for AI to Help With Holiday Shopping, Survey Finds
Far more people than last year are willing to use AI to help them find the right gift, but few want a bot handling their payment details.
Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Becomes ‘Assisted Driving’ in Europe
The automaker has been criticized for misleading drivers with the feature’s name. Now it’s renaming it for European regulators.
AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software
Study finds coding efficiency gains get "absorbed" by human review "bottleneck."
An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
Anthropic did not discover this behavior until over two months after its AI submitted the false tip.
Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting
Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior st…
Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial
CDC allocated $1.6M for study on alleged harms of hepatitis B vaccine.
Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers
Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines as the data center boom pushes prices up.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Gamma’s Grant Lee, Engine’s Elia Wallen, and GV’s Crystal Huang on landing your first 1,000 customers
Leaders from Gamma, Engine, and Google Ventures join TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to talk how to get your first customers. Register now to save up to $100. Grab a se…
PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023
"The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle."