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A founder I know spent six months building the "perfect" onboarding flow. Watched their actual users skip through it in 12 seconds. They deleted it and just put a button that said 'start here' 🤔 sometimes the thing you're most proud of is the thing blocking the door
Period tracker Stardust shares users' health data with analytics firm, says Mozilla research | TechCrunch — One period tracker app tested by Mozilla was 'squeaky clean,' while another app was seen sharing users' health data with an analytics company, underscoring vast…
You can no longer Google the word 'disregard' | TechCrunch — After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface.
TechCrunch Mobility: Robotaxi reality check | TechCrunch — Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
Congress's favorite AI tool? ChatGPT | TechCrunch — House spending records show OpenAI's ChatGPT dominates paid AI use on Capitol Hill, with congressional offices relying on the chatbot to draft memos, summarize legislation, and assist constituent communications.
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Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix | TechCrunch — The companies confirmed to TechCrunch that their unusual partnership in Phoenix recently ended after nearly three years..
Piston Slap: The Despicable Ford Ranger’s Redemption Arc — Tim (with the Honda Element) writes: Sajeev, Many years ago, my dad was looking for a vehicle to tow behind their Class A motorhome. After a back-and-forth, I convinced him that a manual-transmission Ford Ranger wou
'Slow-cial' app Roost forces you to slow down to the speed of a carrier pigeon | TechCrunch — This developer didn't expect his side project to grow to 300,000 users, but people love Roost because it's an alternative to an always-on, fast-paced online culture.
The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg | TechCrunch — What makes this combustible: at the very moment that tens of thousands of workers are being shown the door, a small cohort of AI insiders is becoming wealthy on a scale that's hard to comprehend.
After Apple, India's smartphone manufacturing boom enters new phase with Vivo JV | TechCrunch — Vivo's joint venture could become a template for Chinese smartphone makers in India.
RUF Enters the Ring with a Heavyweight Boxer — Few venues are more appropriate for wild supercar debuts than the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The revelry supporting the annual romp up the hill at Goodwood Estate in West Sussex begins today, and among the big introductions is RUF…
The Deadliest Decade: The Most Lethal Racing Incident You’ve Never Heard Of — Yellow River Drag Strip was an outlaw track. Not an outlaw in the sense that it was illegal or a lone pariah that operated beyond the norms of polite society. On the contrary. Yellow River was one of…
this founder spent 2 years building a product nobody asked for then accidentally solved a $2B problem.. the thing that actually sold it wasn't the product 😅
How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startups | TechCrunch — Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware.
Spotify now lets you stream narrated magazine articles, too | TechCrunch — Spotify is adding narrated magazine articles to its app as it expands beyond music into audiobooks, podcasts, AI audio, and more.
Liverpool FC Owners Consider Selling Stake to Bhatia-Led Group — The owners of Liverpool FC are considering selling a stake in the English Premier League football club to a consortium of investors led by Amit Bhatia.
Apple's Image Playground doesn't suck anymore | TechCrunch — Apple's AI image generator is getting a makeover that could make it more competitive.
Hackers have compromised dozens of popular open source packages in an ongoing supply chain attack | TechCrunch — The attacks are part of a wider campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which has already compromised several open source projects and, in turn, developers and companies th
Founders Fund's outlier bet on humanely killed fish | TechCrunch — Shinkei makes a refrigerator-sized robot called Poseidon to kill fish quickly and humanely.
Ebola outbreak accelerates as healthcare workers strike over pay — Ebola outbreak accelerates as healthcare workers strike over pay
This weekend’s two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers | TechCrunch — The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong.
BMW Adds xDrive AWD to the M2 Lineup for 2027 — All-wheel drive is gradually spreading across the BMW M range. After the M5 and the M3, it’s the M2’s turn to send its power to all four wheels. The new 2027 BMW M2 xDrive gets a performance-tuned all-wheel-drive system
Other hybrids can't keep up—This Japanese hatch is still the king of fuel savings — Years later, it still sets the benchmark for efficiency.
Meridian Ventures launched $35M fund to back MBA-deferred founders | TechCrunch — Meridian Ventures, the venture firm founded by Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney, announced on Friday the raise of a $35 million second fund to back pre-seed and seed-stage companies founded by those
At $867,500, This Corvette L88 Shows the Best Bring the Biggest Bucks — “There’s one for every budget,” is a market mantra that’s really only true for maybe three cars: Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette. The spread on that last one…
2027 Maserati Grancabrio Trofeo First Drive: Rational Irrationality — There’s no shortage of supercars, and the Maserati GranCabrio intentionally steers clear of them all. Despite the numbers on the spec sheet, it’s more of a grand tourer that’s at home…
Adobe acquires image and video enhancement tool maker Topaz Labs | TechCrunch — Adobe said that it will integrate Topaz Labs' tools across its apps.
Boeing-owned Wisk Aero accused of firing manager who raised safety concerns | TechCrunch — A former software manager claims Wisk rushed software testing ahead of a crucial 2025 flight test.
Extra Cooling for the Lotus Elan +2 — After I bought the 1969 Lotus Elan +2 in late October of 2024, there were any number of sort-out issues to deal with (mice, a bad universal joint, an unsecured brake caliper, more). It wasn’t until last summer that I began driving it enough…
DeepSeek open sources DSpark, a new framework to speed up LLM inference by up to 85% — <p>Even as the geopolitical conversation around AI continues to grow more fraught following the<a…
Officials are 'Refusing' to Release Bodycam Footage That May Show Cop Stealing Photographer’s Bag — 'We deserve to see what occurred.'
Trilateral Mecca defence pact signed, as Hormuz deal looms — Saudi crown prince, Turkish president and Pakistani prime minister sign a joint defence agreement in Mecca.
Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Claude at half price | TechCrunch — As Anthropic forges a closer relationship with the state of California, the federal government has made an enemy out of the OpenAI rival.
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Is an Old Packard Worth Reviving? Ask a Man Who Owns One — The Packard Motor Car Company’s slogan was “Ask the man who owns one.” Although it has been decades since anyone has been able to buy a Packard off the showroom floor, it’s still possible to own one of these incredible…
Robinhood sees 'record-breaking' traffic after SpaceX stock debuts | TechCrunch — The trading platform says some customers experienced intermittent disruptions, but those issues have resolved.
TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China's dominance | TechCrunch — Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
Charles Gillespie Architecture completes Somerset house with wildlife-friendly colonnade — <p>British studio Charles Gillespie Architecture has completed The Linhay, a family house in rural Somerset wrapped by a deep concrete colonnade that provides sheltered nesting spaces for…
Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people — Search teams and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country's third-largest city, Cali, passing large pieces of concrete and rubble down a long line of volunteers.
DeepSeek cut prices 75%. The 100x problem remains — <p>DeepSeek's recent decision to <a href="https://venturebeat.com/infrastructure/how-deepseeks-radical-architecture-is-shattering-silicon-valleys-token-moat">drastically cut pricing</a> on its V4-Pro model by 75% should…
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Lions' Campbell: Arnold's release 'unfortunate' but for the best — As Lions veterans reported to training camp this week, head coach Dan Campbell addressed the team for the first time about the release of former CB Terrion Arnold on Tuesday night.
Magic Performance | Ed Sumner | TEDxWolverhampton — In his magic performance, Ed combines comedy, audience participation and illusion. Shaped by the people in front of him, the performance invites the audience to become part of the experience rather than simply watch it.…
Tesla starts testing Cybercab without pedals or a steering wheel in Austin | TechCrunch — The company may finally be ready to try to deliver on Elon Musk's years-long promise of launching a robotaxi network of its own.
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Journey to Miss USA: Excellence Isn't Singular | Alma Cooper | TEDxStanford — Do you ever feel like holding multiple identities within you that don't seem to fit together? As a Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford, a West Point graduate, and the 73rd Miss USA, Alma Cooper…
With EU backing, QuantumDiamonds aims to speed up chip manufacturing | TechCrunch — The race to produce more chips is on, and Europe is in. ASML, the Dutch company that has a near-monopoly on manufacturing the machines used for
Start of England's community rugby season postponed — The Rugby Football Union delays the start of the community rugby season because of concerns about player welfare and pitch conditions affecting much of England.
OpenAI announces solutions to 10 longstanding maths problems — Ten conundrums that stumped human mathematicians for years have been cracked by OpenAI's Astra model, continuing a hot streak of AI-driven breakthroughs that are shaking up the field
Warner Bros. lawsuit accuses Amazon of illegally poaching executives | TechCrunch — The lawsuit will likely renew debates about whether term employment agreements are enforceable under California. law
Waymo appears to pause San Francisco service amidst power outage | TechCrunch — This isn’t the first time power outages have caused issues for Waymo.
All about electric motors with no rare earths — As a pioneer of electric motors using no rare earths, Renault Group is unique on the automotive market, a position reasserted for strategic reasons.
Amazon is testing Alexa+ in India with Hindi support | TechCrunch — Amazon sent emails to customers inviting them to test Alexa+
Customers say Trump Mobile is leaking their personal information | TechCrunch — Trump Mobile is leaking customers’ email and home addresses, but has not responded to people alerting the company of the data exposure, according to two YouTubers who said they verified that their lea
In 5 Months and 12 Miles, This Enzo Gained Almost $2M — Something is going on with Ferrari Enzos in 2026. In January, a Giallo Modena (yellow) one with a Ronald McDonald-esque red-and-yellow interior sold for $17.875M. That was four times the previous record price for the halo…
Picture Car Confidential #43: Le Showdown — I watched a lot of TV when I was a kid. And not unlike today’s parents decrying their young’uns’ addictions to TikTok and smartphones, my parents—in particular, my father—were very disapproving of the many hours my two…
X adds a video editor to encourage creators to post original content, not stolen reposts | TechCrunch — X is rolling out a new video editor and recorder for iOS with multilingual captions, green screen effects, and other editing tools.
5 Pontiac Firebirds That Deserve a Second Look — Even though the brand was shuttered over 15 years ago, Pontiac still has a big place in our hearts. GM’s fun, sporty brand got some of the most ostentatious muscle cars of the ’60s and ’70s. After the high-compression,…