Google engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2M on Polymarket | TechCrunch — According to the complaint, a Google engineer risked over $2.7 million on wagers related to Google's 2025 Year in Search campaign.
TechCrunch Mobility: SpaceX rockets past Tesla | TechCrunch — Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
Red Sox rally in 10th, complete four-game sweep of Yankees — Jarren Duran singled home the winning run to cap a three-run rally in the 10th inning after Boston blew a two-run lead in the ninth, and the Red Sox finished a four-game sweep of the rival New York Yankees with a 5-4…
Wing drone delivery might not be a novelty anymore | TechCrunch — Wing is expanding into seven more U.S. cities through its partnership with Walmart.
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Canadian pension giant joins race to fund India's AI-fueled data center boom | TechCrunch — The Canadian pension giant will acquire an 8.2% stake in CtrlS, a tech giant that operates more than 15 data centers across India.
Trump signs narrower executive order on AI oversight after industry objections | TechCrunch — After industry objections, President Trump signed a revised AI executive order requiring only voluntary prerelease government reviews of advanced models.
Ensalada Rusa (Pink Potato Salad) — This Caribbean classic, made with beets for a magenta hue, looks as striking as it tastes.
No console-flation: how the thirst for AI chips is sending games console prices soaring — AI data centres, memory scarcity and factory capacity are costing consumers –and console makers
Your enterprise AI agents should automatically remember which model is right for which task. Mindstone built the capability with Rebel — <p>AI agent orchestration platforms are popping up like weeds these days, but London-based AI transformation startup Mindstone's <a…
Communication on European Tech Sovereignty, accompanied by an EU Open Source Strategy — The Commission is proposing the European Technological Sovereignty Package, marking a change in Europe's approach to its tech ecosystems.
From Peking to Paris in a Pontiac GTO — One of the things I didn’t consider was the dust. It is so fine and it gets… everywhere. There were times when we couldn’t see the end of the GTO’s hood, it was so thick. A lot of Kazakhstan was that way, so many old roads they’d…
Abundant Intelligence — Growth in the use of AI services has been astonishing; we expect it to be even more astonishing going forward. As AI gets smarter, access to AI will be a fundamental driver of the economy, and...
Your Echo Dot can quietly extend your Wi-Fi—and it costs nothing extra — Give your smart speakers a side hustle.
Big Tech is borrowing like never before and the Fed just made that a lot more expensive - Startup Fortune — Big Tech is borrowing like never before and the Fed just made that a lot more expensive
Pool's new app turns your screenshots into something useful | TechCrunch — Pool's new app automatically sorts screenshots into personalized collections, tracks down the original links behind saved content, and helps you rediscover products, recipes, travel ideas, and other things
TechCrunch Mobility: The AI skills arms race is coming for automotive | TechCrunch — Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
World leaders want American AI. They just don't want America to be able to turn it off. | TechCrunch — French President Macron and Indian PM Modi raised alarms at the G7 summit that the U.S. could cut off access to American AI overnight — a fear the Anthropic blackout just made…
Why everyone from OpenAI to SpaceX is building their own chips (and turning up the heat on Nvidia) | TechCrunch — Watch as Equity explains into what the custom chip trend means for the industry, AI 'loops,' and a few deals of the week worth watching, including one humanoid…
DeepL acquires Mixhalo for live-event audio streaming and translation | TechCrunch — With this acquisition, DeepL is opening an office in San Francisco to expand its U.S. business.
Zest launches a restaurant discovery app powered by where people actually eat | TechCrunch — Backed by Alexis Ohanian’s 776 and Kindred Ventures, Zest uses transaction data and AI to generate restaurant recommendations based on users’ real dining habits and the places they freque
3 sudo replacements and the one that makes it entirely useless — Sudo alternatives avoid vulnerabilities, but the better approach is to avoid sudo.
I went to the so-called 'steroid Olympics,' to understand why Silicon Valley is obsessed with peptides | TechCrunch — The Enhanced Games — a singular sporting competition where a majority of the athletes were on performance enhancing drugs — may herald a new business model that t
Apple brings streaming-style subscription bundles to the App Store | TechCrunch — Apple is expanding its App Bundles feature to allow developers to partner with one another on discounted subscription packages.
Maka Kids is redefining kids’ screen time with a streaming app optimized for well-being, not engagement | TechCrunch — Maka Kids is building a streaming app for children ages zero to six featuring content designed for healthy development. The startup has now raised $3 million in
Serena Williams critiques anti-doping system as 'unreasonable' — Serena Williams took aim at tennis' anti-doping system ahead of her Wimbledon return, calling it "unprofessional" and "unreasonable."
watched a startup founder spend two hours optimizing their landing page conversion rate. the thing actually tanking signups? they buried the pricing like it was embarrassing 🤔 not to be that guy but transparency converts better than mystery?
Apple gives Siri its own dedicated app | TechCrunch — Siri is finally getting its own app.
Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch its own prediction market | TechCrunch — Mark Zuckerberg reportedly wants Meta to have its own prediction market app.
Europe is pushing back on Washington's chip war | TechCrunch — As ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told TechCrunch in May, what China can currently buy are older-generation deep ultraviolet tools — gear first shipped about a decade ago — the same machines the MATCH Act would now put…
Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund | TechCrunch — A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back the next generation of social media.
How Do You Know That You Love Somebody? Philosopher Martha Nussbaum’s Incompleteness Theorem of the Heart’s Truth, from Plato to Proust — “The alternations between love and its denial, suffering and denial of suffering … constitute the most essential and ubiquitous structural…
The Temporary Protected Status program may effectively be over. Here's what we know. — A Supreme Court ruling gives the Trump administration space to strip this status from hundreds of thousands of more people from the few remaining countries with this program.
Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI's future in Hollywood with A24 deal | TechCrunch — Google DeepMind and A24 are teaming up to build AI filmmaking tools.
Valor Equity Partners looks to raise a $2.5B Fund VII, per Bloomberg | TechCrunch — New details have emerged about Valor's latest fund, which last year announced it was raising an unspecified amount of capital.
MCP solved tool calling. A2A solved coordination. What solves transport? — <p>The history of distributed computing is one of protocol proliferation followed by consolidation. </p><p>Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA), Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM), Java
Anthropic becomes first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition | TechCrunch — Anthropic has joined the Frontier coalition, which received another $915M in pledges to fund carbon removal projects.
The fittest founder in the room got cancer. Here's how he used AI to fight back. | TechCrunch — When confronted with cancer, Connor Christou fed everything tied tied to his regime — blood results, scan data, wearable output, journal entries — into Claude.
Israel-Lebanon deal ties ceasefire to Hezbollah disarmament: Will it work? — Hezbollah chief calls the deal 'null and void', raising questions if the latest agreement can lead to peace in Lebanon.
The Argentine tango models healthy relationships | Andre Paradis | TEDxStamford — In this engaging talk, André Paradis demonstrates how Argentine Tango serves as a powerful metaphor for healthy relationships. Through dance and storytelling, he reveals how trust, communication,…
Decart's new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats | TechCrunch — Decart is launching Oasis 3, a real-time world model that generates photorealistic driving environments for autonomous vehicle testing, now available via API for developers to
The curious case of the disappearing Polish S — One keyboard bug three decades in the making
CookUnity Review: I Was Blown Away by the Chef-Created Meal Delivery Service — The fully prepared meal service promises delicious meals for less than takeout—does it deliver?
You Need to Renew Your Passport Much Earlier Than You Think—Here's How — Many countries require you renew your passport at least three months before it actually expires. Here are all your options.
Geothermal startup Fervo Energy pops 33% in IPO debut fueled by AI data center demand | TechCrunch — Fervo Energy's IPO was upsized several times after potential investors asked why the enhanced geothermal startup wasn't raising more money.
Trump admin proposes axing brake pedal requirement for AVs in a boost for Tesla | TechCrunch — The Department of Transportation wants to remove the brake pedal requirement for vehicles "designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems."
Will the new student loan limits actually drive down tuition? Economists weigh in — The idea that there's a connection between federal student loans and what colleges charge dates back almost four decades. But it's unclear that link can lead to <em>lower</em> costs.
Pinterest launches an experimental AI shopping app called 'Ask Pinterest' | TechCrunch — Pinterest has launched 'Ask Pinterest,' an experimental AI-powered shopping app that lets users seek recommendations and inspiration through a conversational interface.
DoorDash's new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos | TechCrunch — The new chatbot, called Ask DoorDash, allows users to search the app for what they're looking for in their own words instead of having to scroll through restaurants and stores to build a cart.
World Cup: Top 5 biggest takeaways from the group stage — FIFA World Cup group stage is now behind us with plenty of key talking points as the tournament enters the knockouts.
Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls' sports — Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daughters' and other girls' basketball teams at school, wrote the court's majority opinion.
For Eclipse, the $2.5B Cerebras win is just the start of realizing its physical-world thesis | TechCrunch — Investing in the real world was lonely for Lior Susan 10 years ago. Now his firm finds itself at the center of the tech world's action.
Gary Glitter charged with historic sexual offences — The former singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 5 August.
Polymarket says hackers stole users' funds | TechCrunch — The prediction market giant Polymarket said it's refunding users who had funds stolen due to a third party breach.
As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2026 | TechCrunch — We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.
Lauryn Hill Receives BET Awards Tribute From Doechii, SZA, Tems, Tierra Whack, Doja Cat, & More — Last night at the BET Awards, living legend and icon Lauryn Hill was honored with the Living Legend Icon Award. The massive tribute began with Ice Cube summarizing Hill’s…
The US government's Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak | TechCrunch — The Trump administration's decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary, retaliatory, or both, but the message is clear: The AI industry isn't im
NASA tests an in-orbit refueling device for deep space missions — NASA is testing a 'cryocoupler' developed by L3Harris for in-orbit refueling.
'The Azteca erupts!' Quinones fires Mexico into lead — Julian Quinones times his run to perfection before rifling home a fierce shot to give Mexico the lead against Ecuador in their round of 32 World Cup match.
NTSB launches probe into fatal Texas Tesla crash | TechCrunch — The safety board, known for its thorough investigations, is probing the crash alongside the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.