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Apple M4 Max MacBook Pro: 128GB Unified Memory & 3nm Monster Benchmarks
TSMC second-generation 3nm silicon unleashes 16 CPU cores, 40 GPU cores, and 546 GB/s memory bandwidth for local 70B parameter LLM execution...
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Snapdragon X Elite 2 Laptops: 28-Hour Battery Life & Desktop ARM Computing
Qualcomm's second-generation Oryon V2 architecture shatters x86 efficiency standards, delivering 28 hours of real-world battery life on Wind...
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Framework Laptop 16: The Modular Swappable GPU Revolution That Defeats E-Waste
Swap your graphics card, ports, and keyboard modules in 30 seconds: the repairable laptop that upgrades year after year....
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Razer Blade 18 (2026): RTX 5090 Mobile & 300Hz Dual-Mode OLED Gaming Titan
Nvidia's Blackwell mobile architecture packs 24GB GDDR7 VRAM and DLSS 4 frame generation into an ultra-slim CNC aluminum unibody....
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ASUS Zenbook S 16 Cera-Aluminum: AMD Zen 5 AI Ultrabook Under 1.5kg
ASUS bonds ceramic directly to aluminum alloy to create a scratchproof, fingerprint-free chassis packing AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 silicon....
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Galaxy S26 Ultra vs iPhone 18 Pro Max: The 200MP Periscope Camera War
Variable mechanical f/1.4 apertures, liquid glass lenses, and 2nm neural silicon battle for mobile photography supremacy....
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Nothing Phone (3) Revealed: Transparent Glyph Matrix & Custom Snapdragon Silicon
Carl Pei's team unveils micro-LED interactive dot matrix glyphs that transform the back of the phone into a secondary display....
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Google Pixel 10 Pro: 3nm Tensor G5 & The Pro Magic Video Studio
Google's first fully custom TSMC-manufactured Tensor G5 chip eliminates thermal throttling while debuting instant on-device Video Boost....
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Huawei Mate XT vs Galaxy Z Fold 7: The Ultra-Thin Tri-Fold Tablet Revolution
Dual hinges and triple folding panels transform a 3.6mm ultra-thin phone into a full 10.2-inch workstation tablet....
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Quantum Supremacy Breakthrough: 1 Million Qubit Chip Shatters Encryption In 4s
Engineers achieve fault-tolerant logical quantum computing with 99.98% 2-qubit gate fidelity at room-temperature cryogenic boundaries....
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Inside The First Humanoid Robot Gigafactory: 10,000 Androids Enter Mass Production
Full-scale assembly lines begin shipping autonomous bipedal robots with tactile sensor skins and vision-language-action brains....
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Solid-State Silicon Batteries: 1,000km Electric Range In A 5-Minute Fast Charge
Sulfide-based solid electrolytes eliminate dendrite formation, enabling 500 Wh/kg energy density and zero fire risk....
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Neuralink Telepathy 2 & Blindsight: Paralyzed Patients Control Limbs at 120 WPM
Next-gen 4,096-channel brain-computer interfaces enable high-speed thought typing and direct visual cortex stimulation....
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TSMC 2nm N2 GAA Silicon Wafers: Backside Power Delivery & The 2026 Chip Leap
Gate-All-Around nanosheets and Super Power Rail backside power routing usher in a 25% efficiency leap across computing....
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Top 7 Secret AI Productivity Tools That Outperform ChatGPT in 2026
Specialized agentic tools, local context engines, and zero-prompt visual IDEs leaving legacy chatbots in the dust....
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Claude 3.7 & Gemini 3.8 Coding Agents: Building Full-Stack Apps in One Prompt
Hybrid reasoning architectures pair fast system-1 code drafting with extended system-2 algorithmic thinking....
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Run Open-Source DeepSeek & Llama 4 Locally on Your Laptop With Zero Latency
Mixture-of-Experts quantization and Ollama let you execute frontier intelligence completely offline without subscriptions....
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Sora 2 & Gen-3 Alpha: Generating 4K Cinema Scenes With Physics & Sound In 60s
Spatiotemporal video diffusion models simulate real-world light bounces, object permanence, and synchronized spatial Foley audio....
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NotebookLM Audio Overviews 2.0: Deep-Dive Multi-Source AI Research Podcasts
Google's Gemini-driven NotebookLM converts hundreds of research papers into engaging, hyper-accurate two-host audio discussions....
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Volvo will use Nvidia's tech for hands-free, point-to-point driving
Volvo plans to launch hands-free, point-to-point driving by 2030, powered by Nvidia's latest AI technology. The Chinese-owned, Swedish-desig...
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Alienware's latest 34-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor is $50 off
The Alienware AW3426DW is discounted to $742.22 at Amazon, just over $50 off its usual price of $799.99. It's not quite the lowest price we'...
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Sony's WH-1000XM6 headphones are $130 off today only
If you missed out on Prime Day's headphones deals, you're in luck. Sony's latest flagship headphones are selling for even less than they did...
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Volvo makes a bigger bet on Nvidia
Volvo is leveling up its automated driving system through an expansion of its nearly decade-long partnership with Nvidia that will extend be...
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Prep your cart before iPhone Duo preorders open tomorrow
Apple's iPhone Duo foldable phone opens for preorder tomorrow, October 16th, at 8am ET / 5am PT, but you don't have to wait until then to ge...
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Some great games to play before GTA VI and Zelda launch
You could say we're in the eye of the storm right now. The storm, of course, being the fall and winter release calendar for new video games....
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Microsoft says Windows 11 is now 'more responsive' and runs better on 8GB of RAM
Earlier this year Microsoft laid out a plan to fix Windows 11, with a focus on performance, reliability, and the overall OS experience. Afte...
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Amazon's Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75
Amazon-owned Bee has launched its first new AI devices since its acquisition, including an updated wearable and a credit-card-sized recorder...
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Your secrets aren't safe with this cute robot toy - they're on Chinese servers ready to be hacked
There's a new digital pet in town - a cute little marshmallow of a robot that can change its cartoony expressions to match your mood. But if...
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Big Walk skipped Xbox to boycott Microsoft's involvement with Israel
Big Walk's co-op multiplayer walking adventure has proved popular since launching in August, but Xbox players have been excluded from the fu...
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I can't wait for Apple to show Google how to make a better smart speaker
Apple's new home hub could be the wake-up call Google needs to fix its frustrating smart home ecosystem...
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Apple I 'Hatfield' computer signed by Woz fetches a record $1.15 million at auction
The famous Apple I "Hatfield" computer signed by Steve Wozniak just sold to an unknown buyer for a record $1,148,200....
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Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform
Figma is also releasing its code layers feature in open beta....
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Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis
The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve subsequent designs, a...
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This Google Pixel feature leaves users with less storage space than expected
Googles AI features means 128GB of storage doesn't cut it any more...
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Fitbit Edge vs Fitbit Air: The differences beyond a screen
Google's latest wearable seems like a Fitbit Air with a screen, but the two actually have less in common than you might think....
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McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company is going to ask some entry-level candidates to have a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a c...
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The best feature of Apple's HomeView might be its simplicity
I'm just going to come right out and say it. I love the approach Apple has taken with the HomeView. I think it's the shared, always-availabl...
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Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: 'We shouldn't pause progress'
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing th...
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Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt
Every day, conversations unfold across social media and websites around the world. A seemingly insignificant post-whether it involves AI-gen...
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Now that Character.AI is going bankrupt, what happens to all of its users' data?
New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed a years-long multi-state investigation against Character.AI as they now seek to require pro...
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Colossal Biosciences announces new AI platform to help accelerate de-extinction efforts
Colossal announced a new AI platform to help accelerate its de-extinction efforts and Peter Diamandis has launched a new fund to back startu...
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TimeTeller puts our internal clocks at the center of personalized medicine
German startup TimeTeller has developed a saliva test kit to help anyone understand their circadian rhythm; it aims to reduce side effects f...
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Samsung Health's new Scan Meal feature could make calorie tracking effortless
Plus, a ton of new upgrades for sleep and fitness tracking...
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Sprout Pi adds Bluetooth, streaming, and USB-C to your aging iPod
There's an entire cottage industry of iPod mods out there, but Sprout Pi and Sprout Pico are two of the few full motherboard replacements th...
GAMING-GEAR
Anbernic's next dual-screen handheld could replace your aging Nintendo 3DS
Anbernic shared a new video of its upcoming dual-screen handheld it announced last week showing the device playing 3DS, Xbox, and PS3 games ...
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Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence
Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed....
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Mosqitter is turning its mosquito traps into an AI-powered surveillance network
Mosqitter is turning its mosquito-trapping hardware into an AI-powered surveillance network designed to identify species, monitor population...
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Halo's co-creator wrote a novel about AI taking over the world
Back in 2019, author Margaret Stohl was handed a manuscript written by Jason Jones, who's best known as the co-creator of sci-fi gaming seri...
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Epic's new games launcher is 'vibe coded'
Epic Games is announcing a big refresh of its PC games launcher today in preview, saying that the new version is "way faster" and now suppor...
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Epic is bringing Fortnite to Linux
Epic is working on bringing Fortnite to Linux through its Epic Games Launcher. The new launcher is releasing in preview today, and for the f...
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I used 3 Gemini prompts to clean 200 unread Gmail threads in one hour
These prompts can be used by everyone to clear their inbox...
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Scimplify raises $25M to challenge China's grip on critical materials with AI
Scimplify's annualized revenue run rate has tripled to $200 million as it eyes U.S. expansion....
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These 4 crucial Android settings are disabled by default; I can't live without them
From Pixel phones to Galaxy tablets, these settings are crucial...
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The Flowtica Verso e-paper AI recorder is coming for $199 with early reservations
Flowtica's AI recorder could be a busy person's best buddy...
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Google is gutting free Gemini features, now I have every reason to ditch it
Google just made it impossible to justify paying for Gemini...
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Justice Department says North Koreans have infiltrated dozens of U.S. companies
U.S. authorities warn that sanctioned hackers are increasingly targeting Americans to act as facilitators between breached U.S. companies an...
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Streamlining daily texts is easier with these underrated Google Messages settings
It's the little things in Google Messages that speed things up...
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How to improve your online privacy and security in Google Chrome
Google has much to gain by collecting data from you through your activity on Chrome, but you can make it harder....
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5 clever ways Gemini can automate everyday tasks
If you're not using some of these skills, you're missing out on a chance to streamline your days, keep up to date and more....
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Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient
Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, detailed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt how his company's work with PRIMA is pa...
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Cerebras CEO says we're nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at home
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on ...
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Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weeks
Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor....
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These quiet Google Calendar features make managing your daily schedule much simpler
Google Calendar's lesser-known features can dramatically improve time management...
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Apple's HomeView ad is confusing to everyone except parents
Apple's ad introducing its new HomeView smart display is a little unusual. It's fast-paced and unruly, depicting a family of five as they ru...
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It looks like Apple Music is getting a new icon
Apple Music's iconic red app icon has reportedly been replaced with a black-and-white version in the latest iOS 27.2 beta, 9to5Mac reports. ...
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Cerebras CEO pushes back on AI doomsday warnings
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman has a message for AI leaders spreading doomsday warnings: Maybe stop talking? At TechCrunch Disrupt, he argued t...
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Helix Carbon says it can make iron cheaper by recycling blast furnace pollution
The steel industry is a big polluter, but Helix Carbon can upcycle pollution from blast furnaces to drive down emissions and improve margins...
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Shopify opens its catalog up to more AI agents
More AI agents will soon be able to browse and purchase from Shopify listings, marking an expansion of the company's agentic commerce ambiti...
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Xbox is officially embracing the chaos of AI-powered game ports
Retro gaming is going through a wild time at the moment, thanks to decompilations and recompilations that are letting gamers port classic ti...
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Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine's drone strikes on Yandex
Days after Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the campaign had hur...
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Niobia takes the guesswork out of some of tech's most expensive mistakes
The San Francisco startup aims to help battery and chip manufacturers identify defects on production lines, reducing downtime and costly mis...
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Facebook will let you customize your feed algorithm using AI
Facebook's new "Your Algorithm" feature will let you directly add and manage topics you want to see in your feed and Facebook Reels. Meta sa...
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Google makes it easier to launch your vibe-coded apps
The next time you vibe-code a custom app with Google's AI Studio, you won't have to connect your phone to a computer to install it. On Tuesd...
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I tried out Apple's HomeView smart display
Apple has just announced the HomeView, its first smart home display - and I just got hands-on with the device, which features a gorgeous 7-i...
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Google Play now supports private, vibe-coded apps built just for you
Google is making it easier to build and use personal Android apps created with AI, without having to make them available to everyone on the ...
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Where to preorder the new Apple TV 4K
Apple debuted its latest Apple TV 4K - its first in four years - and it'll be available starting Friday, November 13th. It's powerful, with ...
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Watch Apple's reveal video for the HomeView
Apple just announced its long-rumored smart home hub, the HomeView, during its "Welcome Home" event taking place today. As part of the event...
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Getty Images is going private after failed Shutterstock merger
Getty Images intends to file for bankruptcy and go private as part of a restructuring agreement after its plans to merge with rival stock pl...
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Apple refreshes its Homepod mini with a new chip and $149 price tag
The new $149 HomePod mini with Siri AI and a 'SoundGlow' visual feature will be available starting October 30....
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WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
A Silicon Valley startup that uses weather balloons and AI to predict the weather won a U.S. military contract worth almost $50 million....
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Honeyjar offers AI tools to improve PR and comms at every company
Journalists, entrepreneurs, and even some public relations professionals will tell you that the PR process is broken. But could AI actually ...
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Why this one Android keyboard shortcut is the single most useful feature on my phone
I use it every day and typing feels incomplete without it...
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Don't buy a cheap Android phone without these non-negotiable features
Android phones can be had at many different price points, but the most important features aren't always found in the cheapest available devi...
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Meta has some Wonder Full new AI models
Meta is making up for lost time in the AI race. After launching Muse Spark, the first model from its revamped Superintelligence Labs divisio...
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The Yandex outage probably didn't blitz Russian bots
Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes over the last week have taken Russian data centers offline and reportedly caused online bot traffic to plum...
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Mechanism's first Switch 2 case is as awesome as I hoped it would be
Most companies have slowed down releasing new Switch 2 cases, but one of my favorite accessory makers recently debuted its first, after a fe...
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Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder
Where Muse Spark aimed to be a lightweight model that could perform at low latency, the Wonder models are larger and said to be more capable...
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Inside the mini factory where GM builds its EV future
If you're driving through GM's sprawling campus in Warren, Michigan, you'd likely ignore the pair of adjacent, anonymous white buildings tuc...
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WhatsApp users may soon be able to schedule messages
WhatsApp is finally allowing message scheduling, a feature that's been available on Telegram since 2019....
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Microsoft's president says AI is less regulated than a carton of milk
Milk can't hack companies and governments like AI definitely can, but it's still subject to more regulation....
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One of the biggest issues in Googlebooks is finally fixed
Better Together features finally work with Samsung Galaxy phones...
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The founder's guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup...
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OpenAI Dot vs. Meta Muse: How do these AI agents compare?
Meta and OpenAI's new AI agents are in direct competition. Here's what each can do, what they cost and who has access....
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The reason the Xbox Series S is so much cheaper than the Series X
The Xbox Series X and S have seen the same price hikes as all other gaming hardware, but the Series S still provides a lower cost to entry....
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Why Japan said goodbye to traditional flip phones
Flip phones endured in Japan longer than the US, but the trend is shifting....
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A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contact and it refused
In April of 2025, Elgin Community College had six Flock safety cameras installed to "enhance the safety and security of students." But by Se...
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The new Apple TV could have a built-in mic and a remote with a speaker
The latest rumors are that the new Apple TV will have a built-in microphone, while the upgraded remote will get a speaker. The mic would let...
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Will the HomeView be Apple's first smart home success?
Over the past couple of years, we've seen multiple reports that Apple was working on a new smart home product, but now it seems the product ...
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Aaron Sorkin's 'Social Reckoning' is off to a weak start
What does this mean for a fall full of movies starring villainous tech CEOs?...
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What to expect from Apple's 'Welcome Home' event
We are quickly coming up on Apple's "Welcome Home" launch event, where we expect a host of smart home-related announcements. We are expectin...
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Why the LeapPad couldn't survive the iPad
For multiple years, the hottest toy in the United States was a book. But not just any book: a smart book that could play sounds and respond ...
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Can the AI industry persuade data center opponents by getting rid of NDAs?
On Equity, we debate the impact of data center moratoriums and whether the AI industry has a communication problem....
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TechCrunch Mobility: A roadblock clears for self-driving trucks
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it....
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How to enable Live Activities on iPhone and CarPlay
Live Activities put the most important real-time information from apps in a place where it's easy to keep an eye on....
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How to use the parental controls on iOS 27
Screen Time has new features to help parents manage their children's Apple devices, as well as refinements to existing controls....
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How to reduce mobile data usage on your iPhone
If your cellular plan has limited data, you'll want to take advantage of these easy tweaks to stretch those gigabytes....
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Satya Nadella says we should assume all AI models are 'compromised'
In a lengthy post on X, Microsoft's CEO laid out his views on the dangers posed by highly advanced AI models and how to confront those risks...
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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?...
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Stop doing manual phone tasks: This Android automation workflow gave me hours back
This secret Pixel trick saved me hours of senseless tapping...
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7 things you should know about Android's confusing new sideloading limitations
Android sideloading is getting new speed bumps like advanced flow and 24-hour delays. Here's how it works and how power users can bypass it...
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Ledger wallet tampering suspected after reports of crypto thefts
Reports have been mounting that users of the Ledger crypto wallet have seen their accounts drained, and suspicion is that it's related to re...
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Will Warner Bros. kill Skydance - or will David Ellison kill Warner Bros?
Today, I'm talking with Peter Kafka, chief correspondent at Business Insider and host of the Channels podcast, about the gigantic Warner Bro...
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LG's RGB LED TV is good for certain situations, but an OLED is better
When it comes to TVs, the LG name has long been synonymous with OLEDs, continually leading Samsung and Sony as the top OLED manufacturer. Bu...
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Cloudflare acquires Deno to improve its Workers programming model
Cloudflare will use this acquisition to improve its Workers programming model and platform....
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My brief romance with an AI bird feeder
It started off promising enough. Dozens of tiny, colorful birds were drawn to my garden just a few weeks after I mounted a $350 $269 Kiwibit...
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Why Pixel Search solves the productivity problem for older Pixels
Pixel Search does what I've been waiting years for...
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I flipped one overlooked Pixel setting; my daily battery anxiety completely disappeared
I stopped carrying a power bank thanks to this Pixel feature...
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I switched to the Galaxy S26 Ultra, but its biggest display upgrade comes with a major catch
I used the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Galaxy S25 Ultra; the Privacy Display isn't a clear win...
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Decade-old RAM is making a comeback
CPU makers have noticed that the seemingly unending RAM price hikes are making it tough for a lot of us to upgrade our PCs. Their solution? ...
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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....
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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....
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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 ve...
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'Pure insanity': Mathematicians will need years to make sense of OpenAI's latest drop
"Staggering." "Overwhelming." "Unprecedented." "Surreal." "Pure insanity." Those were among the descriptions more than three dozen mathemati...
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Brendan Carr says he'll let Pete Hegseth decide whether TV networks can air the public execution
FCC chairman Brendan Carr said he will defer to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on whether TV networks can air the planned execution of co...
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Nikon microscopic video competition winner disqualified for using generative AI
Nikon says the video that originally won first place in its Small World in Motion contest "did not comply with the competition rules regardi...
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LumenUs helps automate tedious paperwork in times of grief
"The day your loved one passes away, you also get this honorary badge of a project manager for a project you had no idea about," said founde...
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Trump's attempt to rename AI is looking awfully artificial
President Donald Trump has a knack for turning words against his enemies. His first successful presidential run was built on monikers like "...
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Instinct was the buzziest AI agent around - can it survive Muse?
Before there were cute little guys, there was Instinct. In August, the startup got its AI agent to market with an unusual playbook: invite-o...
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A week with Googlebooks: four notes from our testing so far
Google's new operating system is off to a rocky start. The five newly launched Googlebook laptops have hardware that ranges from great to ex...
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Beyond TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The Side Events, Parties & Networking You Can't Miss
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is just the beginning. From exclusive networking events and startup showcases to happy hours, dinners, and after-hou...
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Anthropic launches free AI security scans for open-source projects
Anthropic's offering to help open-source projects track down security vulnerabilities with a new service called OSS Scanner. It says open-so...
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SpaceX announces plan to become a 'major mobile carrier'
SpaceX has acquired a portfolio of low-band spectrum licenses - a move the company says "will pave the way" for its Starlink Mobile service ...
GAMING-GEAR
AMD will bring FSR 4 to handhelds by the end of 2026
It's already possible to get AMD's framerate-enhancing FSR 4 boost on handhelds as old as the Steam Deck - but in June, AMD reserved the rig...
AI-TOOLS
Pretend you're sitting at Elizabeth Holmes' desk on this weirdly detailed website
With over a thousand emails, slides, texts, and documents from the United States v. Elizabeth Holmes trial, Extend engineer Bo Lau created a...
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Apple will reportedly debut its first touchscreen MacBook in three weeks
Apple is set to introduce a new MacBook Pro with a touchscreen and an updated iPad Mini "on or around" October 27th, Bloomberg reports. If t...
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California is trying to shut down robot vs. human cage matches
The California State Athletic Commission sent a cease-and-desist letter to a startup that hosted a match between a human and a robot last mo...
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ICE detainees in Georgia used the facility's video calling software to expose the conditions inside
Four men detained at an ICE detention center in rural Georgia used the facility's video conferencing software to expose both the conditions ...
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Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect
Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismiss...
GAMING-GEAR
The Retro Song Bird plays just the music from your favorite Game Boy cartridges
The Retro Song Bird may look similar to devices like Epilogue's GB Operator with a slot on top for Game Boy cartridges, but it's not designe...
AI-TOOLS
Google is launching a one-stop Gemini agent for your work tasks
Google is launching a "universal" Gemini AI agent that can work across apps and devices in the background. The tool, announced as part of th...
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Atari is bringing back one of its earliest 8-bit home computers
After resurrecting iconic consoles like the 2600 and Mattel's Intellivision, Atari is relaunching one of the brand's personal computers that...
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Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification
The hackers alerted the fashion giant's customers through a push notification that said they had "fully compromised" the company's cloud sto...
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Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia
Mecka AI collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots. The startup pays people to record every...
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Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users
The developer of Hermes Agent raised a $90 million Series B....
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I finally customized these Android Auto settings; my daily commute will never be the same
My morning commute is infinitely better since I found these Android Auto settings...
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I disabled YouTube Shorts; now I feel like I can breathe again
Return your YouTube feed to the pre-TikTok era with this simple setting change...
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BMW's iX4 SUV is a 428-mile defensive weapon against China's EV takeover
While much of the automotive world sits dumbfounded as China gobbles up all its customers, BMW continues to roll out extremely well-crafted,...
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Android's physical navigation buttons are back on Googlebooks, but not the way you think
A common misconception I've seen with Googlebooks is that the Quick Insert and Google logo keys are new. They're not, as they first debuted ...
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ChatGPT's 'Intelligent UI' update fills its responses with pictures, charts, and buttons
OpenAI is launching a new Intelligent UI feature in ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to answer your questions with interactive visuals. The u...
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While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders 'elsewhere'
Endeavor Catalyst just raised $320 million to keep backing founders outside Silicon Valley. Half the profits go back to the nonprofit that f...
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Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files
At today's Windows and Surface event, Microsoft showed off an upgrade to its Copilot AI system that will give it access to local files on yo...
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How Microsoft built its MacBook Pro competitor
Before Microsoft releases a laptop to the public, it needs to put the device through its paces. That all happens inside a windowless, wareho...
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The Meta Quest 3S gets a rare discount during October Prime Day
Until the end of Amazon's October sale later tonight, you can grab the 128GB Meta Quest 3S for just $297.49 (usually $349.99) at Amazon, Wal...
GAMING-GEAR
X expands its 'Gametime' sports hub beyond the NFL, starting with MLB
X is turning its NFL-focused Gametime feature into a year-round sports destination, starting with MLB and with other professional leagues to...
AI-TOOLS
ChatGPT for Teens is an 'unacceptable risk,' says Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that offers reviews of apps, services, and entertainment with a focus on youth safety, today said that OpenA...
GADGETS
Spotify expands audiobooks to over 180 markets
Spotify will make 350,000 titles available in over 120 languages for this expansion...
SMARTPHONES
Apple TV's F1 coverage will now support Dolby Atmos
Apple TV's F1 coverage will feature Dolby Atmos support, starting with the US Grand Prix in Texas later this month....
GAMING-GEAR
How long have wireless gaming controllers been around for?
Game controllers have experimented with losing the cords for longer than you'd think, but early attempts didn't have much success....
AI-TOOLS
OpenAI drops another batch of mathematical breakthroughs
OpenAI has revealed solutions to a number of long-standing mathematics problems produced by an unreleased frontier model in a batch of 722 m...
AI-TOOLS
Silicon Valley's AI wunderkind launches Underdog, the most private Instinct/Muse competitor yet
Sigil Wen, backed by a Silicon Valley who's who, has built an on-device AI assistant that promises to be free, fully private, and capable fo...
SMARTPHONES
How to help stop spam calls on iPhone and Android
Spam calls don't have to grab your attention and waste your time. Use these built-in options to silence and block them without having to pay...
LAPTOPS-PC
Why do some PCs have two Ethernet ports?
Dual Ethernet ports don't automatically provide faster speed, but they increase your networking options....
GAMING-GEAR
Xbox has secured exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft is getting ready to do something around Grand Theft Auto VI that "no other platform holde...
AI-TOOLS
The best robot vacuum and mop deals during October Prime Day
Spending too much time constantly sweeping and mopping? If you have the money to delegate those chores to a robot cleaner, you could save a ...
SMARTPHONES
Apple and LG team up on new smart home gear, starting with a lock, doorbell, and thermostat
Apple is collaborating with LG on a new lineup of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, indoor camera, and more, accor...
AI-TOOLS
Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product
The startup crossed over $1 million in anualized revenue within two months of its post-pivot launch....
AI-TOOLS
Our first five impressions of Googlebooks - exciting but underbaked
Googlebooks are here. The first models went on sale Sunday, October 4th, and we received review units of all five Googlebooks about 24 hours...
SMARTPHONES
Apple TV's great year continues with Small Prophets
Apple TV has had a really great run in 2026 - and a cozy new addition is helping expand its lineup even more. As the streaming service has a...
GADGETS
Anker's 100W universal charger is a great travel gadget for $64
For frequent travelers who like to pack light, the Anker Nano 100W universal travel adapter packs multiple USB ports and is equipped with th...
AI-TOOLS
Mirror Particle is building a 'world model' of human behavior
Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield 200 with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior,...
GAMING-GEAR
Xbox Elite Controller 3 specs leak via Xbox's own Design Lab
Xbox's long awaited Elite Controller 3 may finally offer drift-free joysticks....
LAPTOPS-PC
Mini PC vs. laptop: Which is better for your home office?
Mini PCs offer a convenient form factor, but a laptop is ready to go with you anywhere. There's no perfect answer....
AI-TOOLS
The Matic is the first robovac to get an FCC ban waiver, not that it needs it
The Matic is our favorite robot vacuum and robo-mop, and it's also now the first to escape the FCC's Roomba ban. Well, sort of - because the...
AI-TOOLS
Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost
Reflection is aiming Beam and future models at enterprises and sovereign nations. The pitch is to build "AI factories," a product that would...
AI-TOOLS
Gemini Call for Me might tell your mom you're running late
Google may be expanding its "Call for Me" AI feature beyond business calls so you can use it to send messages to friends and family. Android...
GAMING-GEAR
Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports
It's a wild time for retro gaming. Thanks to decompilations and recompilations of classic titles, those games are becoming unshackled from t...
AI-TOOLS
OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT's text in the EU
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it ...
AI-TOOLS
Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say
Just a couple of months after its last big raise, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at double or more its cu...
SMARTPHONES
Common mistakes you should avoid when using foldable phones
Foldable phones have unique durability concerns thanks to their moving parts and internal screens....
GAMING-GEAR
Can a MacBook handle heavy games? Here's what you should know
macOS is now a far healthier platform for gaming than it was just a few years ago, but it can't compete with Windows in many ways....
SMARTPHONES
Xiaomi 15 Ultra: 1-Inch Sony LYT-900 Sensor & Leica APO 200mm Telephoto
Full 1-inch Sony sensor paired with Leica floating telephoto glass creates the ultimate computational camera flagship....
GADGETS
Neural Audio ANC 3.0: Why Audiophiles Are Ditching Wired Headphones
Machine-learning noise models paired with beryllium drivers eliminate 52dB of background rumble while delivering bit-perfect lossless sound....
GADGETS
Meta Orion & Apple Vision Pro 2: True Holographic AR Glasses Reality
Silicon carbide waveguides and neural EMG wristbands deliver 70-degree holographic field of view in regular prescription frames....
GADGETS
Samsung Galaxy Ring 2: Continuous Blood Pressure & Neural Sleep Tracking
Titanium smart ring integrates bioelectrical impedance sensors, sleep apnea alarms, and gesture controls into a 2.5-gram featherweight frame...
GADGETS
Apple Watch Ultra 3: 2-Way Satellite Messaging & 3,000-Nit Micro-LED Screen
Built for extreme mountaineering with standalone emergency satellite SMS, 72-hour dive battery, and micro-LED display clarity....
GADGETS
DJI Pocket 3 Pro & Neo: 4K 120fps AI Autonomous Subject-Tracking Cameras
Mechanical 3-axis gimbal stabilization meets AI ActiveTrack 6.0 in an ultra-pocketable format that fits in your jeans....
GAMING-GEAR
Steam Deck 2 & Handheld PC Gaming Wars: 1080p 120Hz In Your Pocket
Valve's next-gen custom AMD RDNA 4 APU brings 1080p 120Hz OLED VRR, SteamOS 4, and 7-hour battery endurance....
GAMING-GEAR
Nintendo Switch 2 Revealed: 4K DLSS Hybrid Portable Powerhouse
Custom Nvidia Tegra T239 silicon with hardware DLSS 3.5 frame reconstruction powers docked 4K Zelda and Mario worlds....
GAMING-GEAR
480Hz QD-OLED Esports Displays: Zero Ghosting & 0.03ms Flawless Motion Clarity
Quantum Dot OLED pixels achieve sub-0.03 millisecond response times, creating the ultimate competitive gaming display....
GAMING-GEAR
PlayStation Portal Pro: Wi-Fi 7 Direct, 120Hz OLED & Zero-Lag Remote Play
Direct console-to-handheld Wi-Fi 7 streaming eliminates router bottlenecks, bringing 120Hz HDR and DualSense Edge triggers....
GAMING-GEAR
Xbox Next-Gen Hybrid Console: Bridging Native Windows PC Games & Living Room 4K
Microsoft unifies Xbox OS and Windows 12, allowing players to install Steam, Epic Games, and Game Pass on a living room console....