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TechCrunch

Jon McNeill brings the operator’s playbook to TechCrunch All Stage

At TechCrunch All Stage 2025, Jon McNeill, CEO and co-founder of DVx Ventures, will take the Scale Stage to flip the script on conventional startup growth advice.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Jon McNeill brings the operator’s playbook to TechCrunch All Stage

TechCrunch

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism

The citizen app for anonymously reporting ICE agents and raids went viral after criticism from the U.S. attorney general.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism

Engadget

X will let AI write Community Notes

5 hours ago

Engadget

X will let AI write Community Notes

TechCrunch

Figma moves closer to a blockbuster IPO that could raise $1.5B

The financials are impressive and founder CEO Dylan Field already cashed out $20 million worth of shares last year.

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

Figma moves closer to a blockbuster IPO that could raise $1.5B

Ars Technica

FCC chair decides inmates and their families must keep paying high phone prices

Chairman Carr waives new price caps until 2027, may raise them before then.

6 hours ago

Ars Technica

FCC chair decides inmates and their families must keep paying high phone prices

TechCrunch

Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia's gateway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield

Historic regional competition launches to showcase Central Eurasia's rising startup ecosystem on Silicon Valley's biggest stage. For the first time in its history, Central Eurasia will have a direct pathway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield through the launch of "Road to Battlefield," a groundbreaking ...

7 hours ago

TechCrunch

Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia's gateway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield

Ars Technica

Nothing Phone 3 arrives July 15 with a tiny dot matrix rear display

Nothing comes back to flagship phones with another quirky design.

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

Nothing Phone 3 arrives July 15 with a tiny dot matrix rear display

TechCrunch

Catalio Capital closes over $400M Fund IV

Catalio Capital Management announced the closing of its more than $400 million Fund IV. The fund will continue the firm’s thesis of backing healthcare and biotechnology companies.

7 hours ago

TechCrunch

Catalio Capital closes over $400M Fund IV

TechCrunch

Google’s data center energy use doubled in 4 years

Google has pledged to use only carbon-free sources of electricity to power its operations, a task made more challenging by its breakneck pace of data center growth.

7 hours ago

TechCrunch

Google’s data center energy use doubled in 4 years

WIRED

A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion’

Consumer-grade AI tools have supercharged Russian-aligned disinformation as pictures, videos, QR codes, and fake websites have proliferated.

8 hours ago

WIRED

A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion’

Ars Technica

US critical infrastructure exposed as feds warn of possible attacks from Iran

Agencies warn that some US targets may be needlessly exposed.

8 hours ago

Ars Technica

US critical infrastructure exposed as feds warn of possible attacks from Iran

Engadget

The 7 best cordless vacuums for 2025

8 hours ago

Engadget

The 7 best cordless vacuums for 2025

WIRED

The 37 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now (June 2025)

Stick, Murderbot, and Side Quest are among the best shows on Apple TV+ this month.

8 hours ago

WIRED

The 37 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now (June 2025)

WIRED

Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent-Poaching Spree: 'Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries'

“What Meta is doing will, in my opinion, lead to very deep cultural problems,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a leaked memo sent to OpenAI researchers.

9 hours ago

WIRED

Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent-Poaching Spree: 'Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries'

Ars Technica

Glen Powell plays a dangerous game in The Running Man trailer

"The rules are simple. Survive 30 days with the entire nation hunting you down."

9 hours ago

Ars Technica

Glen Powell plays a dangerous game in The Running Man trailer

WIRED

AI Videos of Black Women Depicted as ‘Bigfoot’ Are Going Viral

Some Instagram creators are using Google’s Veo 3 and racking up millions of views on AI videos of “bigfoot baddies.” They’ll teach you how to make them for $15.

10 hours ago

WIRED

AI Videos of Black Women Depicted as ‘Bigfoot’ Are Going Viral

Engadget

Nothing Phone 3 hands-on: A tiny, playful dot-matrix screen in the company's most expensive phone yet

10 hours ago

Engadget

Nothing Phone 3 hands-on: A tiny, playful dot-matrix screen in the company's most expensive phone yet

Engadget

Nothing’s first over-ear headphones want to be a quirky $300 AirPods Max alternative

10 hours ago

Engadget

Nothing’s first over-ear headphones want to be a quirky $300 AirPods Max alternative

Engadget

The $799 Nothing Phone 3 has four 50MP cameras and a secondary micro-LED display

10 hours ago

Engadget

The $799 Nothing Phone 3 has four 50MP cameras and a secondary micro-LED display

WIRED

Nothing's New Phone (3) and Headphone (1) Look Nothing Like You've Seen Before

The unusual LED lights from the original Nothing phones have morphed into a matrix display that can show the time, a Magic 8 Ball, and even a spin-the-bottle game.

10 hours ago

WIRED

Nothing's New Phone (3) and Headphone (1) Look Nothing Like You've Seen Before

Engadget

Amazon unveils its Prime Gaming freebies for July 2025

10 hours ago

Engadget

Amazon unveils its Prime Gaming freebies for July 2025

Ars Technica

Ted Cruz plan to punish states that regulate AI shot down in 99-1 vote

The one vote backing moratorium on state AI laws came from Thom Tillis, not Cruz.

10 hours ago

Ars Technica

Ted Cruz plan to punish states that regulate AI shot down in 99-1 vote

WIRED

The Best Hot Dog Cookers for All-American Hot Dogging (2025)

Yes, there are dedicated hot dog cookers that cook nothing but hot dogs and hot dog buns. I have so many thoughts.

12 hours ago

WIRED

The Best Hot Dog Cookers for All-American Hot Dogging (2025)

Ars Technica

GOP budget bill poised to crush renewable energy in the US

Say goodbye to clean-energy tax credits, hello to new oil wells.

14 hours ago

Ars Technica

GOP budget bill poised to crush renewable energy in the US