Instant, mobile-first Google Web Stories breaking down frontier AI, flagship smartphone leaks, quantum breakthroughs, and futuristic computing.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect that.
Meta and OpenAI's new AI agents are in direct competition. Here's what each can do, what they cost and who has access.
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.
Flip phones endured in Japan longer than the US, but the trend is shifting.
In April of 2025, Elgin Community College had six Flock safety cameras installed to "enhance the safety and security of students." But by September of that year, the school's administration grew concerned that Flock was sharing data with Customs and Border Patrol, that camera ...
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 users control the set-top box using Siri without having to speak into the remote or a connected HomePod device. That could also let the ...
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 has a name and a launch date.
What does this mean for a fall full of movies starring villainous tech CEOs?
We are quickly coming up on Apple's "Welcome Home" launch event, where we expect a host of smart home-related announcements. We are expecting refreshes to Apple TV and HomePod Mini, as well as a brand new smart home hub. We could also see the debut of a new platform called hom...
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 to taps and help kids learn to read. It was the kind of gadget seemingly any parent could get behind, but it came with a high price - [...]
On Equity, we debate the impact of data center moratoriums and whether the AI industry has a communication problem.
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
Live Activities put the most important real-time information from apps in a place where it's easy to keep an eye on.
Screen Time has new features to help parents manage their children's Apple devices, as well as refinements to existing controls.
If your cellular plan has limited data, you'll want to take advantage of these easy tweaks to stretch those gigabytes.
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. Nadella says we can no longer accept a world where AI is treated as a "set of nested black boxes" whose advice and actions we simply ac...
Is Apple hoping to get into the AI-generated podcast business?
This secret Pixel trick saved me hours of senseless tapping
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
Reports have been mounting that users of the Ledger crypto wallet have seen their accounts drained, and suspicion is that it's related to reseller CryptoBillis and a bit of spy hardware. Ledger has asked CryptoBillis to pause all sales of its wallets while it conducts an inves...
Today, I'm talking with Peter Kafka, chief correspondent at Business Insider and host of the Channels podcast, about the gigantic Warner Bros.-Paramount merger and the future of the company now simply called Skydance. Skydance is owned by David Ellison, son of Oracle CEO Larry...
When it comes to TVs, the LG name has long been synonymous with OLEDs, continually leading Samsung and Sony as the top OLED manufacturer. But 2026 is all about RGB LED TVs. Almost every major company has released models with the new technology - including LG and its $3,600 75-...
Cloudflare will use this acquisition to improve its Workers programming model and platform.
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 Bird Feeder 2 Pro. "Looks like Great Tit!" read the first AI-driven alert sent to my phone. "Looks like Eurasian Blue Tit!" read another...
Pixel Search does what I've been waiting years for
I stopped carrying a power bank thanks to this Pixel feature
I used the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Galaxy S25 Ultra; the Privacy Display isn't a clear win
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? A return to last-gen DDR4 RAM. Intel and AMD are making new CPUs that'll support the older, more affordable type of memory. On Friday, Gi...
Elon Musk has accused Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of blocking competition.
Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice.
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 one with an all-wood body.
"Staggering." "Overwhelming." "Unprecedented." "Surreal." "Pure insanity." Those were among the descriptions more than three dozen mathematicians reached for in conversations with The Verge as they tried to make sense of the flood of mathematical results OpenAI abruptly droppe...
FCC chairman Brendan Carr said he will defer to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on whether TV networks can air the planned execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad. The Pentagon has said the execution will be livestreamed, suggesting it'll appear ...
Nikon says the video that originally won first place in its Small World in Motion contest "did not comply with the competition rules regarding generative AI." BBC reports that the original first place video from Dr. Ning Xu claimed to show "tiny, hair-like structures called ci...
"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 founder Sara Tashakorinia.
President Donald Trump has a knack for turning words against his enemies. His first successful presidential run was built on monikers like "Little Marco" and "Crooked Hillary"; he changed "fake news" from a phrase describing scammy media outlets to a derogatory term for the pr...
Before there were cute little guys, there was Instinct. In August, the startup got its AI agent to market with an unusual playbook: invite-only, no marketing, and barely so much as a website. And yet, Instinct quickly became the buzziest thing in AI, garnering praise for its s...
Google's new operating system is off to a rocky start. The five newly launched Googlebook laptops have hardware that ranges from great to excellent, but the software in its current state is the weak point. There are four of us on staff at The Verge actively testing Googlebooks...
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is just the beginning. From exclusive networking events and startup showcases to happy hours, dinners, and after-hours meetups, discover what's happening across San Francisco during Disrupt Week, October 10-16. Find your next connection, your next oppor...
Anthropic's offering to help open-source projects track down security vulnerabilities with a new service called OSS Scanner. It says open-source projects that opt-in will get "thorough, periodic security scans by our strongest models at no cost." That could mean open-source pr...
SpaceX has acquired a portfolio of low-band spectrum licenses - a move the company says "will pave the way" for its Starlink Mobile service to become a "major" US carrier. When the Federal Communications Commission signs off on the deal, SpaceX says it will deploy its new arch...
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 right to disappoint handheld gamers by not officially bringing FSR 4 to older handhelds. Now, AMD consumer chip boss Jack Huynh says he will...
With over a thousand emails, slides, texts, and documents from the United States v. Elizabeth Holmes trial, Extend engineer Bo Lau created a website that simulates what it might have been like to rifle through the Theranos founder's desk.
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 true, that would put the event just two weeks after the October 13th event Apple announced today, which is rumored to focus on smart home ...
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 month, as reported by The New York Times. The fight, which took place on September 18th, pitted a human, Frankie LaPenna, against a humanoi...
Four men detained at an ICE detention center in rural Georgia used the facility's video conferencing software to expose both the conditions inside and President Donald Trump's hostile takeover of the immigration courts. In the five-minute video, the men describe an intentional...
Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company's AI safety culture.
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 designed for playing retro games. The featureless box is instead a media player designed to play through all the music and sound effect files on...
Google is launching a "universal" Gemini AI agent that can work across apps and devices in the background. The tool, announced as part of the Gemini at Work event on Thursday, will be available within the Gemini Enterprise app, allowing users to chat with the Gemini agent and ...
After resurrecting iconic consoles like the 2600 and Mattel's Intellivision, Atari is relaunching one of the brand's personal computers that originally debuted 43 years ago. The 800XL is a faithful recreation of the all-in-one 8-bit PC that's being resurrected as part of a col...
The hackers alerted the fashion giant's customers through a push notification that said they had "fully compromised" the company's cloud storage.
Mecka AI collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots. The startup pays people to record everyday tasks.
The developer of Hermes Agent raised a $90 million Series B.
My morning commute is infinitely better since I found these Android Auto settings
Return your YouTube feed to the pre-TikTok era with this simple setting change
While much of the automotive world sits dumbfounded as China gobbles up all its customers, BMW continues to roll out extremely well-crafted, technologically advanced electric vehicles that impress in both drive quality and price. The latest is the BMW iX4, a coupe-shaped SUV t...
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 a couple of years ago on some Chromebooks. But there is something new for Googlebooks that's ripped straight from Android phones circa 20...
OpenAI is launching a new Intelligent UI feature in ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to answer your questions with interactive visuals. The update, which is rolling out to all users alongside GPT-6, gives ChatGPT the ability to combine a text response with diagrams, charts, for...
Endeavor Catalyst just raised $320 million to keep backing founders outside Silicon Valley. Half the profits go back to the nonprofit that finds them.
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 your PC and the ability to take actions across the OS. It's part of an idea Microsoft is calling "Hybrid Intelligence," where apps and tool...
Before Microsoft releases a laptop to the public, it needs to put the device through its paces. That all happens inside a windowless, warehouse-like lab on the company's Redmond, Washington, campus, where the team developing Surface devices programs robots to press their butto...
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, Walmart, and Best Buy. While the lenses and displays aren't quite as sharp as the Quest 3, the underlying chipset is the same, and this is a...
X is turning its NFL-focused Gametime feature into a year-round sports destination, starting with MLB and with other professional leagues to follow.
Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that offers reviews of apps, services, and entertainment with a focus on youth safety, today said that OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens is an "unacceptable risk." ChatGPT for Teens, introduced in August, has guardrails for teens and is designed to hel...
Spotify will make 350,000 titles available in over 120 languages for this expansion
Apple TV's F1 coverage will feature Dolby Atmos support, starting with the US Grand Prix in Texas later this month.
Game controllers have experimented with losing the cords for longer than you'd think, but early attempts didn't have much success.
OpenAI has revealed solutions to a number of long-standing mathematics problems produced by an unreleased frontier model in a batch of 722 manuscripts, covering 372 result families that group related papers. It extends a run of breakthroughs that have both impressed and unsett...
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 for everyday tasks.
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.
Dual Ethernet ports don't automatically provide faster speed, but they increase your networking options.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft is getting ready to do something around Grand Theft Auto VI that "no other platform holder is doing" during an employee all-hands this morning. According to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, Xbox has managed to land a d...
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 lot of personal time. Thankfully, it's cheaper than usual to buy a robot vacuum / mop hybrid during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, and som...
Apple is collaborating with LG on a new lineup of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, indoor camera, and more, according to a report from Bloomberg. The products will reportedly feature LG branding but integrate with the company's rumored smart home hub...
The startup crossed over $1 million in anualized revenue within two months of its post-pivot launch.
Googlebooks are here. The first models went on sale Sunday, October 4th, and we received review units of all five Googlebooks about 24 hours ago. Since then, we've been in a mad dash to put the devices through their paces and get a check on what it's like to use these Android ...
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 attempted to grow in order to better compete with the likes of Disney and Netflix, it has steadily broadened the range of its series. This...
For frequent travelers who like to pack light, the Anker Nano 100W universal travel adapter packs multiple USB ports and is equipped with the ability to adapt to outlets in over 200 countries and regions with its US, UK and EU plugs. During October Prime Day, it's only $63.99 ...
Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield 200 with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior, arguing that LLM role-play falls short for market research and brand strategy.
Xbox's long awaited Elite Controller 3 may finally offer drift-free joysticks.
Mini PCs offer a convenient form factor, but a laptop is ready to go with you anywhere. There's no perfect answer.
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 Matic wasn't banned to begin with. Here's what's actually happening: On October 2nd, the FCC added the original Matic, model 4MA0001, an...
Reflection is aiming Beam and future models at enterprises and sovereign nations. The pitch is to build "AI factories," a product that would let institutions build their own customized, local AI system by training Reflection's AI models on their own proprietary data.
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 Authority reports finding a "Gemini Calling" introductory screen in an APK teardown with examples that include "Call Mom and tell her I ...
It's a wild time for retro gaming. Thanks to decompilations and recompilations of classic titles, those games are becoming unshackled from their proprietary code and original hardware to be ported to new devices or updated in ways to completely change the original game. Ever i...
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 says.
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 current value, sources tell TechCrunch.
Foldable phones have unique durability concerns thanks to their moving parts and internal screens.
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.
Apple's 3-nanometer M4 Max silicon unleashes 16 CPU cores, 40 GPU cores, and 546 GB/s memory bandwidth for local 70B parameter LLM execution.
Qualcomm's second-gen Oryon V2 architecture shatters x86 efficiency standards, delivering 28 hours of real-world battery life on Windows 12.
Swap your graphics card, ports, and keyboard modules in 30 seconds: the repairable laptop that upgrades year after year.
Nvidia's Blackwell mobile architecture packs 24GB GDDR7 VRAM and DLSS 4 frame generation into an ultra-slim CNC aluminum unibody.
ASUS bonds ceramic directly to aluminum alloy to create a scratchproof, fingerprint-free chassis packing AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 silicon.
Variable mechanical f/1.4 apertures, liquid glass lenses, and 2nm neural silicon battle for mobile photography supremacy.
Carl Pei's team unveils micro-LED interactive dot matrix glyphs that transform the back of the phone into a secondary display.
Google's first fully custom TSMC-manufactured Tensor G5 chip eliminates thermal throttling while debuting instant on-device Video Boost.
Dual hinges and triple folding panels transform a 3.6mm ultra-thin phone into a full 10.2-inch workstation tablet.
Full 1-inch Sony sensor paired with Leica floating telephoto glass creates the ultimate computational camera flagship.
Engineers achieve fault-tolerant logical quantum computing with 99.98% 2-qubit gate fidelity at room-temperature cryogenic boundaries.
Full-scale assembly lines begin shipping autonomous bipedal robots with tactile sensor skins and vision-language-action brains.
Sulfide-based solid electrolytes eliminate dendrite formation, enabling 500 Wh/kg energy density and zero fire risk.
Next-gen 4,096-channel brain-computer interfaces enable high-speed thought typing and direct visual cortex stimulation.
Gate-All-Around nanosheets and Super Power Rail backside power routing usher in a 25% efficiency leap across computing.
Specialized agentic tools, local context engines, and zero-prompt visual IDEs leaving legacy chatbots in the dust.
Hybrid reasoning architectures pair fast system-1 code drafting with extended system-2 algorithmic thinking.
Mixture-of-Experts quantization and Ollama let you execute frontier intelligence completely offline without subscriptions.
Spatiotemporal video diffusion models simulate real-world light bounces, object permanence, and synchronized spatial Foley audio.
Google's Gemini-driven NotebookLM converts hundreds of research papers into engaging, hyper-accurate two-host audio discussions.
Machine-learning noise models paired with beryllium drivers eliminate 52dB of background rumble while delivering bit-perfect lossless sound.
Silicon carbide waveguides and neural EMG wristbands deliver 70-degree holographic field of view in regular prescription frames.
Titanium smart ring integrates bioelectrical impedance sensors, sleep apnea alarms, and gesture controls into a 2.5-gram featherweight frame.
Built for extreme mountaineering with standalone emergency satellite SMS, 72-hour dive battery, and micro-LED display clarity.
Mechanical 3-axis gimbal stabilization meets AI ActiveTrack 6.0 in an ultra-pocketable format that fits in your jeans.
Valve's next-gen custom AMD RDNA 4 APU brings 1080p 120Hz OLED VRR, SteamOS 4, and 7-hour battery endurance.
Custom Nvidia Tegra T239 silicon with hardware DLSS 3.5 frame reconstruction powers docked 4K Zelda and Mario worlds.
Quantum Dot OLED pixels achieve sub-0.03 millisecond response times, creating the ultimate competitive gaming display.
Direct console-to-handheld Wi-Fi 7 streaming eliminates router bottlenecks, bringing 120Hz HDR and DualSense Edge triggers.
Microsoft unifies Xbox OS and Windows 12, allowing players to install Steam, Epic Games, and Game Pass on a living room console.