Innovation

Up to $900 off your ticket and 90% off for your +1 at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
Here’s the deal: Only 4 days left to save up to $900 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ticket — and an additional 90% off for your +1. From October...
The Best Toiletry Bags for Every Kind of Traveler
Other Good Toiletry BagsThere were multiple great bags we tried whose features or designs just didn't add up to a place in the top spots above. However, everyone has...
Signal’s new Windows update prevents the system from capturing screenshots of chats | TechCrunch
Signal said today that it is updating its Windows app to prevent the system from capturing screenshots, thereby protecting the content that is on display. The company said that...
OpenAI’s next big bet won’t be a wearable: report | TechCrunch
OpenAI pushed generative AI into the public consciousness. Now, it could be developing a very different kind of AI device. According to a WSJ report, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman...
Alt Carbon scores $12M seed to scale carbon removal in India | TechCrunch
From a struggling family tea estate to an innovative climate venture, Alt Carbon has raised $12 million in a seed round as it plans to scale its carbon dioxide...
I Tried Out Dyson’s New PencilVac. Here’s What You Need to Know
Attached to the PencilVac are four conical brush bars called Fluffycones. With two brush bars on each side, the front cone rotates in one direction while the rear brush...
Luminar secures up to $200M following CEO departure and layoffs | TechCrunch
Lidar company Luminar reached a deal with Yorkville Advisors Global and another unnamed investor that could bring another $200 million into its coffers through the sale of convertible preferred...
13 Best Memorial Day Sales
Finding the best Memorial Day sales can be hard, but luckily we do this for a living. We've sifted through the piles of subpar deals to find the best...
Google Beam Hands-On: The Most Lifelike 3D Video Calling That Didn’t Totally Blow Me Away
After Android XR smart glasses, I was most excited to try out Google Beam, a shrunken and commercialized version of Project Starline 3D video calling booth that Google has...
Southwest Airlines Will Require Passengers to Keep Portable Chargers Out During Flights
Southwest Airlines announced it will require all portable device chargers to be kept in plain sight during all flights while they’re in use. The new policy comes after a...
Epic Universe’s Best Ride Might Just Come From the Dark Universe
The portal into a whole world of gods and monsters has been opened at Epic Universe, Orlando, Florida’s newest theme park. The Universal Monsters reign supreme at the Dark...
Klarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earnings, it said | TechCrunch
Sebastian Siemiatkowski is leaning all the way into the idea that his buy-now-pay-later, IPO-bound startup Klarna is an AI company. When Klarna delivered updated quarterly earnings on Monday, it...