Innovation

A Strange, Unexplained Hum Is Keeping a Scottish Isle Awake at Night
Residents of the Scottish Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides are claiming to hear a strange humming noise. No one knows where it’s coming from—or if it’s even real....
Lenovo’s Legion Go S Portable Gaming Console Needs a Better OS
Since the graphical settings here are basically turned all the way down already, if you want to play the latest games, you’ll have to compromise by dropping the resolution....
WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion users a month | TechCrunch
WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion people using it every month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted during the company’s Q1 results conference call on Wednesday. Founded in 2009...
From tech pioneers to ‘extremists’: Belarusian founders face exile and statelessness | TechCrunch
In 2013, Tatyana Marynich and Anastasiya Khamiankova opened the doors to Imaguru, a startup hub in Minsk, Belarus that would go on to launch some of Eastern Europe’s most...
Your Favorite New Coworker Is an AI-Enhanced Operative From North Korea
Even security experts can be fooled. In July 2024, Knowbe4, a Florida-based company that offers security training, discovered that a new hire known as “Kyle” was actually a foreign...
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No matter how my style may change, I always consider Adidas the ultimate shoes for effortlessly cool people. With celebrity endorsements from pro athletes like David Beckham to music...
Tesla’s board reportedly sought a successor while Musk wheeled around Washington | TechCrunch
According to a new, brow-raising WSJ report, Tesla’s board quietly began searching for Elon Musk’s potential successor about a month ago, approaching executive search firms as the carmaker faced...
Watch Live as NASA Astronauts Take On a Rare All-Woman Spacewalk Outside the ISS
Two astronauts are gearing up for some orbital maintenance work outside the International Space Station (ISS) during a rare all-woman spacewalk. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers are...
Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Is Now Coming to the US
At a high-profile event in San Francisco, World announced it is launching a series of Apple-like stores, as well as a partnership with dating giant Match Group. Source...
World partners with Tinder, Visa to bring its ID-verifying tech to more places | TechCrunch
World, the biometric ID company best known for its eyeball-scanning Orb devices, on Wednesday announced several partnerships aimed at driving sign-ups and demonstrating the applications of its tech. World...
The Funniest Memes About Donald Trump’s Impending Doll Shortage
Do your kids enjoy playing with toys? What about dolls? Well, buckle up, because the President of the United States says soon you’ll be able to afford a lot...
Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge
Apple “willfully chose not to comply” with a court order to loosen its app store restrictions—and one of its executives lied under oath about the company’s plans, a federal...