Innovation

Palantir exec defends company’s immigration surveillance work | TechCrunch
One of the founders of startup accelerator Y Combinator offered unsparing criticism this weekend of the controversial data analytics company Palantir, leading a company executive to offer an extensive...
OpenAI’s o3 AI model scores lower on a benchmark than the company initially implied | TechCrunch
A discrepancy between first- and third-party benchmark results for OpenAI’s o3 AI model is raising questions about the company’s transparency and model testing practices. When OpenAI unveiled o3 in...
Marvel’s Iconic Swimsuit Special Is Making a Summer Comeback
Summer is drawing closer, and things are about to heat up. For Marvel, the warm weather is as good a time as any to provide a blast from the...
Your politeness could be costly for OpenAI | TechCrunch
“I wonder how much money OpenAI has lost in electricity costs from people saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to their models.” It was a seemingly random question posed by...
The Mandalorian and Grogu Ride Lets You Choose Which Planet You Visit
When The Mandalorian & Grogu takes over Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in 2026, it’s going to be a whole new ride in more ways than one. We already knew...
The Best Blow-Dry Brushes
Blow-dry brushes have changed my life. That's a little extreme to say, I'm sure, but it's solved a quest I've been on since I was a teenager. I've struggled...
The Framework Laptop 13 Proves Upgradable Laptops Are the Future
The Ryzen AI 7 350 is on par with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus or Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, give or take. It’s slightly behind in single-core performance,...
Our Favorite Smartwatches Do Much More Than Just Tell Time
Other Smartwatches to ConsiderThe number of smartwatches on the market is staggering. I’ve tested models from Tag Heuer, Citizen, Montblanc, and many other fashion brands, but most of them...
‘Meeting hangovers’ are draining your team. Here’s how to cure them 
Exhaustion. Mental fatigue. Difficulty concentrating. Irritability. Dreading your next calendar appointment. Nobody likes showing up to work with a hangover. But these days, you don’t need a long night...
Musk’s DOGE is shuttering OSHA’s office in ‘Cancer Alley’—despite how dangerous it is
On the morning of March 20, Mathew Roberts was working at a chemical plant on the outskirts of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when he was involved in an accident with...
Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Four days before Donald Trump’s inauguration,...
‘The Rehearsal’ Season 2 will make you think differently about plane crashes—and standing up to your boss
Nathan Fielder’s comedy can feel like watching a slow-motion plane crash. On semi-scripted shows such as Nathan for You and The Rehearsal, the comedian makes real people squirm with...