Innovation
How a Spanish virus brought Google to Málaga | TechCrunch
After 33 years, Bernardo Quintero decided it was time to find the person who changed his life — the anonymous programmer who created a computer virus that had infected...
The best distraction blockers to jumpstart your focus in the new year | TechCrunch
If you’re someone who struggles to stay on task or simply want to boost your productivity as the new year approaches, there are several apps and extensions you can...
Clouds Are Weirder at the Top Than We Thought
If you’ve ever been on a plane, you’re probably familiar with what cloud tops look like: generally white and fluffy, with dips of blue-gray here and there. But the...
How to Set Up a Smartphone for Loved Ones Who Don’t Get Tech
On an iPhone: Tap and hold on the home screen until the icons wiggle, then drag them around to rearrange or tap the X to uninstall them.Add Shortcuts for...
‘Wolf DNA’ Lurks in Many Modern Dog Breeds
At the whole genome level, canines and wolves are clearly separated. However, when the research team constructed phylogenetic trees for each of the 1,582 genes, they found that not...
Elon Musk Reportedly Insisted on Troubled Tesla Doors After a Warning
An ongoing controversy about an alleged Tesla door design flaw got two new wrinkles this week, as troubling, who-knew-what-and-when questions about vehicle door handles began to swirl, along with...
The year data centers went from backend to center stage | TechCrunch
There was a time when most Americans had little to no knowledge about their local data center. Long the invisible but critical backbone of the internet, server farms have...
JBL’s Bar 500 MK2 Is My Favorite Soundbar/Subwoofer Combo
The subwoofer is no joke, at about 13 x 16 inches and 18 pounds, but it’s not something you’ll need to move once you get it set up, and...
How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI | TechCrunch
If you’re a parent with young children, then you’ll probably hear this a lot on Christmas Eve: “Where’s Santa right now?” With tracking tools like the NORAD Santa Tracker...
Waymo Released a Revealing Postmortem on Its San Francisco Blackout Meltdown
A postmortem from Waymo on Tuesday is offering at least some clarity about what the hell happened to its poor, benighted San Francisco operation after much of the power...
Trump administration’s ban on foreign-made drones starts this week — you can say goodbye to new DJI models | TechCrunch
On Monday, the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission banned all new foreign-made drone models from distribution in the U.S., citing “national security concerns.” Americans who already own older foreign...
