Innovation

The Nothing That Has the Potential to Be Anything
A recent example was published in 2025 by researchers at the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility near Hamburg, among other institutions. They cooled iodopyridine, an organic molecule consisting of...
The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead) | TechCrunch
Something strange happened at University of California campuses this fall. For the first time since the dot-com crash, computer science enrollment dropped. System-wide, it fell 6% this year after...
Disney Sends ByteDance an AI Trophy in the Form of a Cease and Desist Letter Over Seedance 2.0
When a company releases a new AI model, it’s become customary for it to make a splash by pissing off an intellectual property owner or some other entity speaking...
The Apple Watch Is the Best Fitness Tracker for iPhone Users
New Fitness FeaturesCourtesy of AppleThere are many reasons to wear an Apple Watch besides the health features. Maybe you just want quick access to your text, calendars, or Siri....
Nothing opens its first retail store in India | TechCrunch
Nothing, the hardware company backed by Tiger Global, is opening its first retail store in India, its biggest market. The store is located in Bengaluru, where a large chunk...
Dive Into the Elusive World of Particles With the Global Physics Photowalk Finalists
Here’s something you rarely see so up close. The photograph above shows one of 18 optical modules inside KM3NeT, a massive detector for neutrinos, which are nearly massless, neutrally...
ICE Agent’s ‘Dragging’ Case May Help Expose Evidence in Renee Good Shooting
Defense attorneys for a Minnesota man convicted in December of assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross are seeking access to investigative files related to the killing of...
How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder power | TechCrunch
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling historic conglomerate GE’s peak market cap, and Musk being...
US Mobile’s Super Bowl Week Promotion Delivers Multi-Network Coverage at Lower Prices
Paying a hefty monthly fee just to stay connected, and still not getting the performance that was promised? You’re not alone, but thankfully, this issue isn’t hard to fix....
Two Titanic Structures Hidden Deep Within the Earth Have Altered the Magnetic Field for Millions of Years
A team of geologists has found for the first time evidence that two ancient, continent-sized, ultrahot structures hidden beneath the Earth have shaped the planet's magnetic field for the...
Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools | TechCrunch
People without coding backgrounds are discovering that they can build their own custom apps using vibe coding — solutions like Lovable that turn plain-language descriptions into working code. While...
Surprise, a Lego ‘Project Hail Mary’ Set Is on the Way
It’s not every day that Lego manages to truly surprise with its licensed crossovers, but today, they’ve got us: one of the most exciting upcoming sci-fi films of 2026, Project...