Innovation

OpenAI Wants ChatGPT to Be Your Future Operating System
OpenAI didn’t share details around any revenue-share agreements with Canva, Zillow, Spotify, and the other apps it highlighted today.The new SDK announcement signals a deeper commitment to working with...
Sugar Free Capital raises $32M inaugural fund to back early-staged MIT founders | TechCrunch
Sheena Jindal is from Boston.  She grew up there, attended MIT, and worked at the Boston Consulting Group for several years. She launched a startup, worked at a startup,...
New Study Reveals Why the Endurance Sank
British polar explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton established his place in the annals of history after ensuring the survival of his entire crew following the shipwreck of Endurance in...
Waffles eat Bluesky | TechCrunch
For the past few days, my Bluesky feed has been increasingly filled with mysterious posts about waffles. The back-and-forth seems to have started with a tongue-in-cheek post by Jerry...
Genndy Tartakovsky Won’t Give Up on Getting ‘Black Knight’ Made
Last weekend, Genndy Tartakovsky released test footage for Black Knight, his latest project that he’s trying to get made. Now, he’s pledged to continue what he can to get eyes...
Combat Dry Indoor Winter Air With a New Humidifier
Compare Our PicksRecommended With ReservationsPhotograph: Lisa Wood ShapiroCarepod Mini for $150: When turned on, the Carepod Mini looks like a Brita Filter that's also an electric tea kettle. And...
The Best Tech Gear for Work Trips
For business travelers who treat the world like their office, the right travel tech isn’t just convenient, it’s non-negotiable. Work trips often mean meetings happen mid-transit, and deadlines don’t...
A breach every month raises doubts about South Korea’s digital defenses | TechCrunch
South Korea is world-famous for its blazing-fast internet, near-universal broadband coverage, and as a leader in digital innovation, hosting global tech brands like Hyundai, LG, and Samsung. But this...
‘Payday’ Dev Starbreeze Kills Co-Op ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Game
After the success of Baldur’s Gate 3, there’s been talk of Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast releasing more games based on Dungeons & Dragons. Bad news for fans looking...
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Is Next Week, but We Already Found 40 Early Deals
It’s that time of year again, and Prime Day deals are back. The Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event—also known as Amazon Prime Day 2—is officially arriving on October...
Instacrops will demo its water-saving, crop-boosting AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
Agriculture is a thirsty industry, consuming 70% of all fresh water used worldwide. In some countries, like India or Chile, it can be more than 90%. For Mario Bustamante,...
Space Startup Wants to Deliver Cargo Anywhere on Earth in One Hour
A new kind of delivery system is being set up in low Earth orbit. Inversion Space, a relatively small space startup founded in 2021, is prepping its space-based delivery...