Innovation
AI layoffs or ‘AI-washing’? | TechCrunch
How many of the companies with recent layoffs are truly adapting their workforces to the efficiencies and challenges of artificial intelligence? And how many of them were just using...
European Tech Giant Cuts Off U.S. Subsidiary After Multimillion Dollar ICE Contract
French tech giant Capgemini announced on Sunday that it will immediately divest from its American subsidiary Capgemini Government Solutions, following mounting scrutiny over the company’s ties with Immigration and...
Building a Watch Collection on a Budget? Here’s Where to Start
You don’t need a four-figure Swiss movement to know what time it is—or look good doing it. One of the most wonderful things about “budget” watches today (although it's...
Stop Overpaying for Data With These Prepaid Phone Plans
Other Prepaid Cellular ServicesMint Mobile is a prepaid service that uses the T-Mobile network (T-Mobile acquired the company in 2024). Plans start at $15 for 5 GB, though they...
Meet the new European unicorns of 2026 | TechCrunch
January was such a long month that it has already brought us five fresh European unicorns: from Belgium to Ukraine, several tech startups raised funding at valuations above the...
Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round | TechCrunch
Waymo has nearly finalized a new $16 billion funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion, according to the Financial Times. More than three-fourths of that...
HBO Still Loyal to ‘House of the Dragon’ Despite Creative Strife
Along with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, we’re getting more House of the Dragon this year. HBO hasn’t shown much of the latter show’s upcoming third season so far, but it’s been...
Onnit’s Instant Melatonin Spray Is the Easiest Part of My Nightly Routine
I've always approached taking melatonin supplements with skepticism. They seem to help every once in a while, but your brain is already making melatonin. Beyond that, I am not...
The Original ‘Saw’ Team Is Leading the Franchise’s Return
Things have been weird for Saw in recent years. After Twisted Pictures and Lionsgate’s relationship collapsed and took Saw XIdown with it, it took some time before James Wan snatched up...
I Tested Bosch’s New Vacuum Against Shark and Dyson. It Didn’t Beat Them
There's a lever on the back for this compression mechanism that you manually press down and a separate button to open the dustbin at the bottom. You can use...
