Innovation

The future will be explained to you in Palo Alto | TechCrunch
On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand yet will explain what’s coming. This is the final...
‘Stranger Things’ Lets It Rip to Kick Off Its Final Season
The conclusion to Netflix and the Duffer Brothers’ pop culture phenomenon Stranger Things begins with an epic first volume that’s now streaming for your binging pleasure. Action and horror...
Best Buy’s Pre-Black Friday Sales Have Already Begun. Here’s What to Buy
Whether you like it or not, Black Friday is coming up fast. The holiday shopping season is upon us, and it's when some of the best deals of the...
Breaking down the boom in the Nordic’s startup ecosystem | TechCrunch
The always-a-good-time Slush conference took place last week in Helsinki and, as always, it was a showcase of the growing power of the European ecosystem. The Nordics, specifically, are...
What’s the Deal With Hallorann’s Terrifying Box on ‘It: Welcome to Derry’?
In the most recent episode of It: Welcome to Derry, we saw various characters—heavily armed Air Force guys, a member of the local Indigenous community wielding an alien dagger,...
Top OnePlus Promo Code This November 2025
Often written about and reviewed on WIRED, OnePlus is a favorite device maker among Android enthusiasts who want the kind of clean design you get with an iPhone. Carrying...
Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’ | TechCrunch
Italian company Bending Spoons flew largely under the radar — until last month. In a span of 48 hours, the company announced the acquisition of AOL and a massive...
A New Way to Ruin Thanksgiving: Making AI Slop Recipes
Remember when people started asking AI tools for cooking advice, and it wound up telling them to do things like use glue to get cheese to stick on pizza?...
Which Samsung Galaxy Phone Should You Buy?
Other Samsung Phones to ConsiderGalaxy A36. Photograph: Julian ChokkattuIf you don't see a Samsung phone mentioned in this guide, that might be because it's not sold in the US...
India’s gig workers win legal status, but access to social security remains elusive | TechCrunch
India has granted legal status to millions of gig and platform workers under its newly implemented labor laws, marking a milestone for the country’s delivery, ride-hailing and e-commerce workforce...
The ‘Genesis Mission’: Here’s What’s in Trump’s Most Grandiose AI Executive Order Yet
The title of the executive order is on the short side for Trump: “Launching the Genesis Mission.” It reads in part: In this pivotal moment, the challenges we face...
Trump Is Boosting MAGA X Accounts Operating Overseas
A new feature on X has revealed that a number of major MAGA accounts on the platform are operated by people based overseas. And in the days since these...