Innovation
An ‘Intimacy Crisis’ Is Driving the Dating Divide
In the US, nearly half of adults are single. A quarter of men suffer from loneliness. Rates of depression are on the rise. And one in four Gen Z...
Avalanche thinks the fusion power industry should think smaller | TechCrunch
Nuclear fusion conjures images of massive reactors or banks of dozens of large lasers. Avalanche co-founder and CEO Robin Langtry thinks smaller is better. For the last several years,...
SpaceX and xAI Are Merging Into a Very Silly-Sounding Conglomerate. Take It Seriously
SpaceX is acquiring xAI. Ever since this merger of two Musk companies became a rumor, crazy numbers like $1.5 trillion started being thrown around when discussing the total valuation...
Epstein Files Reveal Peter Thiel’s Elaborate Dietary Restrictions
Peter Thiel—the billionaire venture capitalist, PayPal and Palantir cofounder, and outspoken commentator on all matters relating to the “Antichrist”—appears at least 2,200 times in the latest batch of files...
Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelerator for students nationwide | TechCrunch
Two Stanford students announced Monday that they have raised $2 million for an accelerator program called Breakthrough Ventures, which aims to fund businesses founded by college students and recent graduates...
Last Year’s Other Amazing ‘Predator’ Movie Is Finally Getting Some Love (Exclusive)
In 2025, the movie gods, and director Dan Trachtenberg, graced us with two incredible new Predator movies. One you’ve definitely heard of—Predator: Badlands, the surprise hit, live-action reimagining of...
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...
