Timef 03/06/2026

ByteDance’s new Seedance 2.0 AI video model seemed unstoppable—until heavy demand strained the company’s compute capacity and copyright complaints began piling up.

Early March is the best time to see rare migratory species in your own backyard, and a smart feeder can help you ID them.

With the updated Fire TV app, users can browse and discover content directly from their phone, manage their watchlist on the go, and play titles on their TV from the mobile app.

“No permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property,” the company said. The Trump administration frequently promotes policies with content from video games.

The Chinese automaker's new Blade Battery 2.0 is capable of charging at up to 1.5 megawatts, dramatically slashing the time it takes to fill up.

Italian authorities are making progress in their investigation into a wide-ranging spyware scandal in Italy involving Paragon spyware. But the mystery of who hacked two Italian journalists with Paragon spyware continues.

United Airlines quietly updated its passenger contract, allowing the carrier to remove and even ban passengers who disrupt flights with audio.

The Department of Defense has officially labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, making the AI firm the first American company with the label. Meanwhile, the DOD continues to use Anthropic's AI in Iran.

Sarah J. Maas announces two new "ACOTAR" books on the Call Her Daddy podcast.

X is rolling out a series of new features for creators, like the ability to offer paid threads and other marketing tools.

How to watch FA Cup for free. Live stream Wolves vs. Liverpool in the FA Cup for free from anywhere in the world.

One year in, assessing budget cuts to federal climate and science jobs.

A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but features bright spots.

Donald Trump said he would replace the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Noem's tenure was marked by aggressive anti-immigration tactics and ICE's killing of two US protestors.

How to watch Bundesliga for free. Watch Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga for free from anywhere in the world.

From direct communication to adaptability, here are the key qualities to develop.

Oil futures are at their highest level since July 2024. The S&P 500 is now in negative territory for the year.

Infighting and backlash among Heated Rivalry fans is most pronounced on X—fueled in part by censorship-driven migration from platforms like Tumblr.

White House X account posts U.S. war highlight reel using images from "Call of Duty" amid real world footage.

Chess is known to be strategic, analytical and intellectual. But what are the more obscure reasons that entrepreneurs should play chess?

Nominal providers hardware testing equipment to defense tech companies. Founders Fund led the preemptive deal.

The new feature goes beyond Roblox’s current text filter, which simply replaces banned words and phrases with the “#” symbol.

Fraudsters are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads, and reaching out to companies. Here's what we're doing about it, and what you can look out for.

Brian Lizama was working as a senior vice president at a life insurance company, managing over 300 agents, when inspiration struck.

Learn when you can refuse to give your Social Security number and protect from identity theft. Not every SSN request is mandatory – know your rights.

When a market heats up, the real advantage belongs to founders who focus on control and durability rather than speed alone.

Amazon and Best Buy have Roku's QLED Mini-LED panel marked down by hundreds of dollars.

The lawsuit filed by two dozen states seeks to invalidate the president’s new, 10 percent global tax on imports.

Luma introduced Luma Agents, powered by its new “Unified Intelligence” models, designed to coordinate multiple AI systems and generate end-to-end creative work across text, images, video and audio.

Enterprise software was a major focus of zero-day activity during 2025, with security and networking devices, like firewalls, VPNs, and virtualization platforms, among the top targeted by malicious hackers.

Creating a mortgage has been one of the most time-consuming corners of American finance, with lenders relying on dozens of steps that can take weeks.

GPT-5.4 is billed as "our most capable and efficient frontier model for professional work."

In today's zero-forgiveness digital environment, even brief glitches can instantly reshape how users judge credibility, safety and whether a business is worth trusting at all.

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Anthropic is re-entering negotiations with the Trump administration for use of its AI models by the U.S. military.

Here's what it means for you, the user, that Google dropped its 30 percent fee.

Amazon has all of the new Apple products available for preorder including the MacBook Neo, M5 MacBook Air, iPad Air, and Apple Studio Disaply.

Chris Kempczinski's cringe Big Arch burger video went viral, causing Burger King and Wendy's to respond with their own CEO videos.

In January, after TikTok announced a deal to transfer its US operations, Apple began blocking people in the US from downloading or updating ByteDance apps designed for the Chinese market.

Can it really be the case that the company can now make a laptop $200 cheaper than a watch?

Called Automations, the new system gives users a way to automatically launch agents within their coding environment, triggered by a new addition to the codebase, a Slack message, or a simple timer.

"Rooster," starring Steve Carell as a college's writer-in-residence, premieres March 8 at 10 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.

After 10+ years of being an entrepreneur and CEO, these five questions never stop circling in my mind.

Alex Lieberman, co-founder of Morning Brew, Tenex and storyarb, on bringing your vision to life.

Chris Kempczinski’s rather tentative chomp drew mirth online, even from some competitors.

Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers' glasses.

Anthropic's $200 million contract with the Department of Defense broke down due to disagreements over giving the military unrestricted access to its AI.

The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.

Best Buy is running an Apple Shopping Event. Shop now and score savings on the brand new MacBook Neo and iPad Air with M4 chip.

Six percent of workers raided their 401(k)s last year, up from 2% before the pandemic, Vanguard data shows.

The startup landed a deal with the Department of Defense hours after Anthropic was blacklisted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Broadcom's AI revenue forecast surpassed many bullish expectations from Wall Street analysts.

Oil prices have surged more than 17% this week as the U.S.-Iran war engulfs the Middle East.

Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers.

Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved.

Affleck says he wanted to "preserve what makes human storytelling human, which is judgement."

Ms. Guthrie visited 30 Rockefeller Plaza on Thursday for the first time since her mother, Nancy, went missing in early February.

The WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD) gained 4.5% on the session, putting the exchange-traded fund on track for its best day since April 24, 2025.

The move from the state AGs — part of the successful effort to block Trump's original tariffs — adds to the ongoing uncertainty created by his tariff policies.

Get a free $100 Best Buy gift card when you preorder the new Apple MacBook Pro with the M5 Pro or M5 Max chip.

An unusual outbreak of wildfires in city parks gave scientists a chance to study these rare events. Now they’re coming to different conclusions.

The challenge for modern marketers is not whether to trust the data, but how to translate it into work that still feels human.

How to watch World Baseball Classic for free. Live stream Cuba vs. Panama in the 2026 World Baseball Classic for free.

Cars have become so expensive that many Americans are putting off or not buying new cars, hurting the auto industry.

Sex toy and lingerie shop Lovehoney releases its 'Great British Cliteracy Test,' with alarming results.

The company said that the move, if approved, would allow it to offer more products to American customers as it seeks to grow globally.

The stolen truck was carrying 378,000 tins of limited-edition ALP "Drifters" worth millions, according to the company.

The logo was supposed to bring good vibes to the launch. Instead, it brought harsh backlash.

Chase Infiniti leads this dystopian coming-of-age tale. Watch the trailer.

Netflix's "Beef" Season 2 stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Youn Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho, Cailee Spaeny, and Charles Melton. Watch the teaser.

Microsoft unveiled AI content verification system to combat deepfakes and fake content, using watermarks and cryptographic signatures to track origins.

Match Group eliminates the COO role as CEO Spencer Rascoff has been managing operations.

The top lawyer for Goldman Sachs, Bill Gates, Leon Black and others are expected to testify soon about their dealings with Jeffrey Epstein to a House panel

Early-stage startups don't fail from lack of effort — they fail by scaling sales and GTM before they've earned the right to grow.

Get a free $25 gift card when you preorder the Apple MacBook Neo at Best Buy starting at $599.

The new M5 MacBook Air preorders are live at Best Buy and come with a free $50 gift card.

The startup, co-founded by Tesla and Apple alumni, has sold nearly 1,000 of its motorbikes so far.

After two decades of building integrations — and learning from failed partnerships — I've found that asking the right questions upfront can help founders avoid costly missteps and build collaborations that deliver long-term value.

Meta will allow rival AI chatbot providers to offer their services on WhatsApp for a fee, which ranges from €0.0490 to €0.1323 per "non-template message," depending on the country.

The current conflict in the Middle East could benefit Renk's business, CEO Alexander Sagel said on an earnings call.

Images published Thursday showed destruction across Tehran after nearly a week of strikes on Iran's capital.

The AI powerhouse's revenue run rate hurdled from $9 billion at the end of 2025.

A source close to the company says the round assigns Science a post-money valuation of $1.25 billion.

This refurbished MacBook Air is 79% off, and perfect for your side hustle.

Since the start of the U.S.-Iran war, Dubai's status as a haven for the global elite has been shattered.

Can a company trademark the name of a country? In the case of Iceland, the British grocery store, the answer is no.

On this episode of Build Mode, David Park joins Isabelle Johannessen to discuss how he and his team are intentionally iterating, fundraising, and scaling Narada.

The artificial intelligence start-up has reportedly resumed talks with the Defense Department over use of its tools, with high stakes for both.

Ryan Gosling has starred in a promo ahead of his fourth "SNL" hosting gig this weekend.

If Rivian reaches its R2 sales target in 2026, it will be one of the fastest ramp-ups ever of a new EV in the United States.

AI procurement startup Lio announced a $30 million Series A in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz.

The best new shoes in this hybrid, niche footwear style can take you from your front door, down the asphalt, and into the trees.

Here's why "impatience" is often misidentified as a leadership flaw when it is actually a structural problem.

Travelers who are far from falling missiles, drone attacks and other geopolitical flashpoints aren't immune to ripple effects.

The 62-year-old executive's purchase came a little more than two months into his tenure running the Omaha-based conglomerate.

Speculation about what's next for Havana comes as the U.S. continues to attack Iran and shortly after Trump ordered U.S. forces to depose Venezuela's president.

As of March 5, select Beats Studio Pro have dropped to $199.95 at Amazon, 43% off their list price of $349.99.

It may be time to dive deeper into the emerging markets trade.

Is a $250 Bluetooth speaker worth it? If it's this one made by KEF, it just might be.

Stephen Colbert has recapped McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski's burger launch video, which went viral for the small bite he took.