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From cast-iron pans to mechanical watches, we’ve rounded up products that are made to last for decades.

A new scam using Elon Musk's name is making the rounds, promoting "energy-saving" devices and falsely linking the Tesla and SpaceX leader to the products.

Google’s X “moonshot factory” this week announced its latest graduate. Heritable Agriculture is a data- and machine learning-driven startup aiming to improve how crops are grown.  As the firm noted in an announcement post published Tuesday, plants are incredibly efficient and impressive systems. “Plants are solar powered, carbon negative, self-assembling machines that feed on sunlight […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

As of Sunday in the European Union, the bloc’s regulators can ban the use of AI systems they deem to pose “unacceptable risk” or harm. February 2 is the first compliance deadline for the EU’s AI Act, the comprehensive AI regulatory framework that the European Parliament finally approved last March after years of development. The […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Borrowing from Apple’s MagSafe, Qi2 enables faster, more efficient magnetic wireless charging.

We’ve tested all the top slates, from Apple’s iPads to Android and Windows devices, and rounded up our favorites.

Hypothetical devices that can quickly and accurately answer questions have become a powerful tool in computational complexity theory.

Whether you’re looking for moisture, shine, or both, these hair masks can help your locks look their best.

Looking to step up to the TV big leagues? These are the best OLED TVs you can buy.

China recently unveiled a new bullet train prototype with a test speed of 280 mph that is poised to break records and set new standards.

Answers to each clue for the February 2, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

NASA scientists studying rocks from asteroid Bennu found a perplexing mix of amino acids that deepens a molecular mystery on Earth.

Firefly Aerospace mission controllers bask in glorious eclipse views before the hard part of trying to land on the moon for NASA.

Live stream Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA from anywhere in the world.

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Save 40% and transform your car into a smarter, safer ride for $95.99 with this foldable dash display with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support.

1min.AI Advanced Business Plan transforms content creation with AI-driven tools for writing, design, and multimedia — just $99.99 for lifetime access.

For just $377.97 (reg. $499.99), this grade-A refurbished Apple MacBook Pro 13" with Touch Bar delivers premium Apple performance and features at a fraction of the cost.

Upgrade to Microsoft Office 2021 for just $59.97 and enjoy lifetime access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more — no subscriptions needed.

Get a grade-A refurbished Apple MacBook Air 13.3" (2017) for just $229.97 (reg. $348.99) from February 3 through February 23.

Live stream the Pro Bowl games in the NFL from anywhere in the U.S.

See the best e-readers we've tested, with options from Kindle, Kobo, and the tablet world. Grab one of these e-readers and hit your reading goals in 2025.

The best romantic comedies streaming on Netflix, including "Love at First Sight," "Wedding Season,"" "Emily in Paris," "Bridgerton," "To All the Boys I've Loved Before," and more. Both movies and TV shows. Streaming guide.

"Spider-Man," "Vivo," "Enola Holmes," and other kid-friendly fare streams on Netflix.

Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein has relaunched in India through a partnership with Reliance Retail, nearly five years after it was banned amid diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Beijing. The new Shein India Fast Fashion app, developed and launched by billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail, marks a significant return to one of Asia’s largest retail […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Teams Classic, all for £32.25 — for life.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1323 on February 2, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

"I think the information that you’re going to have about this is available to you right now,” Stephanie Holmes told workers at Elon Musk's DOGE who pressed for detail on offers of “deferred resignation.”

U.S. senator says Musk's access to Treasury systems represents a "national security risk." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

X is now suing more advertisers in an antitrust lawsuit focusing on what the company’s CEO Linda Yaccarino has claimed is a “systematic illegal boycott.” The company formerly known as Twitter first filed the lawsuit against the World Federation of Advertisers and its brand safety initiative known as the Global Alliance of Responsible Media in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.

Adobe’s chief strategy officer Scott Belsky announced this week that he will be joining A24, the independent movie studio behind “Civil War,” “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” and many more titles. Belsky first joined Adobe in 2012 through the acquisition of Behance, leaving briefly in 2016 to become a VC at Benchmark but eventually returning […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re looking at DeepSeek’s major boost in the U.S.; Elon Musk admitting he was wrong about FSD; teens losing trust in Big Tech; and more! Let’s do it. DeepSeek went viral this week after its AI models led Wall Street analysts and technologists to question whether the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

These companies have confidentially filed to go public in recent years. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

TikTok’s potential U.S. ban has sparked a flurry of development within the open social web community. Several new applications are being built that could one day serve as a TikTok replacement for those who favor the open source, decentralized social network Bluesky and the technology that powers it, the AT Protocol. Though the TikTok ban […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

When accounting startup Bench abruptly failed last month, the shutdown was forced when the company’s lenders called in the startup’s loan. In late 2023, the digital freight company Convoy faced financial challenges, leading venture lending firm Hercules Capital to assume control of the company to recover its investments. Divvy Homes, which sold for about $1 […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Answers to each clue for the February 1, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.