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A report from The New York Times over the weekend highlights the small – but apparently growing – trend of users wearing their Apple Watches on their ankles. What’s becoming something of a viral sensation on social platforms like TikTok is the result of a pragmatic decision. Some Apple Watch owners’ wrists are simply too […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Security experts say the ‘draconian’ order would have global ramifications that make this a privacy ‘emergency for us all’ © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says hackers are using Microsoft Teams for phishing, vishing and quishing via social engineering.

'Clean Slate's Laverne Cox and George Wallace describe their experiences working on the show, what the show hopefully means for the LGBTQ+ community, and which music icons they would invite to the Last Supper of Soul.

We’ve officially experienced an AI Super Bowl, people. As everyone tuned in to watch the annual championship game, the biggest buzz wasn’t just about the Eagles’ blowout win and Kendrick Lamar performing his Grammy-winning diss track at the halftime show. It was also about AI being a consistent theme in several of the multi-million dollar ad […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

We braved the cold to answer a modern dilemma: Can you keep your hands warm and use a smartphone at the same time?

Ride-hail giant Lyft plans to bring fully autonomous robotaxis, powered by Mobileye, to its app “as soon as 2026” in Dallas, with more markets to follow, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The news comes a day before Lyft shares its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings report, and it coincides with Waymo’s preparations to launch a commercial […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The 'Dimension 20' cast stopped by the Mashable studios to give out show superlatives to their most beloved campaigns, like the funniest campaign, the campaign they would most like to revisit, and the best campaign for beginners.

Our favorite down puffer jackets will keep you warm in the backcountry and around town.

We spent months sleeping on various pillows to find the right support for your noggin whether you snooze on your side, back, or in a tangle of blankets.

Fei-Fei Li, the Stanford researcher who also founded World Labs, was invited to the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday to give the opening speech at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit which is taking place this week. While she shared some of her talking points over the weekend, her stance on AI regulation and the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The newspaper owner said it was determining what data, if any, was stolen. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The Bose Ultra Open-Ear earbuds normally retail for $299. As of Feb. 10, they're on sale for $229 at Best Buy.

Our team evaluated a ton of toiletry bags to find the best storage, organization, and design options for all your essentials.

Robert De Niro appeared on "The Graham Norton Show" and gave "Anora" star Mikey Madison some blunt advice on the Oscars.

The Apple AirPods Max (USB-C) headphones are on sale at Best Buy for $479.99. Normally they retail for $549.99.

Red light camera tickets: Not liable to ID the driver; some are fishing expeditions. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson helps you fight back against tricky fake tickets.

Modern romance is a web of scams, AI boyfriends, and Tinder burnout. But a smarter, more human, and more pleasure-filled future is possible.

As a US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan pioneered modern crypto investigations. Then at Binance, he got trapped between the world’s biggest crypto exchange and a government determined to make it pay.

Tenga, a sex toy company that originated in Japan, has gained an unusually loyal following. One of its most popular products is both futuristic and decidedly low-tech: disposable “eggs.”

For more than a decade, Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole?” sub has served as a trove of cautionary tales and (very) real relationship advice. WIRED talked to two OPs about what happened after their posts.

A slew of tools—from Iris Dating to Grindr’s forthcoming “wingman”—promise that they can increase your odds of finding someone with AI. So far, the results are mixed.

Apple's iPad Mini (A17 Pro chip, WiFi, 128GB) normally retails for $499. As of Feb. 10, it's on sale for $399 at Best Buy.

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show broke the internet. Here's how you can watch it online.

Swarms of weaponized unmanned surface vessels have proven formidable weapons in the Black and Red Seas. Can the US military learn the right lessons from it?

Amazon's Echo Pop normally retails for $39.99. As of Feb. 10, it's on sale for $29.99.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a total of €109 billion in private investments in the AI ecosystem (around $112 billion at current exchange rates) on Sunday evening. This week, Paris is hosting the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit — the third international summit focused on AI after the one in Bletchley Park in the U.K., and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

As of Feb. 12, the Seagate Expansion 20TB external hard drive is on sale for $229.99 at Best Buy, saving you $50 off its usual price of $279.99.

As of Feb. 10, the 2024 MacBook Air with M3 chip is on sale for $899 at Amazon — that’s $200 off its usual $1,099 price.

How to get free books on Stuff Your Kindle Day. Download free indie romance books in the event hosted by Indie Only Book Club.

Get lifetime access to Zario Pro for just $39.99 (reg. $299) and take back five years of your life from endless scrolling—no subscriptions, just results.

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Get a refurbished MacBook Pro for just $424.97 (reg. $1,499) while supplies last — same power, lower price, and a more eco-friendly choice.

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As of Feb. 10, the WD 5TB Elements portable external hard drive is on sale for $114.99 at Amazon — $25 off its usual $139.99 price.

As of Feb. 10, Roborock Qrevo Edge is on sale for $1,299.98 at Amazon — $300 off its usual $1,599.99 price.

Save 22% on the Echo Show 5 at Amazon

Save 18% on the Google Pixel 9 Pro at Amazon.

Find the best earbuds at every price point, all tested and approved by Mashable audio experts. Check out the top buds from Bose, Sony, and Apple.

Save 25% on the Apple 2022 MacBook Air at Amazon.

At the Mashable Shop, you can get a 1-year membership to Dollar Flight Club's Premium Plus plan for £40.28 (reg. £79.77).

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Construction procurement is highly fragmented, manual, and opaque, forcing contractors to juggle multiple suppliers, endure lengthy negotiations, and deal with delayed payments. In Saudi Arabia, where trillion-dollar infrastructure and real estate projects are underway, these inefficiencies are even more pronounced. To address this, BRKZ, a Riyadh-based construction tech startup, offers a tech-enabled managed marketplace that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Answers to each clue for the February 10, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Here's every Drake diss we spotted at Super Bowl LIX

The now-retired tennis superstar appeared in a monochromatic blue skirt and top, with a white undershirt. Her appearance was brief, less than five seconds, but it was her.

Celebrities react to the Philadelphia Eagles' dominant Super Bowl win vs. the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.

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" #1331 on February 10, 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.

Samuel L. Jackson narrated the epic Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl halftime show.

From the start, Kendrick Lamar wanted to turn his life into a video game for his big Super Bowl halftime show. The team tasked with doing that knew what to do—right down to sourcing a vintage GNX.

Every song in Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime show setlist

Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl halftime show cameos: Samuel L. Jackson, SZA, Mustard, Serena

Kendrick Lamar's halftime show was as controversial as people expected.

Kendrick Lamar plays 'Not Like Us' during Super Bowl Halftime Show

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime broke the internet

ChatGPT releases a super bowl ad.

See the newest trailer for Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts

FOX unveiled a new scorebug to display the time and score of the game during the Super Bowl, and it received strong reactions.

Some of the most exciting trailers we've seen at the Super Bowl 2025.

All of the best super bowl commercials 2025

In a new essay on his personal blog, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company is open to a “compute budget,” among other “strange-sounding” ideas, to “enable everyone on Earth to use a lot of AI” and ensure the benefits of the technology are widely distributed. “The historical impact of technological progress suggests that most […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The latest model from DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company that’s shaken up Silicon Valley and Wall Street, can be manipulated to produce harmful content such as plans for a bioweapon attack and a campaign to promote self-harm among teens, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sam Rubin, senior vice president at Palo Alto Networks’ threat […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Travis Kelce Super Bowl outfit: The internet verdict is swift

Kendrick Lamar halftime show surprise: Internet predictions from Drake to Taylor Swift

The media company Lee Enterprises said a “cybersecurity event” had created havoc at dozens of its newspapers, prompting some to publish shorter editions or not print at all.

Apple could launch a new iPhone SE and PowerBeats Pro headphones as early as February 11, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The announcement is likely to be on the smaller side, given that the company has not yet issued invites for either an in-person or virtual event. A new iPhone SE would mark the fourth […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

After the PlayStation Network experienced a global outage that lasted for nearly a day, Sony says it will compensate PlayStation Plus subscribers by giving them an extra five days of service. The outage seems to have lasted from Friday evening until Saturday evening in the United States, with many PlayStation owners reporting difficulty loading their […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Super Bowl weekend is here with the Philadelphia Eagles set to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans on Sunday evening. While many folks tune in to the Super Bowl for the actual football, others do so for the halftime performance, and some tune in just for the ads. The ad roster this […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.