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The Pro Keys 2 is a solid iPad keyboard case offering great protection for your tablet. However, there are quite a few caveats along the way.

Even Apple products are vulnerable to cybercriminals, and a new report suggests the owners of Mac products will have to be more vigilant this year.

Large language models (LLMs) landed on Europe’s digital sovereignty agenda with a bang last week, as news emerged of a new program to develop a series of “truly” open source LLMs covering all European Union languages. This includes the current 24 official EU languages, as well as languages for countries currently negotiating for entry to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Spin class is intimidating, but your gear shouldn't be. Clip in and conquer your next session with these WIRED-approved picks.

Asus’ Ceraluminum machine is one of the lightest 14-inch laptops we’ve ever tested.

Unravel the tangled world of cords and find the ones you need to charge your gadgets and transfer data.

The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal.

An inflatable six-person tiny house from a firm called 2001 looks like a space station with its inflatable dome that is transportable and eco-friendly.

Answers to each clue for the February 16, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Since Trump’s second term began, Meta has made rightward policy shifts, forcing leftist meme creators to adapt, resist, and even radicalize rather than abandon the platform.

Read Mashable's hands-on tested guide to the best Windows laptops. See how the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, HP OmniBook X 14, the Lenovo Yoga 9i, and other models compare.

Get the NanoPhone, a credit-card-sized smartphone with 4G, WiFi, dual SIM support, and essential apps, for just $99.97 (reg. $199.99) through Feb. 23.

Get a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 for Mac for just $39.99 (reg. $229).

Babbel is designed to help you learn a new language with short, intuitive lessons, and lifetime access is available for $129.99 (reg. $599) with coupon code LEARN40 through Feb. 17.

Own a grade-A refurbished Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, 512GB SSD, and four Thunderbolt 3 ports for just $377.97 (reg. $499.99) through February 23.

Score a reliable MacBook Air for over 70% off and work from anywhere without breaking the bank.

Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI employee, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26; on Friday, the city’s medical examiner ruled his death a suicide, countering suspicions by his family that had fueled widespread speculation online. Balaji made headlines in October when he accused OpenAI of illegally using copyrighted material to train […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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

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.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1338 on February 16, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina voted against unionizing in election results announced today. According to Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (CAUSE), the worker group seeking to form the union, 3,276 ballots were cast in the election, with 25.3% of votes in favor of unionizing and 74.7% against. The results […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Apple is planning to add Apple Intelligence to its Vision Pro headset in an update that could come as early as April, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Just a couple weeks after Apple Intelligence was first announced in June 2024, Gurman reported that Apple was looking to bring its suite of AI tools to the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Drake has released an album after the Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl halftime show. It has not gone well.

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI plans to continue using 15 gas turbines to power its “Colossus” supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, according to an operating permit with the Shelby County Health Department for non-stop turbine use from June 2025 to June 2030. Why does it matter? The Commercial Appeal, a news outlet that obtained the documents, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Perplexity has become the latest AI company to release an in-depth research tool, with a new feature announced Friday. Google unveiled a similar feature for its Gemini AI platform in December. Then OpenAI launched its own research agent earlier this month. All three companies even have given the feature the same name: Deep Research. The […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re looking at OpenAI canceling the release of o3; TikTok returning to U.S. app stores nearly a month after it was removed; more complications in Elon Musk’s bid to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion; and more! Let’s do it. OpenAI effectively canceled the release of o3, which […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Robert Pattinson stars as a real (lovable) Jackass in "Mickey 17," Bong Joon Ho's latest sci-fi comedy. Review.

Answers to each clue for the February 15, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Many venture industry observers have wondered whether Andreessen Horowitz, a firm that manages $45 billion, has its sights on eventually becoming a publicly traded company. Co-founder Marc Andreessen said he isn’t “chomping at the bit to take the firm public,” on this week’s Invest Like the Best podcast. But he discussed his goal of building […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

YouTube Shorts is integrating its Veo 2 tool so you can add AI-generated video into your posts with ease.