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Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) is blocking links to Signal.me, a URL shortener used by the private messaging app Signal that allows users to send out a link that’s used to contact them directly through the service. The blocks, which impact direct messages, public posts, and profile pages, were first spotted by the blog Disruptionist.  […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Here’s our guide to the best Theraguns and Therabody gadgets to enhance your recovery routine, alleviate muscle pain, and boost your overall wellness.

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson helps you ensure a smooth online experience with a reliable, secure home network setup.

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the U.S. for four years now due to concerns about user data potentially being accessed by the Chinese government. Just this past month, the app experienced a temporary outage in the U.S. that left millions of users in suspense before […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

As gaming platforms like Roblox and Minecraft continue to grow in popularity among young children, and with platforms like YouTube consuming hours of their daily screen time, edtech companies face challenges in capturing their attention.  Polymath aims to tackle this by combining gamified mechanics inspired by these popular games with adaptive math lessons to make […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

These are our favorite Windows laptops, MacBooks, Chromebooks, and Linux portables.

A team at the University of Oxford succeeded in getting two quantum processors to connect to each other and work together with particle entanglement.

You need aluminum to make an iPhone, but Trump's 25 percent tariff shouldn't directly affect the price.

Adam Sandler's "SNL" 50th anniversary song was a moving moment dedicated to the show and its cast.

For SNL's 50th anniversary special, Rachel Dratch brought back Debbie Downer with Ayo Edebiri, Drew Barrymore, Robert De Niro, and Jimmy Fallon.

Protect your home against dust, pets, allergies, and more with air purifiers tested firsthand by WIRED.

The next frontier for large language models (LLMs), one of the key technologies underpinning the boom in generative AI tools, might be geographical. On Monday, Paris-based AI startup Mistral — which is vying to rival the likes of U.S.-based Anthropic and OpenAI — is releasing a model that’s a bit different from its usual LLM. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

So many 'SNL' stars, so little time to butcher "Les Misérables" and "Hamilton."

SNL's "Bronx Beat" met "Coffee Talk" at the show's 50th anniversary special on Sunday, in a mashup sure to delight fans.

As of Feb. 17, Sony's WH-1000XM5 headphones are on sale for $328 in Amazon's Presidents' Day sale. Normally they retail for $399.99.

As of Feb. 17, the Lenovo Duet 11 Chromebook is on sale for $249 in the Best Buy President's Day sale. That’s $130 off its regular price.

The British film industry has spoken.

3 ways it’s okay to use AI on dating apps, 3 ways it isn’t

When Amy Poehler and Tina Fey opened up their audience Q&A for "SNL50", we didn't see that Ryan Reynolds moment coming.

Comparing AI features for Bumble, Hinge, and Tinder

This 800-degree countertop pizza oven nails crust but can’t air fry or toast bagels well enough to be your everything.

For the 50th anniversary special of SNL, "Weekend Update" had a bunch of special guests. But where's Bill Hader?

Answers to each clue for the February 17, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

The 40mm Samsung Galaxy Watch7 normally retails for $299.99. As of Feb. 17, it's on sale for $239.99 in Best Buy's Presidents' Day sale.

As of Feb. 17, the Peloton Bike is on sale for $1,195 in the Amazon President's Day sale. That’s $250 off its regular price.

"SNL" legend Laraine Newman took a stroll through Studio 8H for the show's 50th anniversary special with Pete Davidson's Chad.

Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about Vollebak’s Shielding Suit, which blocks EM radiation, infrared and tracking for privacy.

Early Presidents' Day deals are here! Shop discounts on TVs, laptops, iPads, and much more.

Many Presidents' Day sales are live a week early. Save 40% on select Tempur-Pedic mattresses, up to 70% on washable rugs at Rugs USA, or grab the AirPods Pro for $169.

For SNL's 50th anniversary special, Andy Samberg sings to Bowen Yang about anxiety on the show. And it's a banger.

Presidents' Day mattress deals on top brands like Purple, Avocado, Nectar, Casper, and more take hundreds of dollars off a new mattress.

Molly Shannon's SNL character Sally O’Malley returned to the stage during the show's 50th anniversary special with Emma Stone.

Samsung's Presidents' Day sale is live ahead of the actual holiday on Monday, Feb. 17, and we've scoped out all of the best deals on TVs, smartphones, wearables, laptops, and other gadgets.

Save up to 63% on the best Presidents' Day streaming deals, including Peacock, Starz, and YouTube TV.

Presidents' Day deals are already live at Walmart, here are the best deals on iPads, Samsung TVs, laptops, and more in 2025.

This Presidents' Day, Best Buy is dropping big deals, and many are live now, including TVs, laptops, headphones, and other tech.

Kristen Wiig's Dooneese appeared for the "SNL" 50th anniversary special, with Will Ferrell, Scarlett Johansson, Kim Kardashian, and Ana Gasteyer.

The Fitbit Charge 6 normally retails for $159.95. As of Feb. 17, it's on sale for $115.95 at Amazon.

As of Feb. 17, the Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro are on sale for $99.99 at Best Buy. That’s $130 off their regular price of $229.99.

"SNL" brought back "Black Jeopardy" for its 50th anniversary special, starring Eddie Murphy, Tracy Morgan, Leslie Jones, Kenan Thompson, Chris Rock, and Tom Hanks,.

The recent Brian Epstein biopic “Midas Man,” a film about the manager of The Beatles, debuted not on a platform like Netflix or Amazon, but on a startup that bills itself as “Shopify for filmmakers.” So what, you might ask? The answer is that the new platform, Olyn, claims to offer a new model for […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The Tinggly Experience Gift Box unlocks thousands of adventures around the globe all for $79

Protect 10 devices for 15 months with Norton 360 for just $33.

Last chance to look smarter and travel cheaper with OneAir AI Travel Elite Plan for just $49.99 with code FLY50 ending February 17.

Discover more content with BitMar’s ad-free, all-in-one streaming content finder, powered by smart algorithms and a user-friendly interface — now on sale for just $14.99.

As of Feb. 17, the Marshall Minor IV True Wireless earbuds are on sale for $95.34 at Amazon. That’s 27% off their regular price of $129.99.

As of Feb. 17, the Philips Hue Play Light Bar extension is on sale for $39.99 at Woot. That’s 50% off its regular price of $79.99.

Save 31% on the Hisense Canvas TV at Amazon.

Save 32% on the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet at Amazon.

Save 30% on the Garmin Forerunner 955 at Amazon.

SNL brought back its Close Encounter sketch for its 50th anniversary special, featuring Kate McKinnon, Pedro Pascal, Woody Harrelson, and Meryl Streep.

SNL's 50th anniversary brought the show's viral Domingo sketch full circle with "Espresso" singer Sabrina Carpenter.

South Korean officials on Saturday temporarily restricted Chinese AI Lab DeepSeek’s app from being downloaded from app stores in the country pending an assessment of how the Chinese company handles user data. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said the Chinese app would be available to be downloaded once it complies with Korean privacy laws […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

StackSkills Unlimited gives you access to 1,000 online courses on topics like blockchain, graphic design, iOS development, and computer programming.

How to unblock porn for free. Unblock and watch porn from anywhere in the world.

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.

In "The White Lotus" Season 3, we see Tanya's husband Greg at the hotel in Thailand. But why and what's happened since Season 2?

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1339 on February 17, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Motorsports have long been a pay-to-play arena, with young drivers spending thousands of dollars just to get started in karting. Four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen knows this all too well, but he also sees a way to change it through sim racing, a virtual form of car racing that closely replicates real-world racing. It’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Every Sunday, NPR host Will Shortz, The New York Times’ crossword puzzle guru, gets to quiz thousands of listeners in a long-running segment called the Sunday Puzzle. While written to be solvable without too much foreknowledge, the brainteasers are usually challenging even for skilled contestants. That’s why some experts think they’re a promising way to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Artificial intelligence could eventually help us understand when animals are in pain or showing other emotions — at least according to researchers recently profiled in Science. For example, there’s the Intellipig system being developed by scientists at the University of the West of England Bristol and Scotland’s Rural College, which examines photos of pigs’ faces […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are separately exploring deals to take over parts of Intel, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Broadcom is reportedly considering an acquisition of Intel’s chip-design and marketing business, and would want a partner for the company’s manufacturing business, while TSMC is reportedly looking at controlling […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

A third-party Chrome extension that restores 'Gulf of Mexico' to Google Maps is pushing back against Trump in a small, but powerful, way.

Protesters flocked to Tesla showrooms this weekend to demand a boycott of the Musk-owned car company.

After warnings that Paramount content was about to disappear from Google’s pay TV service YouTube TV, the companies announced late Saturday that the’d reached a deal that averting any disruption to channel availability. Those announcements didn’t include many specifics about the agreement, but a statement from a Paramount spokesperson said it includes “an expanded streaming […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

OpenAI is changing how it trains AI models to explicitly embrace “intellectual freedom … no matter how challenging or controversial a topic may be,” the company says in a new policy. As a result, ChatGPT will eventually be able to answer more questions, offer more perspectives, and reduce the number of topics the AI chatbot […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The tech giant's Reality Labs has created a new division dedicated to humanoid robotics and hardware development.