Timef 03/04/2025

We tested the best electric bikes in every category: commuting, mountain biking, foldable, cruisers, and more.

Major employee screening company data breach affects 3.3 million people. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson explains what happened and gives five ways to protect your data.

Colossal Biosciences, known for its outlandish goal to resurrect the woolly mammoth by 2028, is claiming steady progress. It’s evidence: Genetically engineering mice to have mammoth-like fur. To engineer the woolly mouse, the company’s scientists found mouse versions of mammoth genes and then used CRISPR to edit mice embryos, Dr. Beth Shapiro, chief science officer […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

OpenAI on Monday announced a consortium, NextGenAI, focused on supporting AI-assisted research at top universities. NextGenAI, whose 15 founding academic partners include Harvard, the University of Oxford, and MIT, will be funded with $50 million in research grants, compute funding, and API access from OpenAI, the company said. Students, educators, and researchers will be eligible […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Venture investment to startups founded by women in Europe declined 12% in 2024, but it was in line with the 11% decrease in venture investment overall. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Poland’s space agency (POLSA) says it is working to restore services following a cybersecurity incident. POLSA, the Polish government agency responsible for the country’s space activities, said in a post on X that it had “immediately disconnected” its network from the internet after detecting the cyberattack on Sunday. POLSA’s website remains offline at the time […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Apple has introduced new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air models with the M3 chip. The new iPad Air can be pre-ordered starting Tuesday, and will launch on March 12. While the new iPad Air supports Apple Intelligence, it doesn’t feature Apple’s newest chip which is the M4. However, Apple says the iPad Air with M3 […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Cross-border trade could be getting a lot more tricky with the wave of new tariffs getting introduced across different markets. Today in a timely piece of news, a London-founded startup called Swap — which is building tools for e-commerce companies to better navigate the cross-border trading world — is announcing $40 million in funding to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This sharp-looking, sharp-shaving razor may have converted me from a life of cartridges.

As more people turn to AI chatbots like ChatGPT to look things up on the internet, the way companies approach their online presence has to change. Scrunch AI wants to help enterprises better prepare for a world in which more AI bots and agents visit their website than humans do. Scrunch AI says its platform […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The Kindle Essentials Bundle — which comes with a 2024 matcha colored Kindle, a matcha colored fabric cover, and a power adapter — is on sale for $146.97. Normally its listed for $161.97.

Samsung Display brought its latest foldable phone concepts to Barcelona.

From strenuous hikes and serious summits to weekend rambles in the park, these boots help you make the most of your time outdoors.

Guillermo attended the Oscars red carpet for a segment on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and took shots of tequila with the stars.

Agents are the next big thing in AI. Some define these “agents” differently from others, but the general idea is, they’re AI-powered tools that can perform tasks autonomously. The agent hype has reached a fever pitch, but one startup was relatively early to the game: LlamaIndex. Founded by former Uber research scientists, Jerry Liu and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the woolly mammoth—starting with a very furry mouse.

In an excerpt from his new book, Reinventing the Heartland, urbanist Nicholas Lalla makes the case for setting up technology's next big nerve center in Oklahoma.

"Chicken Shop Date" host Amelia Dimoldenberg interviewed stars on the Oscars red carpet.

Despite clouds of uncertainty looming over the economy and geopolitics, people still want to travel. To meet that demand, Mews, an Amsterdam-founded ‘unicorn’ building an SaaS platform for hotel management, has raised a fresh $75 million. The funding is coming at a crossroad in the travel industry. On one hand are positive signals. Analysts at […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

On "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", Ben Stiller spoke about how former president Barack Obama turned down a cameo in "Severance" Season 2.

At the annual tradeshow in Barcelona, we saw an ultra-slim smartphone, solar-powered laptop, and Google's Astra technology baked into its Gemini assistant, coming to Android phones soon.

Uber users in Austin now have a choice between a Waymo robotaxi and a human driver. The two companies officially launched Tuesday the “Waymo on Uber” robotaxi service in Austin as part of a partnership that has deepened in recent months. The launch comes just days before SXSW, the annual tech, music, film, and comedy […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch brought a sales pitch to Mobile World Congress on Tuesday, urging delegates at the world’s biggest telecoms confab in Barcelona to invest in building data center infrastructure and “becoming hyperscalers” to boost the regional AI ecosystem. “We would welcome more domestic effort in making more data centers,” he said during an on-stage […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

We plonked our butts on these electric and nonelectric toilet seats to see which cleaned best.

How to get free closed door romance books on Stuff Your Kindle Day.

Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals mind-blowing tech that gives you sunlight on demand.

Sequoia-backed Mach Industries, the defense tech founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, landed a contract with the U.S. Army and has plans for its first factory, Thornton told TechCrunch. The factory will be 115,000 square feet in Huntington Beach, California, where Mach’s headquarters is located, CEO Thorton said. While that sounds like an expensive zip code […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Jon Stewart has responded directly to Elon Musk's posts on X about appearing for an interview on "The Daily Show".

MWC 2025 is underway. Here's a list of the best and most interesting gadgets we've seen this year.

Nothing's latest budget phones prove that you don't need to spend $600 to get a powerful, feature-packed phone.

Nothing Phone 3a and Phone 3a Pro have been officially unveiled in Barcelona.

How to get free open door romance books on Stuff Your Kindle Day.

On March 14, skywatchers in the Americas will be able to see the first of 2025’s two total lunar eclipses.

The 2025 Ultimate GenAI Masterclass Bundle shows you how to use common AI tools the right way, and it's on sale for $29.99.

SwiftScan VIP turns your phone into a scanner and it's just $41.99 (reg. $199) with our coupon code.

The Seido Japanese Master Chef 8-Piece Knife Set comes with knives for every task in the kitchen, and they're on sale for $104.97 (reg. $429).

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer into SIMP 0136, a free-floating object traveling through the Milky Way galaxy.

The INIU Leopard Wall GaN 100W Charger can fast charge almost any modern device, and it's on sale for $42.99 at the Mashable Shop.

Read more in less time with the Headway app. Find out how Mashable readers can get lifetime access to 1,500+ book summaries for $47.99 in March 2025.

Firefly Aerospace safely guided its Blue Ghost moon lander to the lunar surface on March 2 and has beamed back some impressive images.

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Save 65% on a refurbished M1 MacBook Air with a Retina display, 128GB SSD, and up to 18 hours of battery life — only $514.99 while supplies last.

Save 19% on the Apple Studio Display at Amazon.

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

Save 57% on the roborock Q5 Pro+ at Amazon.

Answers to each clue for the March 4, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Save 40% on the Amazon Fire Stick 4K at Amazon.

As of March 4, Bowers & Wilkins Pi6 earbuds are on sale for $168.08 at Amazon, a 32% discount off their usual $249 price.

As of March 4, Beats Studio Buds are on sale for $99.95 at Amazon, a 33% discount off their usual $149.95 price.

As of March 4, the Soundcore by Anker Space A40 earbuds are on sale for $59 at Amazon. That's a 26% discount off their usual $79.99 price.

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

While Venmo or Splitwise are effectively ‘debt collector’ tools, which require one person to pay a full bill and then request funds from others, neither have cracked bill-splitting at the moment of payment. European startup Cino, which has come up with just such a product, has now raised €3.5m in a Seed funding round led […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1354 on March 4, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Big tech companies aren’t sleeping on quantum chips: Amazon Web Services introduced Ocelot; Microsoft, Majorana; and Google, Willow. But although all of these can be considered to be breakthroughs, quantum startups often focus on more practical advancements — and they are making progress. Founded in 2020, Dutch startup QuantWare is one of these, which claims […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The drive to decarbonize our economies through electrification and clean energy continues to generate momentum around battery technologies, as storage has a key role to play in enabling the green transition. While renewables are clean sources of energy compared to burning fossil fuels, their power output isn’t always consistent. In the case of solar — […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Get lifetime access to Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for £22 (reg. £392.57) and streamline your coding projects.

How to get free books on Stuff Your Kindle Day. Download free romance books with cinnamon roll main characters.

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On March 4, IHOP is giving away free pancakes on National Pancake Day. Here’s how to get yours.

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

The Trump Administration has fired a number of National Science Foundation employees who had been handpicked for their expertise in AI, threatening the agency’s ability to sustain key AI research, Bloomberg reported. One of the affected departments inside NSF, called the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, was instrumental in funneling government grants focused on […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

At least we can watch AI play Mario. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Three key investors have left General Catalyst amidst a series of recent changes at the firm, which now describes itself as an ‘investment and transformation company,’ TechCrunch has learned. The departed managing directors include Deep Nishar and Kyle Doherty, who co-led General Catalyst’s late-stage strategy known as Endurance, and Adam Valkin, one of the three […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Google Gemini users can now access the AI chatbot directly from the iPhone’s lock screen, thanks to an update released on Monday first spotted by 9to5Google. Users can now call up Gemini Live, Google’s relatively real time voice feature for its AI chatbot, before they unlock their phone by adding a Gemini widget to their […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

New SEC filings from pharmaceutical companies reveal Donald Trump and Elon Musk's cost-cutting measures could slow drug research and delay FDA approvals.

Singapore just arrested 3 men for allegedly smuggling Nvidia chips. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

President Donald Trump and his "crypto czar" David Sacks are being accused of corruption over their U.S. cryptocurrency reserve plans.

The DOGE-mandated credit card freeze is delaying shipments of critical supplies, stalling travel, and stopping employees from doing their jobs.

Department of Education form allows parents to report DEI efforts in their child's school.

Passes, a direct-to-fan monetization platform for creators backed by $40 million in Series A funding, has been sued for allegedly distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material (also known as CSAM). While its guidelines do not allow for creators to post nude photos or videos, as opposed to competitors like OnlyFans, a creator has sued Passes, alleging […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Two sharply different visions of AI were platformed on stage at the Mobile World Congress trade show on Monday. The true believer’s case for the technology’s potential — to merge with and transform human life for the better — was offered up by futurist and singularity priest Ray Kurzweil, who also has a research role […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The author of California’s SB 1047, the nation’s most controversial AI safety bill of 2024, is back with a new AI bill that could shake up Silicon Valley. California state Senator Scott Wiener introduced a new bill on Friday that would protect employees at leading AI labs, allowing them to speak out if they think […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Google announced Monday a series of changes to its widgets system on Android that will make it easier for app developers to reach their users. Widgets, which offer at-a-glance views of an app’s most important information — like the day’s weather or upcoming meetings on your calendar — are a key aspect of Android home […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Fintech startup Ramp has crossed $700 million in annualized revenue as of January of this year, according to a source familiar with the company’s internal operations. The company had crossed $100 million in annualized revenue before its third birthday in March 2022, passed $300 million by August 2023, and now effectively more than doubled that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

On June 5, TechCrunch Sessions: AI will kick off — and you can be a part of the industry-changing conversations that will be taking place. We have an open invitation for members of the AI community to lead breakout sessions and discussions with over 1,200 startup founders, VC leaders, and AI aficionados attending our newest event, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Gutting USAID is already having a devastating impact around the world. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, teams that would normally be racing to identify a fatal sickness are gone.

Google has open-sourced an AI model, SpeciesNet, designed to identify animal species by analyzing photos from camera traps. Researchers around the world use camera traps — digital cameras connected to infrared sensors — to study wildlife populations. But while these traps can provide valuable insights, they generate massive volumes of data that take days to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The ransomware attack is affecting Lee's ability to pay outside vendors, including freelancers and contractors, TechCrunch has learned. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The announcement follows new fund-raising efforts from rivals like OpenAI, which is set to close a deal that values the company at $300 billion, and Elon Musk’s xAI.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 has touched down successfully, and marks a key milestone in NASA’s quest to have private companies deliver shipments of equipment to the lunar surface.

A parody ska song about the McDonald's in the Pentagon has gone viral on TikTok.

Apple CEO Tim Cook teased a new product drop this week, suggesting it could be the M4 MacBook Air. Here's what we know.

Tecno’s Phantom Ultimate 2 concept expands the foldable phone frontier with a dual-hinge design, ultra-thin frame, and a 10-inch OLED.

Podcast recording and editing platform odcastle is now joining other companies in the AI-powered, text-to-speech race by releasing its own AI model called Asyncflow v1.0. An API for developers will also be available, allowing them to directly integrate the text-to-speech model in their apps. Thanks to the new model, the company is able to offer […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

ZTE's Nubia Neo 3 GT packs serious gaming power, while the Flip 2 takes on the foldable market at an unbeatable price.

The company’s chief executive is expected to announce the semiconductor’s plans at the White House on Monday.

Google Colab has integrated Google Labs' Data Science Agent to help data scientists and ML engineers quickly clean their data and get insights on the datasets they upload. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Apple's plans to overhaul Siri for the AI age might be delayed again. This time it might not arrive until iOS 20.

The Coway Airmega 100 is on sale at Amazon for $80, down from the normal price of $129.99. That's a 38% discount

Reddit co-founder and investor Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser specializing in social media, Reuters reports. “He has that broad portfolio of experience … of where social media was and, I think, a keen understanding of where it’s evolving,” McCourt told Reuters. “Where he can help […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins the bid to buy TikTok and keep it running in the U.S.

“There’s scarcely a part of the company that is unaffected by AI,” said Vishal Sharma, Amazon’s VP of Artificial General Intelligence, today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. He also dismissed the idea that open-source models might reduce compute needs and demurred over the question of whether European companies would change their GenAI strategies in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

As of March 3, you can get a 43-inch Roku smart TV for just $198 at Amazon. That's a 25% discount and $51.99 off the list price.

The Blueair Blue Pure 211i Max Air Purifier is currently on sale for $87 off at Best Buy, get it for $262.99 and save 25%.

REI has discounted bicycles at up to 40% off before summer.

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office is investigation TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur over children's data concerns

Expense management startup Ramp has nearly doubled its valuation to $13 billion after a $150 million secondary share sale, the company announced Monday morning. New and existing backers including VC Stripes, GIC, Avenir Growth, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, 137 Ventures and Definition Capital bought the secondaries from employees and early investors. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

AI startup Anthropic today announced that it raised $3.5 billion at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The Series E, which also had participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Investments, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Jane Street, Menlo Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures, brings the company’s total […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Samsung just kicked off its spring sale with new savings every day. On March 3, score over $1,000 in savings on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.

Chipmaker TSMC said that it aims to invest “at least” $100 billion in chip manufacturing plants in the U.S. over the next four years as part of an effort to expand the company’s network of semiconductor factories. President Donald Trump announced the news during a press conference Monday. Trump said that the new cash will […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

As of March 3, you can get the Logitech Brio 101 webcam for just $24.99 at Amazon. That's a 38% discount and a $15 price cut.

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.

The best Amazon deals on March 3 include the Google Pixel 9, Roku wireless soundbar, Fire TV Stick 4k Max, Soundcore Life Q30, and Bose SoundLink Micro.

As Colman Domingo celebrates at the 2025 Oscars, his nearly 20-year love story with husband Raúl Domingo, sparked by a Craigslist post, is stealing hearts online.

The iRobot Roomba Q011 Robot Vacuum is currently on sale for 40% off at Amazon, get it for $149.99 and save $100.

Realme Ultra, showcased at Mobile World Congress (MWC), is designed to take smartphone photography to the next level.

As of March 3, you can get the Shark VACMOP Pro for just $59.99 at Amazon. That's a 40% discount and a $40 price cut.

The reported policy shift comes as the U.S. government signals a change in its threat assessment of Russia © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Critics said the new terms implied Mozilla was asking users for the rights to whatever data they input or upload through Firefox. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Save $80 on a lifetime subscription to Qlango Language Learning.

Right now NordVPN is offering major savings of up to 72% off and up to one year free, ranging depending on your choice of plan.

The Nebula Mars 3 Air projector is on sale at Amazon for $419.99, down from the list price of $599.99. That's a 30% discount

Samsung brought the super-thin Galaxy S25 Edge to Barcelona. We weren't allowed to touch it, though.

"The Electric State," directed by the Russo Brothers, premieres March 14 on Netflix.

China's Tecno has brought the thinnest smartphone ever to MWC: The Tecno Spark Slim.

Announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, the HMD Amped Buds have a few surprises.