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Y Combinator startup Firecrawl is back on the hunt for AI agent employees, after a previous attempt to hire one didn't go as planned.

Is your old PC a security risk? Find out how to protect it or give it a new life with Linux, turning it into a media server or backup station.

Ready to move on from the traditional glass slab? Introduce a hinge into your life with these folding smartphones.

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

We put 25 sunscreens to the test during summer hikes, spring ski days, and beach-side hangs. Out of all the mineral, chemical, and spray varieties we tried, these are our top picks.

Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future.

These monthly deliveries get kids coding and cooking while encouraging them to learn science and read about the world.

Epic Games' new voice-interactive Fortnite character uses Google's Gemini AI to recreate James Earl Jones' iconic voice for the first time in-game.

Your browser can suck up a lot of battery life if you’re not careful. Tweak those settings to surf on your laptop longer.

Elon Musk is apparently turning his attention away from Washington and back to Tesla. On this episode of Uncanny Valley, the hosts unpack what Musk’s pivot means for the future of DOGE.

Plus: 12 more people are indicted over a $263 million crypto heist, and a former FBI director is accused of threatening Donald Trump thanks to an Instagram post of seashells.

Robots like Chery's Mornine are transforming car dealerships, offering multilingual support, showroom tours and a glimpse into the future of retail.

Plus: Nothing confirms over-ear headphones, there’s a new Xperia phone, and a striking transparent turntable from Audio-Technica catches our eye.

Canadian creator and actor Boman Martinez-Reid chats to Mashable about TikTok series 'The Bodashians,' parodying reality TV, and A24's new show.

A private spacecraft from Japan is about to try its luck a second time for a moon landing after the company ispace failed in 2023.

The Shark CryoGlow LED face mask excels at quelling acne and minimizing fine lines, and its unique cooling pads actually de-puff under eyes.

The Trump administration and congressional officials have raised concerns about a deal to put a Chinese company’s artificial intelligence on iPhones.

See all the latest AI news of the week, from Google's AI mode showing up in odd places to the new Pope's surprising views on artificial intelligence.

NASA has fixed thrusters on the Voyager 1 spacecraft, 15 billion miles away in space, that were thought dead for the past 21 years.

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Tackle your entire to-do list with help from this MacBook Pro, now only $449.99 (reg. $1,799) while supplies last.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge vs iPhone 16e: What are the differences?

Susan Foreman, played by Carole Ann Ford, first appeared in "Doctor Who" in 1963 — and she just returned.

Save up to 50% with the latest Home Depot coupons for patio furniture, appliances, power tools, and more discounts for May 2025.

Sonali De Rycker, a general partner at Accel and one of Europe’s most influential venture capitalists, is bullish about the continent’s prospects in AI. But she’s wary of regulatory overreach that could hamstring its momentum. At a TechCrunch StrictlyVC evening earlier this week in London, De Rycker reflected on Europe’s place in the global AI […]

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

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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.

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

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1428 on May 17 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

OpenAI is poised to help develop a staggering 5-gigawatt data center campus in Abu Dhabi, positioning the company as a primary anchor tenant in what could become one of the world’s largest AI infrastructure projects, according to a new Bloomberg report. The facility would reportedly span an astonishing 10 square miles and consume power equivalent […]

Google I/O, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us. Scheduled for May 20 to 21 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, I/O will showcase product announcements from across Google’s portfolio. Expect plenty of news relating to Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — of course — Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini. Earlier […]

It’s Friday afternoon and I’m listening to Bowdoin College’s radio station, interspersed with ambient car honking noises. I am not in Maine. I am not in a car. I am at my desk. This is Internet Roadtrip. Internet Roadtrip is what I will call a MMORTG (massive multiplayer online road trip game). Neal Agarwal, the […]

Since Donald Trump took office, more than three dozen employees, allies, and investors of Musk, Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and Palmer Luckey have taken roles at federal agencies, helping direct billions in contracts to their companies. 

As the computer age dawned, he saw how the new technology could be harnessed to mathematics to solve problems in everything from designing weapons to predicting the weather.

Grok, the chatbot operated by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, was providing the responses about South Africa to unrelated questions.

The Department of Justice announced Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months in prison for the hack.

Find out how to watch "A Minecraft Movie" at home, including where and when it will be streaming.

AI startup Cohere has acquired Ottogrid, a Vancouver-based platform that develops enterprise tools for automating certain kinds of high-level market research. Sully Omarr, one of the founders of Ottogrid, announced the deal Friday in a post on X. He didn’t disclose the terms. Ottogrid will sunset its product, according to Omarr, but give customers “ample […]

Others have found more subtle ways to fool the AI into giving problematic responses.

Kate Keisel of The Sanar Institute has suggestions for surviving the wall-to-wall coverage of the Diddy trial.

Epic Games' delighted gamers by resubmitting 'Fortnite' to the App Store, and this week Apple reportedly rejected the app.

Electric boat startup Arc has a new model that is its cheapest and most approachable watercraft yet. The new boat is called the Arc Coast, and it will start at $168,000. The company is taking preorders now and says the Coast will ship in 2026. The Coast is what’s known as a “center console” boat, […]

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! OK, who placed their bet on General Motors being the landing spot for Aurora co-founder and chief product officer Sterling Anderson? Not me. But here we are. […]

Get ready for your emoji to change on Android.

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As of May 16, get $300 off the Sonos Arc soundbar atAmazon.

Roughly a month after Moonvalley, a Los Angeles-based startup developing AI tools for video creation, said it secured $43 million in new funding, the company has raised more, according to a filing with the SEC. The filing, submitted Thursday, reveals that Moonvalley actually landed (so far) around $53 million total from a group of 14 unnamed […]

Many of the crypto investors preparing to attend an exclusive gala dinner with US president Donald Trump have offloaded the coins that won them their seats.

Best Buy has a great cordless vacuum deal as one of its Deals of the Day. Save $130 on the Samsung Jet 60 Pet for today only.

'Fortnite' added a new feature that lets you talk to a digital recreation of James Earl Jones as Darth Vader, for some reason.

As of May 16, get $50 off the Samsung Galaxy Watch FE on Amazon.

The new "Final Destination" movie is out. This Fandango deal saves you $7 on tickets for "Final Destination: Bloodlines" in IMAX.

TechCrunch is joining forces with VivaTech, Europe’s biggest startup and tech event, to select startups for the prestigious VivaTech Innovation of the Year at VivaTech 2025. This partnership will highlight exceptional creativity, technological ingenuity, and industry-transforming potential among exhibiting startups. The VivaTech Innovation of the Year Award acknowledges and celebrates exhibiting startups at VivaTech 2025 […]

The Lego Classic Medium Creative Brick Box (484-piece kit) is on sale for $17.99 at Amazon.

A new streaming deal has surfaced. Get four months of MUBI for only $3.99 per month instead of $14.99 per month.

Shark is better than Dyson if you want to spend under $400. Get the self-emptying Shark PowerDetect stick vacuum on sale for $399.

As of May 16, you can get an Anker USB-C charger for just $23.99, down from $39.95, at Amazon. That's a 40% discount.

Both the Sony ULT Field 3 and ULT Field 5 speakers are down to their lowest prices on record since their April release. Save up to $81.99.

A new Apple leak suggests that AirPods 3 could be coming soon.

In the latest viral ChatGPT image trend, Reddit users are asking ChatGPT to turn their usernames into images — and the results are wild.

As of May 16, get the Belkin Apple AirTag Secure Holder with Clip for under $10 at Amazon.

As of May 16, you can get the Beatbot AquaSense 2 cordless robot pool vacuum for just $1,099, down from $1,599, at Amazon.

When X's AI chatbot Grok developed a fixation on "white genocide" in South Africa, users assumed Musk was behind the glitch. Now, Sam Altman is roasting xAI.

Bay Area mom Anat Razon describes how her life improved once she started commuting with an e-bike.

The funding round arrives as tech companies and utilities are struggling to secure power for data centers.

Tesla Cybertruck is no longer the best-selling EV truck in the U.S.