Timef 06/03/2025

As Apple prepares to unveil iOS 19 at WWDC 2025 on Monday, several rumors have surfaced, including a potential new name for the operating system, an entirely new design inspired by the Vision Pro, and more.   Here’s a roundup of the most notable features rumored to be coming to iOS 19.  New name Sources […]

Samsung is sending an alert to some 40 million account-holders urging them to activate its latest anti-theft features.

Want to connect with 1,000+ founders, investors, and tech leaders gathering in Boston for TechCrunch All Stage on July 15? Apply by June 10 to host a Side Event during “TC All Stage Week” (July 13–19) — and put your brand front and center. Whether you’re planning a workshop, cocktail hour, product demo, or panel […]

The Roku Pro Series is one of the best budget 65-inch TVs, especially for gaming. It's half off at Amazon — grab it for $599.99.

We’re down to the final two days before TechCrunch Sessions: AI unites the broader AI community at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on Thursday, June 5! Expect a packed agenda with top speakers, expert panels, top-tier networking, and Side Events from our partners. One of our speakers is Andrei Papancea, CEO and co-founder of NLX, who […]

Shop the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 for its lowest price ever at Amazon. Save $100, bringing it down to $199.99.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (512GB) is on sale at Amazon for $1,119.99, down from the normal price of $1,419.99. That's a 21% discount.

The countdown continues, and only a few tables remain if you want to exhibit at TechCrunch All Stage, happening July 15 in Boston, so now’s the moment to act. Only 4 days remain to book your table and until space is almost completely gone.  Why your startup should be in the room  This founder-focused conference […]

As of June 3, get a 30-ounce Stanley Quencher for $14 off at Amazon.

Think you know which AI assistant was the first to use natural language processing for everyday tasks? Or which researcher coined the term “deep learning,” revolutionizing AI? If so, this is your chance to win two TechCrunch Sessions: AI tickets for a discounted rate of one. Test your AI smarts — win a chance to […]

Fear not, friends: It seems like 'Mario Kart World' has enough going on to keep you happy until more big Switch 2 games come out.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, is forming a new parent company and three subsidiaries in Germany as part of a sovereign cloud the company is launching in the European Union. AWS VP Kathrin Renz will serve as managing director of AWS’ German corporate parent, which will also be led by EU-based “government […]

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says Google has expanded its privacy tool to easily remove personal information from search results.

A brief hands-on demo of Nintendo Switch 2's GameChat functionality immediately quelled my biggest concerns about it.

In just 2 days, TechCrunch Sessions: AI takes over UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall for a one-day summit built for the minds shaping AI. Expect hard questions, bold ideas, and real insight—designed to challenge your assumptions, sharpen your competitive edge, and maybe — just maybe — redefine the trajectory of your research, your product, or your […]

The list of playable characters in the Switch 2’s premiere game has expanded to more than 50—including birds, plants, and other players without hands or feet.

Our first impression of the Switch 2 launch title is that it marks a strong start for Nintendo’s new era.

Nothing has announced the launch date for its Nothing Phone 3 flagship.

A startup called Wispr Flow feels it can outdo the bigwigs with its dictation tech that supports more than 100 languages.

A healthcare giant with dozens of facilities across Ohio is still recovering after shutting down nearly all its operations following a ransomware attack.

This affordable step-through ebike has everything the average commuter will want or need.

Speedata, a Tel Aviv-based startup developing an analytics processing unit (APU) designed to accelerate big data analytic and AI workloads, has raised a $44M Series B funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $114M. The Series B round was led by its existing investors, including Walden Catalyst Ventures, 83North, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Pitango First, […]

Android users can now download Photoshop for mobile. Adobe announced on Tuesday that it’s releasing the beta version of its Android Photoshop app, four months after the company launched its iPhone app. The app offers a similar set of editing tools as the desktop version, including layering and masking, but is optimized for mobile screens. […]

Joby Aviation has signed an MoU with investor and Saudi Arabian conglomerate Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) to distribute up to 200 electric aircraft valued at about $1 billion over the coming years. 

The company's parent firm Recruit's CEO, Hisayuki Idekoba, will return to his post as CEO of Indeed.

As of June 3, the Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen, GPS, 40mm) is on sale at Amazon for $169. It's usually listed for $249, so you're saving 32%.

Apple is expected to unveil changes to its operating systems iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS.

Apple will host its WWDC developer conference for 2025 from June 9 to June 13.

TikTok announced on Tuesday that it’s officially launching TikTok for Artists, a new music insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers. The official launch comes two months after TikTok was spotted testing the platform in select countries. The tool is built to help artists and their teams better connect with fans, […]

Get Dad a WIRED-approved weather station, pair of headphones, or treadmill for less.

As of June 3, the Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 42mm) is on sale at Amazon for $299. It's usually listed for $399, so you're getting 25% off.

Relationship anarchy seeks to bring anarchist principles to one's personal relationships.

AirCar nears launch: 620-mile range, drives and flies. Could this redefine travel’s future? Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson discusses.

'Presence' finally made its streaming debut on Hulu on June 3. Here are the best Hulu streaming deals.

"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert donned Sherlock Holmes props to reconsider the suspect of Elon Musk's black eye.

Elon Musk is stepping back from his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and "The Late Show" host Jon Stewart unpacked it all.

As global trade evolves, there’s an increasing demand for diverse cross-border payment options. That’s why an Irish-based fintech startup called NomuPay has raised $40 million in a Series C round from SB Payment Service (SBPS), a subsidiary of Japanese telco giant SoftBank Corp, at a valuation of $290 million. NomuPay makes it easier for merchants […]

As of June 3, the 11-inch iPad (A16 chip, 128GB, WiFi) is on sale at Amazon for $299. Normally it's listed for $349, so you're saving 14%.

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

New data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has created uncertainty in the theory that the Milky Way and Andromeda will collide and merge.

Snag a pair of Sony WF-C510 True Wireless Earbuds for 40% off at just $34.99 (reg. $59.99) while supplies last.

Learn to play guitar this summer with help from The Complete Beginner to Expert Guitar Lessons Bundle, now just $29.97 through July 20.

Bring home an unlocked Apple iPhone SE 2nd Gen for just $124.99 (reg. $399) while supplies last.

Create non-fiction content with just a few prompts thanks to this lifetime subscription to Youbooks AI Non-Fiction Book Generator, now just $49 (reg. $540).

Digital well-being advocates, fomenting a cultural revolution, know why those phone bans aren't working.

Researchers estimate that MoM z14 was created 280 million years after the Big Bang, 10 million years earlier than the previous most primitive galaxy recorded.

Live stream the UEFA Nations League for free from anywhere in the world.

Save 22% on the Eufy X10 Pro Omni robot vacuum at Amazon.

Answers to each clue for the June 3, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Save 20% on the Soundcore Sleep A20 at Amazon.

Save 7% on the PlayStation 5 Pro at Target.

WhatsApp is adding a new, long-requested feature: usernames.

Learn to play piano with Skoove Premium Piano Lessons, an AI-powered app, now offering lifetime subscriptions for just $149.99 (reg. $299).

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

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

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

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

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1445 on June 3 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

After a while, Danae Shell got tired of hearing the same story over and over again.  “Something bad would happen to someone at work, and the story always ended the same way,” she told TechCrunch. “They just left, because doing anything else was incredibly complex and expensive.”  One doesn’t need to look far to notice […]

The regulator is looking into whether roughly a dozen groups violated antitrust law by coordinating boycotts among advertisers.

If you’ve ever been locked out of your work computer, you know the urgent need to reach IT support. Unfortunately, helpdesk staff are often busy assisting others, which can mean a significant delay before you regain access. Andrei Serban realized the critical importance of IT’s manual work when he was a product lead on Rippling’s […]

Trump wants to create a master database on Americans. Palantir is the company he wants carrying it out.

Apple should not be fighting for fewer restrictions on the apps it makes available to kids, writes this digital activist.

DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg’s venture fund WndrCo co-led a $15.5 million Series A round for Creatify, an AI video ad platform. Creatify’s AdMax platform uses AI to quickly generate dozens of video advertisements, which are geared toward social media marketing — AdMax analyzes high-performing social video campaigns on apps like TikTok and Instagram to shape […]

The 2025 Tony Awards air live on June 8. Here are the best streaming deals to watch live on CBS and Paramount+.

His EMI algorithm, an early form of artificial intelligence that he developed in the 1980s, prompted searching questions about the limits of human creativity.

Microsoft Bing announced today that it is introducing the Bing Video Creator to its app, which uses OpenAI’s Sora model to let users generate videos from text prompts. OpenAI, which has a longstanding partnership with Microsoft, has locked down access to Sora‘s video generation for paying customers only. Its integration in Microsoft Bing represents the […]

The surge in data company acquisitions continued Monday with Snowflake’s purchase of Crunchy Data. Cloud data platform Snowflake announced its intent to acquire Crunchy Data, a Postgres database partner, late this afternoon. A source familiar with the matter estimated the deal to be worth around $250 million. The terms weren’t disclosed. Snowflake declined to comment […]

The rebooted version of social site Digg aims to bring back the spirit of the old web.

A platform for chatting and roleplaying with AI-generated characters, Character.AI announced on Monday that it is rolling out a slate of multimedia features. These features include AvatarFX, Character.AI’s video-generation model, plus Scenes and Streams, which allow users to use these AI tools to create videos using their characters and then share them on a new […]

Elon Musk’s brain computer interface startup Neuralink closed a $650 million funding round, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The Series E fundraise included investors such as ARK Invest, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, and Thrive Capital, among others. Neuralink last raised a $280 million Series D funding round in 2023, with an […]

Remember Google Glass and the reign of the “glasshole”? Well, Google’s giving face tech another shot with Android XR glasses that look like actual glasses this time.

Salesforce has quietly snapped up Moonhub, a startup building AI to vet and hire talent. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. In a post on Moonhub’s website on Monday, the company said that its entire Menlo Park, California-based team will be joining Salesforce, an early investor in Moonhub. “As a customer and investor, Salesforce […]

Chime, whose pending IPO is expected to be one of 2025’s blockbuster hits, issued a share price range on Monday of $24 to $26. That’s an up-to-$11.2-billion market cap. At the mid-range, the company will raise $800 million for itself and a handful of investors, including European VC powerhouse Cathay Innovation, who plan to sell […]

Ditch monthly fees and store your files forever with Koofr’s 1TB lifetime cloud storage for A$186 — secure, private, and easy to use across all devices.

Microsoft's sustainability goals are imperiled by its push into AI and cloud services.

IBM on Monday said that it has acquired Seek AI, an AI platform that allows users to ask questions about enterprise data using natural language, for an undisclosed sum. Seek CEO and founder Sarah Nagy said that the startup’s technology will be a key part of Watsonx AI Labs, IBM’s new NYC-based AI accelerator, which […]

Billionaire Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is reportedly launching a $300 million share sale that values the company at $113 billion. The secondary stock offering, which comes after xAI acquired Musk’s social media platform, X, for $33 billion, will allow staff to sell shares to new investors. The tender offer will likely precede a larger […]

Tesla has filed trademark applications for the term “Tesla Robotaxi,” after the company’s previous attempts to secure trademarks for its planned self-driving vehicle service hit roadblocks. The company originally applied in October 2024 for the trademark of the words “Robotaxi” and “Cybercab.” The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) told the company last month […]

A strong solar storm is allowing people in lower latitudes to see the Northern Lights, aka the aurora borealis. Here's what to know.

A Samsung and Perplexity deal is reportedly happening. This might mean the Perplexity app pre-loaded on Galaxy devices and other AI assistant features.

The Shark Clean & Empty Cordless Stick vacuum with auto-empty system is on sale at Amazon for $299, down from the normal price of $399.99. That's a 25% discount.

The compliance company said the customer data exposure was caused by a product change.

Millions of people are now using ChatGPT as a therapist, career advisor, fitness coach, or sometimes just a friend to vent to. In 2025, it’s not uncommon to hear about people spilling intimate details of their lives into an AI chatbot’s prompt bar, but also relying on the advice it gives back. Humans are starting […]

Here's what to expect from Apple's WWDC conference in California on June 9, 2025. All signs point to the launch of iOS 26, a big leap from the current iOS 18.5.

The Anker Zolo power bank is on sale for half price at Amazon, just $12.93 instead of $25.99.

The spyware maker claims the damages it was ordered to pay are "excessive," and that the jury wanted to “bankrupt” the company.

Prosecutors aren’t the only ones arguing for a smaller Google. Some critics say it might be better for investors, customers and innovation.

The 11-inch iPad Air is on sale for just $499 at Amazon. The $100 price cut marks a return to its lowest price ever.

SXSW London launched its inaugural festival on Monday, with a firm focus on AI.

Here's the first trailer for "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" with the Crawleys moving into the late 1930s, ready for their final bow.

As of June 2, you can get the Ryobi ONE+ 18-volt lithium-ion cordless mister for $14.99, down from $69.99, at Woot.

Apple's new iOS could bring big changes to your daily tech life, with Apple teasing the WWDC event with the tagline "Sleek peek."

"M3GAN 2.0," which puts fabulous killer robots against each other, hits theaters June 27. "Oops!…I Did It Again" has never been so chilling!

As of June 2, you can get an open box Amazon Fire TV soundbar 2.0 for just $39.99, down from $119.99, at Woot.

The Amazon Echo Spot is on sale for just $59.99 as of June 2. That's $20 off its usual price and its best price so far this year.

Grayson Finks makes up to $50K a month by consistently posting TikTok Shop videos. Here's how she did it.

Bluesky gained traction with left-leaning news influencers after the 2024 election, but most still actively use X.