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The Amazon Echo Buds are on sale for just $34.99 at Amazon — a 30% discount.

Get the Dreame L10s Ultra robot vacuum for over $200 off at Amazon.

As of June 5, get the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle for $524.99 at Costco.

The Switch 2 is officially out, but its not entirely smooth sailing for Nintendo fans.

The 65-inch Hisense QD7 QLED 4K TV is on sale at Amazon for $499.99, down from the normal price of $599.99. That's a 17% discount.

As of June 5, get the Roborock Q10 X5+ robot vacuum and mop for $180 off at Amazon.

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

Mashable's senior shopping reporter tracked down Chappell Roan's iPhone case. it's currently on sale for up to 40% off.

Almost every Amazon Kids device is on sale for up to 48% off, including the Kindle Paperwhite Kids, Fire HD 10 Kids tablet, and Echo Pop Kids.

WWDC 2025, Apple’s annual developers conference, starts at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET. Monday. Last year’s event was notable for its focus on AI, and this year, there is considerable pressure on the company to build on its promises. As in previous years, the company will focus on software updates and new technologies, […]

We’re in the final stretch. Exhibitor tables for TechCrunch All Stage, happening July 15 in Boston, are almost completely sold out — and less than 48 hours remain before booking officially closes. TC All Stage is built for founders  This isn’t just another startup event — it’s where brands connect directly with investors, customers, and […]

Pornhub blocked itself in France due to the country's age-verification law.

Shop the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 for $100 off, bringing it down to its lowest price ever. Grab it now in the 44mm size.

Whether you're going off-grid or safeguarding against blackouts, these beefy, WIRED-tested batteries can keep the lights on.

The 32-inch Samsung M8 Smart Monitor is on sale at Amazon for $399.99, down from the normal price of $699.99. That's a 43% discount.

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

Personal information from 364,000 people was compromised in a LexisNexis data breach that went undetected for months, highlighting privacy risks.

Asus has a Hall effect keyboard now, complete with unique tricks that make it stand out from the crowded field.

Explore 2025's viral internet slang, from aura farming to Fanum tax. Here's what these terms mean, how they’re evolving, and why they’re so popular.

Apple said developers generated $1.3 trillion in sales in 2024 through its App Store, of which 90% did not involve paying the company a commission.

As of June 5, get the Lego F1 Collectible Race Cars 6-Pack for $19.99 at Amazon.

Noah Hawley's "Alien" prequel sees an alien-infested spaceship crash land on Earth. What could go wrong?

Anthropic says that it has released a new set of AI models tailored for U.S. national security customers. The new models, a custom set of “Claude Gov” models, were “built based on direct feedback from our government customers to address real-world operational needs,” writes Anthropic in a blog post. Compared to Anthropic’s consumer- and enterprise-focused […]

Angelo Sotira started the online digital art platform DeviantArt when he was just a teenager, growing a formative community for millions of artists in the 2000s. Twenty-five years later, Sotira wants to change digital art again, but with a focus on the way it’s displayed. On Thursday, Sotira revealed his new venture, Layer, a screen […]

Social network X has changed its developer agreement to prevent third parties from using the platform's content to train large language models.

Grindr's A-List is an AI-powered tool currently in beta. One of its features is profile and chat summaries.

Just like motorists, cyclists are also required to use lights after dark. See and be seen with our best bike light sets.

When Monik Pamecha co-founded AI voice startup Toma in early 2024, he hadn’t anticipated spending the summer months sweating in Bible Belt car dealerships. He and co-founder Anthony Krivonos were still focused on banking and healthcare customers when the dealers came knocking.  “They just called us up and said ‘we are drowning in phone calls,’” […]

Collibra, a data governance platform based in Brussels, is the latest enterprise to acquire a data company in order to expand its offerings in the age of AI. On Thursday, Collibra announced its acquisition Raito, a data access startup founded in 2021. Raito, also located in Brussels, helps companies manage which employees and customers have […]

Today’s the day! TechCrunch Sessions: AI is lighting up UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall at 8 a.m. PT on the dot. The stage is set, the speakers are ready, and the AI community is gathering for one powerful day of insight, innovation, and momentum. Local to Berkeley and passionate about AI? There’s still time to join […]

Meta has revealed more details on its Aria Gen 2 smart glasses.

Cellebrite said the deal will help with the "accelerated identification of mobile vulnerabilities and exploits."

Customers waited in long lines for the Nintendo Switch 2 game console release in the U.S. on Wednesday. See the photos.

This is an excellent Android tablet, but OnePlus may have overdone it.

The best Nintendo Switch 2 deals available in June 2025. Save on cases, accessories, and more.

A growing segment of millennials and Gen Z are forming “anti-hierarchal” relationships with multiple partners and friends, according to a new study by the dating app Feeld.

Turning your kitchen into a café is a great way to learn (or hone) the art of making the perfect shot.

On "Late Night", Seth Meyers took "A Closer Look" at Musk and Trump's time in the Oval Office.

The Phantom 3500 jet features a windowless design that reduces drag and structural weak points, burning 50% less fuel than conventional business jets.

On Christmas Day in 2014 hackers knocked out the Xbox and PlayStation gaming networks, impacting how video game companies handled cybersecurity for years.

Here’s how to find reliable information and keep safe during the summer heat and hurricane season following the unprecedented cuts at federal agencies.

As of June 5, the Sonos Move 2 is on sale at Amazon for $336. It normally retails for $449, so you're saving 25%.

Users with a brand new Switch 2 are having trouble downloading the Mario Kart World games.

Scammers are targeting folks with fake Indeed texts and job offers. Here's what you need to know.

How to get a free iPhone 16 Pro from T-Mobile.

Trump’s inner circle has taken over one of the biggest crypto conferences in the world—drowning out protests from diehard bitcoiners who believe their “nerd money” shouldn’t be political.

Nintendo Switch 2 accessories include Hori camera, Samsung microSD express cards, and more.

Japanese space company ispace will try to land on the moon on June 5. Don't miss the livestream of its second attempt to touch down.

The AT&T 55 and up plan costs $40 for one line and $35 for two, per month. It comes with unlimited data, texts, and calls.

How to watch the NBA for free. Live stream Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers (Game 1) in the 2025 NBA Finals for free.

What's fresh on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, and more? Here are the must-sees and the better-off-to-avoids.

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Get a lifetime subscription to PDF Expert for Mac for $79.97—edit, sign, annotate, and convert PDFs easily.

Get Microsoft Windows 11 Pro + Essential Training Course for $24.99 (reg. $237), including a lifetime license and a full productivity guide.

Score TREBLAB X-Open Wireless Open-Ear Earbuds for $34.97 ($65 off) — 40-hour playtime and open-ear comfort.

Save 43% on the Renpho Shiatsu Foot Massager at Amazon.

PalmPay, an African digital bank fintech, is in talks to raise between $50 million and $100 million in a Series B round, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. It’s unclear what valuation it hopes to get, but its last round, in 2021, ranked it among the continent’s most valuable startups, estimated just shy […]

Save 15% on the Beats Fit Pro at Amazon.

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

Amazon is working on software for humanoid robots that might one day deliver packages to customers' doorsteps.

'Wicked: For Good's official trailer has arrived, featuring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda.

Qlango makes it fun to learn over 50 different languages, and it's only £26 for life.

In a Bloomberg interview tonight, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back against concerns that AI could eventually make half the company’s 180,000-person workforce redundant. Instead, Pichai stressed the company’s commitment to growth through at least next year. “I expect we will grow from our current engineering phase even into next year, because it allows us […]

The Nintendo Switch 2 was officially released at midnight on June 5, and already gamers are scrambling to place orders at Best Buy, GameStop, and Walmart.

Free AI courses. Find the best free online AI courses in June 2025.

How to watch French Open for free. Live stream Boisson vs. Gauff in the 2025 French Open online for free

How to watch U21 Euro 2025 for free. Live stream UEFA U21 Euro 2025 for free from anywhere in the world.

How to watch Lions Tour for free. Live stream the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia for free from anywhere in the world.

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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.

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

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1447 on June 5 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

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

Despite what some experts have characterized as an environment increasingly hostile to AI R&D, North America continues to receive the bulk of AI venture dollars, according to data from investment tracker PitchBook. Between February and May of this year, VCs poured $69.7 billion into North America-based AI and machine learning startups across 1,528 deals. That’s […]

Hours before the console launched in the United States, there were already over 100 eBay sellers listing the console for sale.

Wealwell Gotch is already a star in "Dimension 20: Cloudward, Ho!" Brennan Lee Mulligan breaks down why he's so lovable.

Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan breaks down "Cloudward, Ho!" inspirations and how capitalism is once again the campaign's Big Bad. Interview.

A requirement that ICE agents ensure courthouse arrests don't clash with state and local laws has been rescinded by the agency. ICE declined to explain what that means for future enforcement.

Starring Ana De Armas, "Ballerina" works best when it isn't "John Wick." Movie review.

Google added a small but visible watermark to Veo 3 videos to make the videos more identifiable as AI-generated.

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 […]

TikTok banned the hashtag #SkinnyTok for promoting disordered eating, but the toxic content is still easy to find under new names.

Trump's big, beautiful bill seeks to ban AI regulation at the state and local level for 10 years. These state lawmakers say, "no way."

It’s becoming a little easier to build sophisticated robotics projects at home. AI dev platform Hugging Face released earlier this week an open AI model for robotics called SmolVLA. Trained on “compatibly licensed,” community-shared datasets, SmolVLA outperforms much larger models for robotics in both virtual and real-world environments, Hugging Face claims. “SmolVLA aims to democratize […]

A group of cybercriminals known as Interlock is advertising stolen data from Kettering Health, which includes patients’ data.

People hoping to score Nintendo’s new console this week are finding them on resale websites—at several hundred dollars over the retail price of $450.

The Nintendo Switch 2 launches on June 5, and besides a few blink-and-you'll-miss-it restocks, it's been extremely hard to find in stock.

In its lawsuit, Reddit said Anthropic had also declined to enter into a licensing agreement for data and had unjustly enriched itself at Reddit’s expense.

Reddit is suing Anthropic for allegedly using the site’s data to train AI models without a proper licensing agreement, according to a complaint filed in a Northern California court on Wednesday. Reddit claims in the complaint that Anthropic’s unauthorized use of the site’s data for commercial purposes was unlawful, and alleges the AI startup violated […]

CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski told the crowd at London SXSW that his company plans to balance employees and AI workers.

Steve Collins, the CTO of the game engine developer Unity, is stepping down, a company representative confirmed to TechCrunch. He joined Unity just six months ago after serving as CTO of King, the mobile gaming company behind Candy Crush. According to Unity, Collins made the decision to leave the company of his own accord. “We […]

AMD’s latest acquisition could help reduce Nvidia’s market dominance when it comes to AI hardware. Semiconductor giant AMD on Wednesday announced it acquired AI software optimization startup Brium. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brium is a startup that appears to be in stealth mode. The startup builds machine learning applications to enable AI […]

Snap has launched a standalone Lens Studio iOS app and web tool, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tools are designed to make it easier for anyone to create AR Lenses through text prompts and simple editing tools. With the Lens Studio app, users will be able to do things like generate their own […]

The companies announced a new integration that allows users to make purchases from developers' apps, whether on web or mobile devices.

The President's sons are feuding with the organization behind the TRUMP memecoin, as both parties claim to be involved in launching Trump-affiliated crypto wallets.

Venmo aims to be more than just an app for paying friends with its latest update.  On Wednesday, the PayPal-owned payment platform debuted several new debit card benefits and expanded the ability to make payments with retailers such as TikTok Shop and Uber. The updates signal Venmo is trying to become more of a full-service […]

This Microsoft Office license is discounted to A$46 for a limited time only. It has Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for Windows computers.

The Kindle Paperwhite Kids is back down to just $139.99 at Amazon, which is 22% off its list price and its best price on record.

As of June 4, get the hard-to-find base model of the Microsoft Surface Pro 11 at Woot for more than $300 off.

Trump admin takes “safety” out of U.S. AI Safety Institute

The Garmin inReach Mini 2 is on sale at Garmin for $299.99, down from the normal price of $399.99. That's a 25% discount.

Aravind Srinivas says agents need access to apps and claims that letting OpenAI take control of Chrome would be a disaster for the open Web.

Elon Musk spent months in government and alongside President Trump. Did his gains outweigh his losses?

A Florida law blocking kids from social media is "likely unconstitutional," according to a decision from a federal judge.

Google is delaying the rollout of its “Ask Photos” feature for about two weeks, Google Photos product manager Jamie Aspinall wrote on X. According to Aspinall, the product isn’t up to par when it comes to latency, quality, and user experience. While some users have access to the feature now, he said that a new […]

As of June 4, you can get the JBL Soundgear Frames for $99.99, down from $199.99, at Woot. That's a 50% discount and a $100 savings.

The Nintendo Switch 2 launches on June 5. Here are all the retailers where you can try your luck in person.

The ransomware attack paralyzed newspaper printing and disrupted operations at media outlets across the country for weeks.

The cast of "Dimension 20" builds a character together, and the results are chaotic. Get ready to meet the NPC of your nightmares.

As of June 4, you can get the Bose Ultra Open Bluetooth earbuds for $249, down from $299, at Amazon.