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Brad Menezes, CEO of enterprise vibe coding startup Superblocks, is convinced that the next crop of billion-dollar startup ideas are hiding in almost plain sight: system prompts.

The right shelter makes all the difference in the backcountry. Here are the best tents we’ve tested and love.

Answers to each clue for the June 7, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

DMV text scam alert: Fraudsters impersonating motor vehicle departments nationwide are sending threatening messages about unpaid tickets and tolls to steal your information.

Sourdough bread is one of the most wonderful things you can make with your hands, but it can be fussy and hard to perfect. Now technology takes out most of the pesky guesswork.

Fox News' AI Newsletter brings you the latest on this rapidly evolving technology.

Launch day has come and gone, so where can you buy the Switch 2 online? Get updates and check the latest stock at GameStop, Walmart, Best Buy, and more.

What is the latest MicroSD iteration, and why does your Nintendo Switch need it?

Beyond the jokes about its new shuttle service are serious questions about what it will mean for struggling transit systems, air quality, and congestion.

Plus: Ruark has new speakers, Photoshop comes to Android and summer's finest music player gets updated.

Plus: A 22-year-old former intern gets put in charge of a key anti-terrorism program, threat intelligence firms finally wrangle their confusing names for hacker groups, and more.

E-BAR, MIT's mobile robot, provides physical support for seniors with handlebars that follow from behind, helping prevent falls while maintaining dignity for aging adults.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA has found Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of hitting the moon in 2032.

For the most sensitive parts of the human body, friction is the enemy. Here’s how to keep it at bay with our favorite lubes made of water, silicone, or natural oil.

'Fast Fusion' is absolutely worth your time and money if you bought a Switch 2 at launch.

We're big fans of the Samsung Galaxy S25 line, but to get the most out of your smartphone, change these settings the moment you get one.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists found a dusty disk surrounding the dying white dwarf creating the famous Ring Nebula.

Flattering or frustrating? "The Phoenician Scheme" director Wes Anderson weighs in on the memes. Interview.

Shop sustainably while saving with this 1-year Sam's Club membership with auto-renew, now just $25 (reg. $50).

Learn up to 14 languages with a lifetime subscription to Babbel Language Learning for just $129.99 with code LEARN40 now through June 30.

Save over $1,000 on this feature-packed MacBook Pro — now just $424.97 ($1,499) through July 20.

Get 20TB of secure cloud storage for life thanks to Internxt Cloud Storage, now for the one-time price of $399.99 (reg. $4,900) with code STORAGE20 through July 20.

Secure a more peaceful internet experience for you and your loved ones with a lifetime subscription to AdGuard Family Plan, now just $15.97 (reg. $169.99) with code FAMPLAN through July 20.

Introduce little ones to screen time with the gentle, low-stimulation app, Pok Pok, now £36.98 with code SAVE10.

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

How to watch Concacaf Gold Cup for free. Live stream the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup for free from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Andorra vs. England in 2026 World Cup qualifiers for free from anywhere in the world.

How to watch URC for free. Live stream Bulls vs. Sharks in the 2025 United Rugby Championship semi final for free.

How to watch URC for free. Live stream Leinster vs. Glasgow Warriors in the 2025 United Rugby Championship semi final for free.

Exclusive: The company's co-founder and CTO blame a former employee for a breach, but cannot rule out that it wasn't.

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" #1449 on June 7 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.

Narrowing down the 30 most visionary startups of the year to just five finalists was no easy feat. VivaTech’s Innovation of the Year attracted an extraordinary pool of applicants—startups tackling massive global challenges with bold, technically sophisticated, and scalable solutions. From redefining human-machine interaction to revolutionizing healthcare, climate, and infrastructure, each company brought something unique […]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Federal Aviation Administration to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight over U.S. soil.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

Omada Health popped in its first day as a public company, validation for founder CEO Sean Duffy.

Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, Meta's CTO, says 2025 will be a pivotal year for Reality Labs, the company's augmented and virtual reality unit.

TSA researchers developed new technology that could be used for secondary screening.

"Mountainhead" star Jason Schwartzman breaks down the art of phone acting and the film's relevance when it comes to AI and tech moguls.

AI is changing everything – now, we can even use it to generate video. I tried OpenAI's Sora and Google's Veo – here's how they measure up against each other.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are fighting online. That's good news for X, for Truth Social, and for fans of old-school Twitter.

AI startups are reaching growth stage much faster. That's exciting, but also risky, because investors might pour millions into a company only to watch it be unseated in a few months.

Anthropic's long-term benefit trust is a governance mechanism that Anthropic claims helps it promote safety over profit, and which has the power to elect some of the company's board of directors.

A teardown of Nintendo's latest console has found the core tech that causes joystick drift is still there. Plus it's even harder to repair than the original.

Early-stage AI startups are imbuing new life into San Francisco’s Northern Waterfront, after years of “for lease” signs dotting the post-pandemic landscape. According to the San Francisco Business Times, five AI-focused companies — four backed by Y Combinator — recently leased 23,900 square feet at the Waterfront Plaza complex. This is part of a citywide […]

The head of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot program, Milan Kovac, is leaving the company according to Bloomberg News. The departure comes as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed the company will have “thousands” of Optimus robots operating in its factories by the end of this year. “And we expect to scale Optimus up faster than […]

A parliamentary investigation answered some — but not all — the questions related to a spyware scandal involving the use of the Israeli company’s spyware, Graphite.

Browse our favorite gift ideas for dad, from Father's Day to Christmas and everything in between. Try to think outside the gift card this year.

The Trump-Musk feud has been great for X, which jumped up the App Store charts.

The head of a humanoid robotics startup made a rare public appearance for an on stage interview.

In an effort to evade detection, cybercriminals are increasingly turning to “residential proxy” services that cover their tracks by making it look like everyday online activity.

The billionaire’s feud with the president over the nation’s debt is jeopardizing lucrative deals for SpaceX and other Musk companies.

Lovefrom, the creative firm founded by former Apple chief designer Jony Ive, played a role in the development of Rivian’s first electric bike, according to multiple sources who spoke to TechCrunch. 

The right-wing media ecosystem seems to not know what to make of the Elon Musk-Donald Trump spat—but some of the president's loyalists have made their feelings known in plain terms.

In the rapidly evolving AI landscape, startups can gain a competitive edge by collaborating closely with model providers. Join Hao Sang from OpenAI’s Startups Team demystifies OpenAI’s resources for startups, from technical guidance to advanced model access, in a discussion from TechCrunch Sessions: AI. Discover how feedback from startups helps shape OpenAI’s roadmap, ensuring that […]

During the “So You Think You Can Pitch?” event at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, three AI companies — Fluix AI, Clicka, and Narada AI — had four minutes apiece to impress judges from Initiate Ventures, Felicis, and Recursive Ventures. Each company made the case for their products, platforms, solutions, and leadership capabilities to see their vision […]

Well, this is great. YouTube is now bringing more ads to its Premium Lite subscription plan.

A senior judge said on Friday that lawyers could be prosecuted for presenting material that had been “hallucinated” by artificial intelligence tools.

'Mario Kart World' is taking the world by storm. Here are some ways you can get ahead, or at least have some more fun.

Hackers reportedly leaked 86 million AT&T customer records, including millions of decrypted Social Security numbers and personal data.

In this TechCrunch Sessions: AI event, Oracle shares a rundown of how MySQL HeatWave empowers you in building AI-based solutions in areas such as personal productivity, automating workflows for compliance, service, or support, and increasing efficiencies in healthcare, among others. By leveraging HeatWave’s built-in vector store, in-database LLMs, in-database machine learning capabilities, and massively parallel […]

Nucleus Genomics, a genetic testing startup founded by 25-year-old Kian Sadeghi, is once again courting controversy.

EleutherAI, an AI research organization, has released what it's claiming is one of the largest collections of licensed and open-domain text for training AI models.

The harsh reality of the AI sector is that it’s dominated by a select group of well-funded incumbents. That doesn’t mean new companies can’t break through, but it makes it all that much harder for them to do so.  At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, Odyssey co-founder Oliver Cameron, Linear COO Cristina Cordova, and NEA partner Ann […]

X announced on Friday that it has partnered with Polymarket, naming it the platform’s official prediction market partner.

From acquiring stealth startups to larger ones, and from funding Series A to G, buyers and investors made for a busy news cycle.

Audible Premium Plus annual plans are on sale for just $89 instead of $149.50 through July 2.

Global investments in clean energy are likely to hit new highs in 2025, according to a new IEA report.

As of June 6, new subscribers can get three free months of Peacock Premium for free.

Of all the words in the dictionary, Sarah Franklin says “balance” is perhaps her favorite – especially when it comes to companies embracing AI. Franklin leads the Jack Altman-founded employee performance software company Lattice, which is now worth $3 billion. Both on stage at SXSW London and in conversation with TechCrunch, she spoke a lot […]

As of June 6, the iPad mini (128GB, WiFi, A17 Pro) is on sale at Amazon for $399. Usually it's listed for $499, so you're getting 20% off.

New AI models are dropping all the time, and existing models are getting better all the time. How can a startup build a sustainable business on top of all of changing infrastructure and evolving foundation models?  At TechCrunch Sessions: AI event, industry experts from DeepMind, Twelve Labs, and Amazon all shared their strategies for growing […]

Here are June's hottest sex toy deals from top brands including Le Wand, Lovers, and others. Shop vibrators, dildos, and more.

While Elon Musk and Donald Trump post through their break-up, DOGE shows no signs of slowing down—and potential recruits are being told they can make up to $195,000 a year.

WWDC 2025 could bring some big upgrades for AirPod users. Here's what to expect.

OpenAI's head of marketing, Kate Rouch, has announced she's stepping away from her role for three months while she undergoes treatment for invasive breast cancer.

As AI tools become cheaper and more accessible, the stakes for safety and ethics have never been higher. ElevenLabs’ Head of AI Safety Artemis Seaford and Databricks co-founder Ion Stoica joined TechCrunch AI editor Kyle Wiggers for a critical discussion on the multitude of ethical challenges facing AI today.  From deepfakes to responsible deployment, they […]

Walmart is transitioning its drone delivery program out of beta and into consumers' carts.

Get Starz for just $3 per month when you sign up and prepay for a six-month semi-annual plan.

Sony is offering a BOGO deal on select TVs. All you have to do is add an eligible TV to your cart. This deal ends June 8.

It's hard to believe, but the Switch 2 might have the best online social features of any current game console.

Peloton is exploring ways to expand its customer base by making its products available in gyms, and launching a peer-to-peer marketplace for used equipment.