Timef 06/25/2025

Apple Sports is introducing tennis coverage ahead of Wimbledon, along with a redesigned home screen experience.

Wind power has run into some headwinds, and not the kind that spin its turbines.  Recently, President Trump has decided to wage war against the technology, an unwelcome bit of friction that coincides with rising costs in recent years. Onshore wind power went for $61 per megawatt-hour last year, according to Lazard, bucking a decade-long […]

Tired of those tiny bubbles on the side of your glass? Here’s how to have sparkling pours forever.

AI-native startups are rewriting the rules of what early traction looks like — and too often, investors are still playing by the old ones. At TechCrunch All Stage, happening in Boston on July 15, Kleida Martiro, partner at Glasswing Ventures, will lead a breakout that cuts straight to the core of this disconnect. Her session, […]

Dating app Bumble announced on Wednesday that it's laying off 30% of its workforce, impacting around 240 positions.

These sparkling water makers will fizz up your life at a moment’s notice, and most don’t need a power outlet.

A new ClickFix campaign targets macOS users with fake Spectrum support sites, tricking victims with CAPTCHA failures to paste commands that install information-stealing malware.

Nascent recently raised $2.3 million to develop its novel manufacturing process for cathode materials.

For the first time ever, TechCrunch Disrupt is launching the Going Public Stage — a brand-new destination for founders navigating the mid and late stages of company building. This content is essential for any founder, but especially those scaling fast, preparing for exit, or reimagining what comes next. Because whether you’re at the seed stage […]

Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach star in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," out July 25.

The Gear team spends countless hours in front of displays while writing for you. So we reviewed those too (including a few portable screens).

How do you have sex at a festival? What should you pack to prepare for festival sex? Where should you have sex at a festival?

Google is launching a new agentic AI tool that will put its Gemini AI models closer to where developers are already coding. The company announced on Wednesday the launch of Gemini CLI, an agentic AI tool designed to run locally from your terminal. The new tool connects Google’s Gemini AI models to local codebases, and […]

Ring gets a new AI-powered feature that offers users specific text descriptions of current motion activity.

Kodiak Robotics has partnered with driverless car-sharing startup Vap to bring a remote-driving system into its self-driving trucks operation.

Ecommerce veteran Julie Bornstein's startup Daydream is releasing its AI-powered chatbot for shopping with a focus on fashion.

Lux Aeterna, a Denver-based startup, is working on a reusable satellite that has attracted $4 million in pre-seeding funding from investors.

Get the 55-inch Amazon Fire 4-Series 4K UHD smart TV for only $339.99 at Amazon — a 26% discount ahead of Prime Day.

As of June 25, the Sony ULT Field 1 portable speaker is on sale at Amazon for $88. This is 32% off its list price of $129.99.

This is what Apple's upcoming iPhones might look like in black.

A small company is vying to take on the Moonwatch with a cutting-edge, 3D-printed lightweight timepiece that's fit for EVAs, can be fixed on the ISS, and capable of keeping time in the harshest environment known to humans.

The Soundcore V40i earbuds by Anker are now only $67.99, their first discount since launch and a perfect pick ahead of Prime Day.

As of June 25, the Dyson V11 Origin cordless vacuum is on sale at Amazon for $468.40, 18% off its list price of $569.99.

Diego Luna's guest-hosting run on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is already off to a flying start.

"Late Night" host Seth Meyers reacts to President Donald Trump's viral F-bomb moment.

AI-powered autonomous trucks from Plus Automation are being tested across the U.S., Europe and Asia to solve logistics challenges while facing regulatory hurdles and labor concerns.

WIRED attended a biohacking conference filled with unorthodox and often unproven anti-aging treatments. Adherents revealed how the Make America Healthy Again movement has given them a renewed fervor.

Save $400 on the Samsung 49" Odyssey OLED G9 gaming monitor, now just $899.99 at Amazon in a limited-time deal ahead of Prime Day.

As of June 25, the Samsung Galaxy S25+ (256GB) is on sale at Amazon for $799.99, 20% off its list price of $999.99.

Is Nebula a good YouTube alternative? We spent two weeks using it to find out.

Answers to each clue for the June 25, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

The best cordless stick vacuums are more powerful than robot vacuums and reach spots other vacuums can't. See the top options we tested from Dyson and Shark.

Ads for consumer A.I. are struggling to imagine how the product could improve your day — unless you’re a barely functioning idiot.

Stephen Colbert has shared his thoughts on Trump dropping the F-bomb on live TV.

Japan's ispace attributes its second moon-landing crash to a faulty altitude sensor. The company will seek advice from independent reviewers.

If you want more privacy in your web browsing, private DNS on Android is the way to go.

One of "Ironheart"s key plot points recalls one of Elon Musk's business plans for Chicago.

Matchmakers tell Mashable what they think of the new movie, 'Materialists'

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Explore the skies with the first ever smartphone-based telescope, on sale for $259.99.

Let the HyperX ChargePlay Quad 2: Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Controller Charging Station keep your controllers powered up and ready, on sale now for $16.99 (reg. $29.99).

Unlock quick, 15-minute nonfiction book summaries with this lifetime subscription to Headway Premium, on sale now for just $47.99 (reg. $299.95) with code READ20 through July 20.

We caught up with Eric Wei at VidCon 2025 to hear about his content-creating essentials, from Rode mics to a protein shake he can take on the go.

The best phone cameras of 2025 will likely launch in the back half of the calendar, but there are a few worth celebrating now.

'One Spoon of Chocolate' review: RZA directs this Wu-Tang Clan member action-revenge movie.

Save 33% on the Garmin vívoactive 5 at Amazon.

Tons of outdoor deals are live ahead of Prime Day, including top brands like Yeti, Stanley, Jackery, Coleman, and more.

Save 32% on the Amazon Fire TV 40-inch 2-Series at Amazon.

We've officially entered the era of agentic AI, and companies are already using tools from OpenAI, Google, and IBM.

Save 44% on the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 at Amazon.

Save over 80% when you upgrade your PC's performance and productivity with this £40.35 bundle featuring Microsoft Office 2021 and Windows 11 Pro.

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How to watch U21 Euro 2025 for free. Live stream Germany vs. France in U21 Euro 2025 for free.

How to watch U21 Euro 2025 for free. Live stream England vs. Netherlands in U21 Euro 2025 for free.

See the moon phase expected for June 25, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

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" #1467 on June 25 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.

Marvel's "Ironheart," starring Dominique Thorne, is at its most interesting when it examines AI as a way of processing grief.

A new chef's knife from Misen promises high-grade steel, a santoku-style blade angle, and free sharpening for life, all for $65.

This grill's burners go to 11, but that's still not high enough.

Synthflow AI was founded in 2023 and has amassed more than 1,000 customers and handled more than 45 million calls.

The technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency who's gone by the name "Big Balls" online, has resigned, the White House tells WIRED.

GoKwik, an Indian startup that offers a suite of integrated e-commerce products, has raised a small round of $13 million, which it calls a “growth” round, that has boosted its valuation to $450 million pre-money. While the new funding round, led by RTP Global, is 63% smaller than its Series B of $35 million, announced […]

Measuring AI progress has usually meant testing scientific knowledge or logical reasoning – but while the major benchmarks still focus on left-brain logic skills, there’s been a quiet push within AI companies to make models more emotionally intelligent. As foundation models compete on soft measures like user preference and “feeling the AGI,” having a good […]

After a wave of mass bans affecting Instagram and Facebook users alike, Meta users are now complaining that Facebook Groups are also being impacted by mass suspensions. According to individual complaints and organized efforts on sites like Reddit to share information, the bans have affected thousands of groups both in the U.S. and abroad and […]

Abridge nabbed $300 million Series E led by a16z, months after it closed its previous $250M fundraise.

The VCs, pod bros, and self proclaimed “besties” of the All-In podcast launched their own tequila brand on Saturday night and it promptly sold out.

Erotic horror thriller "Bone Lake," directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, hits theaters Oct. 24.

Amazon announces a massive infrastructure investment to connect thousands of towns to same-day delivery.

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the leading favorite in a race against Andrew Cuomo, has created a social media campaign that people won't forget.

Whether you're looking for a MacBook Air, AirPods, or an Apple Watch, we have you covered with the best early Prime Day Apple deals.

If your lip balm makes you need more lip balm, try our top picks instead.

Apple released the iOS 26 beta 2 for early adopters, bringing some fixes we predicted when the original beta launched.

However well-received the film may be, iPhone users don't necessarily want their built-in utilities, like their digital wallet, marketing to them.

The NHTSA is looking into videos that appear to show Tesla robotaxis violating traffic laws in Austin, Texas.

Voice AI company ElevenLabs just released a standalone mobile app for iOS and Android users to generate voice clips from text. Until now, if you had to generate samples using ElevenLabs’ AI-powered voice libraries, you had to rely on its web app. Now, you can use its mobile app to generate clips on the go. […]

Google Chrome’s web browser for Android devices is finally catching up to the notable design change that Safari made with the 2021 introduction of iOS 15: it’s offering a way to move the address bar to the bottom of the screen too. The company announced on Tuesday that the latest version of its Chrome for […]

A handful of good TV deals are live at Amazon ahead of Prime Day 2025, including many Fire TVs and cheap 65-inch QLED TVs.

The top federal vehicle safety regulator has sent Ford an exhaustive list of questions about its hands-free driver-assistance system known as BlueCruise. It's the latest development in an investigation that started more than one year ago following two fatal crashes involving the software.

As of June 24, get a refurbished Google Pixel 8 Pro for over $200 off at Woot.

While the startup has won its "fair use" argument, it potentially faces billions of dollars in damages for allegedly pirating over 7 million books to build a digital library.

The Dyson Purifier Cool PC1 fan is on sale at Amazon for $399.99, down from the normal price of $499.99. That's a 20% discount.

Right now, you can get $10 off two tickets to 'F1: The Movie' when you pay with Apple Pay on Fandango.

As of June 24, get the Jackery Explorer 300 Portable Power Station for 34% off at Amazon.

Perfect your pitch for maximum impact. Investors hear hundreds of pitches, but only a few stand out. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, hear directly from Medha Agarwal, general partner, defy.vc; Jyoti Bansal, CEO and co-founder, Harness; Jennifer Neundorfer, co-founder and managing partner, January Ventures as they share what grabs their attention, what turns them off, and the subtle signals founders often miss.

Perfect your pitch for maximum impact. Investors hear hundreds of pitches, but only a few stand out. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, hear directly from Medha Agarwal, general partner, defy.vc; Jyoti Bansal, CEO and co-founder, Harness; Jennifer Neundorfer, co-founder and managing partner, January Ventures as they share what grabs their attention, what turns them off, and […]

Startups developing voice AI technology and applications are having their moment. Model builders like ElevenLabs and Cartesia have raised millions of dollars in the last few months. Applications such as AI-powered notetaker Granola, and meeting tools Read AI and Fireflies AI have also received investor attention and backing. Continuing the trend, dictation app Wispr Flow […]

Home Depot's 4th of July sale is live with free tool giveaways and savings up to 65%. Get tools like drills and pressure washers.

Amazon Prime Day kicks off July 8, but you can start shopping now. Enjoy savings up to $200 off Ninja kitchen appliances now.

The Ninja FlexFlame propane grill and outdoor cooking system is on sale at Amazon for $799.99, down from the normal price of $999.99. That's a 20% discount.

Shop the best deals on wireless earbuds ahead of Amazon Prime Day from Anker Soundcore, Apple, Beats, and more.

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One of the most useful iOS 26 features is Adaptive Power mode, which automatically adjusts your iPhone performance to save your battery life. But it's not for all iPhones.

As of June 24, the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition is available to purchase. Here's all the details on the limited-edition headset.

Target has announced its plans to host a Circle Week sale from July 6 to 12, directly competing with Amazon Prime Day 2025.

As of June 24, get $250 off the Lenovo IdeaPad 3i at Best Buy.

The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 (40-liter) is on sale at Amazon for $699.99, down from the normal price of $899.99. That's a 22% discount.