Timef 07/02/2025

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

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1474 on July 2 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

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.

"Ironheart" teases a team-up between Parker Robbins (Anthony Ramos) and Zelma Stanton (Regan Aliyah) in its post-credits scene.

Marvel's "Ironheart" finally introduces Mephisto (Sacha Baron Cohen) to the MCU. But after years of delays, does it work?

At TechCrunch All Stage 2025, Jon McNeill, CEO and co-founder of DVx Ventures, will take the Scale Stage to flip the script on conventional startup growth advice.

Legacy aerospace giants scored a win Tuesday when the U.S. Senate passed President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill that earmarks billions more for NASA’s flagship Artemis program.  The $10 billion addition to the Artemis architecture, which includes funding for additional Space Launch System rockets and an orbiting station around the moon called Gateway, is a rebuke […]

The citizen app for anonymously reporting ICE agents and raids went viral after criticism from the U.S. Attorney General.

Refurbished tech on eBay offers smart upgrades, delivering pristine performance and big savings with total buyer confidence.

The financials are impressive and founder CEO Dylan Field already cashed out $20 million worth of shares last year.

Netflix triples down on live content push with new NASA+ deal, bringing live space programming to the app.

Historic regional competition launches to showcase Central Eurasia’s rising startup ecosystem on Silicon Valley’s biggest stage. For the first time in its history, Central Eurasia will have a direct pathway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield through the launch of “Road to Battlefield,” a groundbreaking regional competition that promises to put the underrepresented region firmly on the […]

The social platform X will pilot a feature that allows AI chatbots to generate Community Notes. Community Notes is a Twitter-era feature that Elon Musk has expanded under his ownership of the service, now called X. Users who are part of this fact-checking program can contribute comments that add context to certain posts, which are […]

Nothing is bringing its distinctive design language to the world of over-ear, noise-canceling headphones.

Catalio Capital Management announced the closing of its more than $400 million Fund IV. The fund will continue the firm’s thesis of backing healthcare and biotechnology companies. 

Google has pledged to use only carbon-free sources of electricity to power its operations, a task made more challenging by its breakneck pace of data center growth.

Consumer-grade AI tools have supercharged Russian-aligned disinformation as pictures, videos, QR codes, and fake websites have proliferated.

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg confirmed that the company is no longer working on migrating its Tumblr blogging platform to WordPress, as previously announced. The exec shared the news on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, published on Monday, saying that the project is “on hold” for an indefinite period. “What we decided is that we want to […]

The Berkeley Humanoid Light (BHL) is a lightweight, open source humanoid robot that anyone can build using 3D-printed parts and off-the-shelf components.

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.

The Meta CEO is leading a hiring blitz, offering top talent at OpenAI eye-watering pay packages and endless access to cutting-edge chips.

London-based smartphone maker Nothing has launched its first over-the-ear headphones, the Headphone (1). The new device follows Nothing’s first step into audio hardware with last year’s debut of the Ear 2 open-ear headphones. The new Headphone (1) headphones were designed in collaboration with British audio brand KEF and feature the sleek, transparent design that Nothing […]

Max and Warner Bros. announce alternate version of Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' interpreted in Black American Sign Language.

GM's EVs were popular in the second quarter, a complete contrast to the struggles by Ford, Tesla, Hyundai, and Kia to grow electric vehicle sales.

Nothing has revealed its first over-the-ear headphones. The aluminum and transparent Headphone (1) was designed in collaboration with KEF. They offer adaptive noise canceling, bass enhancement for deeper low frequencies, and spatial audio, for $299 at launch. But spoilers: The buttons on these headphones might be the best part.

Nothing has revealed its first over-the-ear headphones. The aluminum and transparent Headphone (1) was designed in collaboration with KEF. They offer adaptive noise canceling, bass enhancement for deeper low frequencies, and spatial audio, for $299 at launch. But spoiler alert: The buttons on these headphones might be the best part.

“What Meta is doing will, in my opinion, lead to very deep cultural problems,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a leaked memo sent to OpenAI researchers.

Nothing's new flagship has a...unique look and nice specs for an agreeable price.

Some Instagram creators are using Google’s Veo 3 and racking up millions of views on AI videos of “bigfoot baddies.” They’ll teach you how to make them for $15.

Nothing on Tuesday launched its newest flagship phone after a two-year gap. At an event in London, the company unveiled the Phone (3), which starts at $799 and aims to take on bigwigs like Samsung and Apple with its differentiated design and features targeting tech enthusiasts.  Since releasing Phone (1) in 2022 , the GV-backed […]

The unusual LED lights from the original Nothing phones have morphed into a matrix display that can show the time, a Magic 8 Ball, and even a spin-the-bottle game.

There are many iPad apps to help you organize recipes; sync tasks across devices; be more productive; and manage your notes.

Cathy Gao of Sapphire Ventures shares her playbook to scale a Series C+ at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 in Boston. Register now to save up to $210.

Early reviews are in for the US president's “rallying cry in a bottle”—and they're not good. It also costs $249.

As Amazon's fleet of robots has reaches a milestone, the company is also releasing a new AI model to make them more efficient.

As Amazon's fleet of robots has reaches a milestone, the company is also releasing a new AI model to make them more efficient.

A new tool will allow publishers on the internet to charge AI bots that scrape websites for training information.

Meta’s new AI chatbot is getting personal, and it might be sharing more than you realize.

President Donald Trump’s budget would kill off tax credits for wind and solar, raising costs for new clean energy projects and blowing up valuable investment in those already in the pipeline.

Get lifetime access to My Notes AI for unlimited transcription, summarization, and meeting recording tools for A$45 — no subscription required.

Prime Day noise-cancelling headphones deals are starting out slow, but deals like $69 off the AirPods Max and $95 off the Amazon Echo Buds are standouts.

The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is on sale for $24.99 at Amazon, down from the normal price of $49.99. That's a 50% discount.

Aside from a Samsung Galaxy Book5, Amazon doesn't have many 2-in-1 laptop deals ahead of Prime Day. But Best Buy has two Lenovo Yoga options.

As of July 1, get the Amazon Echo Auto for $14.99, down from its usual price of $54.99, at Amazon. That's a discount of 73%.

Elon Musk’s X has appointed serial entrepreneur and growth hacker Nikita Bier as its new Head of Product. “I’ve officially posted my way to the top,” Bier wrote on X, alluding to his large presence on the app. Bier is best known as the founder of apps like Gas, which was acquired by Discord, and […]

The Dyson Airwrap ID Multi-styler and Dryer is currently $100 off ahead of Amazon Prime Day. Get it now for $499 and save 17%.

Reamrk raised $16 million in Series A funding led by Inspired Capital with participation from Stripe, Neo, Spero Ventures, Shine Capital, and Visible Ventures.

At launch, Threads DMs will support one-on-one chats, preset emoji reactions, the ability to report spam, and mute DMs (as on Instagram). Other features, like group messaging, inbox filters, and more advanced message controls, will arrive in a later release.

At launch, DMs will be available in most markets where Threads is available, except for Japan, Australia, the U.K., and the E.U.

After pushing the TikTok sale date back yet again, President Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday that he had found a potential buyer for the ByteDance-owned platform. Though the president said he will not reveal the identities of the buyers for another couple of weeks, Bloomberg is reporting that the buyer is a […]

The Asus Zenbook A14 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16B RAM, 512GB SSD) is on sale at Best Buy for $649.99, down from the list price of $999.99. That's a 35% discount.

See the moon phase expected for July 1, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

Save up to 47% on board games at Amazon ahead of Prime Day, including Scrabble, Twister, Monopoly, and more.

As of July 1, save on a variety of cordless power tools during the Home Depot Fourth of July sale. Save on drills, drivers, jig saws, and more.

Check out our favorite deals under $25 ahead of the Amazon Prime Day 2025 sale, which begins on July 8.

Right now, the Anker Charger 2-pack 20W is on sale for $11.99. That's a savings of 37%, or $7 off, ahead of Prime Day.

Ahead of Prime Day 2025, we're shopping early deals on security cameras and doorbells. Save up to $240 on Blink, Arlo, and TP-Link ahead of Prime Day.

Early Tuesday evening, the Senate voted to remove the proposed 10-year ban on states' AI regulation. The removal of the provision passed with overwhelming consensus.

Google's AI Mode, available for users across the U.S., uses Gemini 2.5 to expand on AI Overviews.