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Just months after raising a whopping $10 billion, Databricks has confirmed another $1 billion raise at a $100 billion valuation.

Over 17.3 million viewers tuned in for YouTube's first-ever exclusive global broadcast of an NFL game with the Chiefs and Chargers.

In his early 20s, Harry Qi left a million-year hedge fund job to join Y Combinator. His SMB AI agent startup is now growing fast.

Spotify is launching a new feature that allows users to filter their library by specific activities, moods, or genres. These filters can also be used to find playlists, or, to some extent, audiobooks and podcasts, and can even kick off a new session on Spotify's AI DJ.

The lawsuit marks the second time that an advertising exchange has sued Google since a federal judge ruled in April that the search giant had illegally monopolized ad exchanges and ad servers.

Volunteering at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is one of the best ways to see how the magic happens — and learn what it takes to pull off a world-class event. Apply before applications close on September 30.

Every so often, Mike Isaac swerves from his Silicon Valley beat to write about bands.

William Friedkin's iconic possession horror film gets a twisted comedic reimagining in "Exorcistic: The Rock Musical." Review.

Live coverage of Apple's September 2025 event, where the latest iPhone and Apple Watches are expected to be announced.

Daniel Craig is back as Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson's latest "Knives Out" murder mystery, "Wake Up Dead Man", with a new trailer out.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has agreed to acquire 50MHz of wireless spectrum and Mobile Satellite Service spectrum licenses from EchoStar for about $17 billion in cash and stock for its Starlink satellite network.

Amazon Music's new feature “Weekly Vibe,” generates personalized playlists every Monday that are tailored to each listener's evolving music tastes.

Office chairs and gaming chairs often tout lumbar support as a must-have feature. I spoke to some experts to see if it's as essential as claimed.

A new report reveals battery capacities for Apple iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, as well as iPhone 17 Air.

As of Sept. 8, the black pair of Soundcore Space A40 earbuds are down to $44.58 at Amazon, 44% off their list price of $79.99 and their lowest-ever price.

Martin Short, Bill Murray, Eugene Levy, and many more weigh in on John Candy's life, work, and legacy.

Phones with thinner designs are enjoying a moment. But while thin phones usually suffer poor battery life, batteries with silicon-carbon anodes are helping circumvent that notion.

Research into whether drugs like ayahuasca can mitigate the effects of traumatic brain injury is in its infancy. Pro athletes like Jordan Poyer are forging ahead anyway.

This is a good indication of the sectors that are hot among investors, from biotech and defense tech to AI, AI, and AI.

John Oliver has done a deep dive into Trump's ongoing targeting of higher education colleges.

The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy.

As of Sept. 8, the Eufy L60 robot vacuum is discounted at Amazon to $279.94, 50% off its list price of $559.99.

Sydney Sweeney plays brash boxer Christy Martin in the David Michôd-directed biopic, but is the Oscar hype deserved?

With slight, useful changes like wireless charging and better processing, these noise-canceling buds remain at the top of the pile.

Find the best TV deal. Save 28% on the Amazon Fire TV 4-Series 50-inch at Amazon.

As of Sept. 8, the 65-inch Samsung QLED 4K The Frame TV is on sale at Best Buy for $1,299.99 as part of its Deal of the Day. That's $700 off its list price of $1,999.99.

As Apple prepares to release new iPhones this week, industry veterans shared their predictions for what will be the next big thing in personal computing.

Get a powerful laptop for under $100 with this Acer 11.6-inch Chromebook 311, now just $99.99 (reg. $199.99).

Watch what you want without borders with this lifetime subscription to Getflix Smart DNS and VPN, now for only $49.99 (reg. $149).

Find the best Kindle deal. Save 11% on the Kindle Scribe Essentials Bundle at Amazon.

Find the best AirPods deal. Save 20% on the Apple AirPods Pro 2 at Amazon.

Find the best deal on Beats. Save 20% on the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 at Amazon.

InDrive plans to expand into multiple verticals over the next 12 months across its top markets, starting with grocery deliveries in Kazakhstan.

Answers to each clue for the September 8, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Momenta is one of 20 global AV partners that Uber has scooped up across its ridehail, delivery, and freight businesses. Uber says those partnerships have already generated an annualized rate of 1.5 million mobility and delivery.

See the moon phase expected for September 8, 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.

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

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" #1542 on September 8 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.

Get Microsoft Office 2021 Professional lifetime access for Windows for just $39.97 (MSRP: $219.99).

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How can a chatbot be so wrong — and sound so confident in its wrongness?

One investor says Koah is "building the essential monetization layer for consumer AI."

"Hamnet" Review: Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, directed by Chloé Zhao

The shakeup comes as the startup was still struggling to get its test vehicle off the ground -- literally. The first flight was only in March.

Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney for allegedly using its copyrighted characters to train AI, seeking $150,000 per infringed work.

Threads is testing new features to make posting and reading multi-part threads easier.