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On its 20th anniversary, YouTube is venturing into an era of AI-generated video, and may never be the same.

Meta unveiled new versions of its AI-powered smart glasses, as well as a gesture-indicating wristband.

Twenty founders will pitch their companies on the Disrupt Stage, but only one will walk away with the $100,000 equity-free prize and the coveted Disrupt Cup.

As of Sept. 17, get a free iPhone 17, Apple Watch, and iPad from Verizon.

The British renewable energy provider said that its Kraken platform had $500 million in committed annual revenue, spurring a spinoff that could result in a massive IPO.

A list of apps that are using Apple's local models to introduce new features.

Step-by-step instructions for creating PDFs from any file type, including methods for merging, compressing and password-protecting PDF documents securely.

Many Android phones and iPhones use this screen technology to make everything look buttery smooth. Here's how it works.

We are in the final week to lock in your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 pass and save up to $668. Join one of the biggest tech gatherings of the year — commit now before prices rise on September 27.

Get the Apple iPhone 17 for free. Get an iPhone 17 Pro for free with a trade-in at AT&T.

How to get free Apple iPhone 17. Get an iPhone 17 for free with a trade-in at Verizon.

Stephen King has reacted to the news of Jimmy Kimmel's late night show being suspended by ABC.

With the opportunity to interview Spinal Tap band members Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), one filmmaker seized the opportunity to make the film of a lifetime.

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.

Jimmy Fallon has reacted to the ABC's suspension of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on "The Tonight Show"

Cybersecurity experts explain how to protect yourself after falling for a fake Sam's Club $100 reward email scam and prevent future phishing attacks.

“We as a culture are optimizing for rage now.”

These innovative pavings convert the kinetic energy of footsteps into clean electric energy.

When an entry-level Volvo can get to 60 mph quicker than a Porsche 911, and in the same time as a Ferrari, electric car makers need a reset.

"Late Night" host Seth Meyers has responded to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension with "A Closer Look" at free speech in Donald Trump's America.

Stephen Colbert has reacted to the news of Jimmy Kimmel being indefinitely suspended.

Strike 3 Holdings is suing Meta in federal court, alleging the tech giant pirated copyrighted adult videos to train its AI models.

Mastodon launches hosting and support services to generate revenue and expand the open social web.

Jon Stewart has reacted to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension with an episode of "The Daily Show" devoted to praising Trump.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Here's what late night hosts said about Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off air, including Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon.

Answers to each clue for the September 19, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Get the best Beats deal. Save 43% on the Beats Studio Pro at Amazon.

As of Sept. 19, the Fire TV Stick HD is on sale at Amazon for $24.99 ahead of Prime Big Deal Days, 29% off its list price of $34.99.

Right-wing users on social media on Tuesday were frustrated but not yet apoplectic about Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue. Things changed.

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover sees unprecedented details splayed across Gale Crater's floor in new images homing in on sediment.

Own Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 for Mac with a lifetime license for $42.99 — essential apps, zero subscriptions.

Get a massive 100TB of secure cloud storage for life for a one-time price of $1,399.99 (reg. $9,900) with this Internxt Cloud Storage lifetime subscription.

Find the best robot vacuum deal. Save 56% on the Shark PowerDetect 2-in-1 Robot Vacuum and Mop at Amazon.

Find the best portable power station deal. Save 39% on the Jackery Solar Generator 5000 Plus at Amazon.

Find the best iPad deal. Save 30% on the iPad (10th Gen) at Amazon.

Can't decide which Dyson vacuum is best for you? Let's compare the top cordless Dyson models: V8, V11, V12, V15, and Gen5outsize.

Netflix's "Haunted Hotel," created by "Rick and Morty" writer Matt Roller, is now streaming on Netflix. Review.

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

How to watch Bundesliga for free. Watch VfB Stuttgart vs. St. Pauli in the Bundesliga for free from anywhere in the world.

See the moon phase expected for September 19, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

How to watch Asia Cup for free. Live stream India vs. Oman in the 2025 Asia Cup for free from anywhere in the world.

Jar has been profitable after tax for the past two quarters.

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" #1553 on September 19 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

The vaccine advisory group ACIP, not all members of which seemed to know what the group does, recommended to the CDC that combined MMRV shots not be given before age 4.

More than a dozen elected officials were arrested in or around 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, where ICE detains people in what courts have ruled are unsanitary conditions.

The TCL A1 GTV projector is on sale at Amazon for $299.99, down from the list price of $499.99. That's a 40% discount.

AI models don't just hallucinate. They also "scheme," meaning deliberately lie or hide their true intensions.

Tech demo fails are legendary, and Mark Zuckerberg's screw-up with the Meta Ray-Ban Display is just the latest hall of shame entry.

Get lifetime access to Sellful ERP Agency Plan for $349.97 (reg. $1,497) and manage websites, CRM, marketing, invoicing, and more in one AI-powered platform.

As of Sept. 18, get a 4-pack of Apple AirTags for $74.99 at Amazon.

Mr. Musk spent the summer at his artificial intelligence start-up xAI, trying to match the runaway success of OpenAI. The result was chaos.

Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, and Woody Harrelson face off against Rosamund Pike in this trailer for "Now You See Me: Now You Don't."

Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Thomas Krane (Insight Partners), and Sangeen Zeb (GV) share how to win Series A funding in 2026 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, SF).

Huawei's SuperPoD interconnect technology creates clusters of chips, including AI chips, to increase compute.

Google Cloud is one of the company's fastest-growing business lines, and continues to rack up new customers.

This is one of the biggest, baddest screens you can game on, and it’s marked down to less than the smaller version.

A handful of early adopters got to try Meta's new smart glasses, and they had very positive things to say about them.

Google Nano Banana can use AI to generate and edit images. Here's how to try it out.

Experts say the FCC commissioner's conduct—testing how far the agency can go to limit speech without ever quite formally censoring it—is flatly unconstitutional. That won't make it stop.

The memes and online footprint of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson don't place him neatly in a box, though many are still trying.

Today on Uncanny Valley, we talk about why the AI industry is investing in the development of humanoid robots, and what that means for us non-robots.

Nvidia is investing $5 billion in Intel. The news comes after the US government took a roughly 10 percent equity stake in the struggling chipmaker.

Top tech names were on the guest list for the banquet thrown for President Trump during his second state visit to the UK on Wednesday. 

Ticketmaster's parent company may have violated multiple federal acts in its failure to stop scalpers.

Thalha Jubair, 19, was arrested in London on Thursday and accused by U.K. and U.S. authorities of involvement in dozens of hacks, including London's transit system and the U.S. Courts.

From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.

Notion is launching its AI agent to let you automate tasks across hundreds of pages.

The company is partnering with Flytrex to make Uber Eats deliveries later this year. Uber is also making a small investment in Flytrex.

Google now lets you share your custom AI chatbots, Gemini Gems.

Director Tina Romero's feature debut pits zombies against Brooklyn drag queens and club kids. Katy O’Brian and Jaquel Spivey star.

"The promise of glasses is to preserve this sense of presence that you have with other people," Mark Zuckerberg said.

Google weaving Gemini further into the popular Chrome browser is an inflection point for AI in our software, although some users will still be looking for the “off” switch.

Google says the AI assistant will be able to complete tedious tasks for users, like booking a haircut or ordering weekly groceries.

Looking for a good monitor deal? The Acer 49-inch EI1 curved gaming monitor is down to just $799.99 from $1,059.99 at Amazon.

Samsung is rolling out ads on its smart refrigerators as part of a new pilot program to strengthen the "value" of the appliances.

Google has been slow to adopt StopNCII's system, as its partnership with the nonprofit comes a year after Microsoft integrated the tool into Bing.

The Fyre Festival went viral on the internet for being a failure. Now, LimeWire has acquired the brand.

Homeland Security Investigations, the law enforcement arm of ICE, adds phone unlocking tech made by Magnet Forensics to its arsenal of technology used to power the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.

X Square Robot unveils Wall-OSS open-source AI model that helps robots adapt to unpredictable real-world tasks beyond narrow scenarios.

As of Sept. 18, get the Anker Solix C300 Power Station for 26% off at Amazon.

The two-year-old sales tax startup Numeral is now valued at $350 million.

A timeline of ChatGPT product updates and releases, starting with the latest, which we’ve been updating throughout the year.

A refurbished 96-ounce Ninja Slushi is on sale at Woot for $249.99. That's a 30% discount compared to the 88-ounce new Ninja Slushi.

DACLab repurposed technology originally intended to capture carbon from power plants and other industrial facilities. It says the approach has been key to lowering costs.

As of Sept. 18, get the Ecovacs Deebot T30S robot vacuum and mop for its lowest price yet.

Libby subtly changed its hold system, informing users within the app that they can no longer delay the hold, only suspend it. And users aren't happy about the change.

Zuck's new $800 smart glasses failed spectacularly in live demos. Watch the cringefest.

Amazon has the LG 75-inch QNED90T Mini LED TV on sale for under $1,000 for the first time, saving you $100.

An early tester identified a glitch in the iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro Max cameras, but Apple says a fix is coming.

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

After that incendiary Season 2 finale, "The Diplomat" is back for another round of international plotting and simmering sexual tension. Trailer.

The Beats Studio Buds are on sale at Amazon for just $79.95. That's nearly 50% off their list price and close to their best price.

Samsung is all set to launch a phone that folds twice this year, but will the U.S. be a part of those plans?

In a statement, Rep. James Comer referenced the murder of Charlie Kirk and “other acts of politically motivated violence” as reasons why Congress has a “duty to oversee the online platforms that radicals have used to advance political violence."

The 55-inch Samsung Odyssey Arc curved gaming monitor is on sale at Amazon for $1,499.99, down from the list price of $2,699.99. That's a 44% discount.