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The gap between Apple's standard and budget smart watches has never felt smaller. 

Flipkart is set to become the most valuable startup to shift its headquarters back to India ahead of a planned IPO.

Outdoor gear is made from the most high-tech fabric in the world. We explain how Dyneema, silpoly, and X-Pac keep you dry in the wilderness.

After Sinclair and Nexstar pulled Jimmy Kimmel off air, the old affiliate model looks shakier than ever. Even Disney might do better without broadcast.

The Trump administration wants the industry to reach a 1:1 ratio of domestically produced and imported chips.

The Trump administration wants the industry to reach a 1:1 ratio of domestically produced and imported chips.

Single by choice for over 10 years: the self-love lessons Rachel Thompson learned from not having a boyfriend for a decade.

Today is the last chance to save up to $668 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Join 250+ top tech leaders, explore 200+ sessions, and connect with 10,000+ innovators, investors, and founders.

A number of investors are competing for the opportunity to purchase the app, and if a deal were to go through, the platform's U.S. business could have its valuation soar to upward of $60 billion.

Anode Technology Company wants to build mobile battery generators for construction sites, live events, and EV fleets. But first it has to avoid the pitfalls that claimed its predecessor, Moxion.

Corsair’s latest gaming mouse is unimaginably lightweight for the fast-paced gamers who need every gram to count.

Glen Powell stars as a football quarterback with an alter ego in "Chad Powers," on Hulu September 30.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti sat down with Mashable reporter Ty Cole to discuss the making of Paul Thomas Anderson's new film "One Battle After Another."

Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane is facing an identity crisis after NASA changed contract terms to remove its guarantee to buy cargo flights to the ISS.

As of Sept. 26, the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus portable power station is discounted at Amazon to $1,499, 32% off its list price of $2,199.

These cushy cans are great for critical listening but sacrifice a lot of handy features for portable listening.

As iOS 26 is rolling out to all users, developers have been updating their apps to include features powered by Apple's local AI models.

Before your next flight, read up on airline rules and restrictions about traveling with power banks.

Stephen Colbert unpacked President Donald Trump's "campaign of vengeance against his enemies": the United Nations escalator and teleprompter.

“You now have the leaders of the biggest technology companies in the world saying, effectively in unison, that they do not care how much it costs to build all the way to A.G.I.”

To really speak and understand a new language, you need to interact with humans.

These five equations should be part of your mental toolkit. They might even improve your bowling score.

The company’s FSD tech doesn’t actually self-drive. Experts say that advising customers to switch in on when they're drifting between lanes is exactly the wrong move.

As of Sept. 26, the Holy Stone HS600D drone is on sale at Amazon for $399.98, 20% off its list price of $499.99.

Comedian, actor, and author Kate McKinnon hit the seitan wings on "Hot Ones," and reader, "The wings, they are hot."

How to watch Bundesliga for free. Watch Bayern Munich vs. Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga for free from anywhere in the world.

Find the best robot vacuum deal. Save 42% on the roborock S8 Max Ultra at Amazon.

A HSGAC report found DOGE copied the Social Security database, causing serious cybersecurity vulnerabilities and corruption risks.

As of Sept. 26, Nomad eSIM plans (not counting those already on sale) are 30% off with the help of an exclusive discount code.

Find the best portable power station deal. Save 30% on the EcoFlow Delta Pro 3 at Amazon.

Answers to each clue for the September 26, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Trials of vision-improving substances are showing good results, though so far only two have been authorized for use in the United States.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has delivered new images of Sagittarius B2, the largest star-forming cloud near the Milky Way's center.

Don't miss the chance to get 100TB of lifetime cloud storage with Internxt for $1,399 (reg. $9,900).

Is the Microsoft Surface Pro 13 worth it? The 2-in-1 tablet-laptop hybrid is still a great product after all these years.

Get Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows for just $29.97 (reg. $229) — a lifetime license with no recurring fees.

Fans of George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jeremy Allen White, and Park Chan-wook, time to get stoked for the New York Film Festival!

After using the Dyson V12 Detect Slim daily for three years, here's why I stand by it as the best cordless vacuum for hard floors.

Find the best deal on headphones. Save 22% on the Shokz OpenSwim Pro at Amazon.

Find the best tablet deal. Save 23% on the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ at Amazon.

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

How to watch Asia Cup for free. Live stream India vs. Sri Lanka in the 2025 Asia Cup Super Four for free from anywhere in the world.

See the moon phase expected for September 26, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

Security researchers found the exposed Indian bank transfer records and the data was eventually secured, but nobody wants to take responsibility for the security lapse.

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" #1559 on September 26 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.

Meta says Instagram passed the 3 billion threshold in Monthly Active Users. But does being a MAU mean what Zuckerberg's team says?

The Xbox-branded handheld gaming PC is finally available for pre-order in the United States. Find out how to secure your own ROG Xbox Ally.

Following the 15 Ultra, the new Xiaomi 17 Pro Max sounds and looks very familiar to a certain iPhone, but with a twist.

Apple's M4 iMac is down to as low as $1,347.50 in select colorways. That's 10% in savings.

As of Sept. 25, get the Shark FlexStyle for its lowest price yet.

Box CEO and co-founder Aaron Levie joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, SF) for a candid fireside chat on what invention really looks like inside a public company, what AI is changing in enterprise software, and the mindset it takes to keep evolving when the tech landscape moves at warp speed. Regular Bird pricing ends Sept 26 — save up to $668 when you register now

The Grecell T-1000 portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $399.97, down from the list price of $699.99. That's a 43% discount.

The Asus Vivobook S16 (AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) is on sale at Amazon for $999.99, down from the list price of $1,199.99. That's a 17% discount.

Amazon's October Prime Day is still a few weeks away but iRobot has already dropped its Roomba deals. Now the Roomba Plus 405 is now one of the most affordable combo robot vacuum and mops.

Vice President JD Vance said that the deal would value TikTok US at "around $14 billion."

Think TikTok or Instagram Reels, but every single video you come across is essentially just AI slop.

As of Sept. 25, get $300 off the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo Next at Amazon.

The SEC filed a lawsuit this week against the owners of RadioShack, alleging they ran a $112 million Ponzi scheme using the brand.

Disney+ and Hulu are both about to get major price hikes in October, but we found a few different ways you can lock in a deal.

The Segway Cube 2000 portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $629.99, down from the list price of $1,699.99. That's a 63% discount.

Whether you're shopping for an adult or a kid, there are some excellent Halloween-themed Lego sets to shop for this year. Here are some of our favorites.

Get a refurbished Apple MacBook Air 13.3-inch (2017) for just $189.97 with free shipping — ideal as a backup, family, or travel laptop.

Get Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business for Mac or PC with a lifetime license for just $169.97 (32% off) — no subscriptions required.

The administration has been working for months to find non-Chinese investors for a U.S. version of the app.

Trump finally signed a TikTok deal, with U.S. user data to be managed by Oracle.

In a settlement with the FTC, Amazon will have to pay out over a billion dollars to US customers for “deceptive” sign-up and cancellation processes.

Call recording app Neon was one of the top-ranked iPhone apps, but was pulled offline after a security bug allowed any logged-in user to access the call recordings and transcripts of any other user.

After five deadline extensions and several rounds of negotiations, President Trump signed an executive order to put TikTok’s US operations in the hands of Oracle and other American investors.

Amazon will pay both the Federal Trade Commission and consumers directly to settle a lawsuit alleging that it used manipulative and deceptive tactics to encourage sign-ups for Prime.

This previous-generation machine still chugs along, and you'll save a bunch of cash.

The investigation was sparked by a story in The Guardian that reported that Unit 8200, the elite Israel military intelligence unit, was using Azure cloud storage to house data on phone calls obtained through the surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.  

The price hike for H1B visas could have detrimental impact on the startup industry, experts say.

ChatGPT launched Pulse on mobile for Pro users this week, giving them an AI-powered daily hub.

The company's regulatory policy team is trying to clean up a mess that CEO Elon Musk spent $300 million to help create.

Spotify sets the record straight about the distribution rights of artists, podcasters, creators, and authors on the platform.

Amazon has settled with the FTC for $2.5 billion. The company was on day three of a trial over allegedly deceptive Prime membership practices.

As Meta launches Teen Accounts globally, a new report alleges core features are ineffective and may harm teen users more.

Microsoft said it found that Israel was violating some terms of service for its products and that it does “not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians.”

Qualcomm says its new Snapdragon X2 Elite chips will be the fastest, most powerful, and most efficient chips ever for Windows PCs.

A new app is paying users to record their phone calls for AI training purposes.

Subscribers to ChatGPT's $200-a-month Pro plan will get to try out Pulse, OpenAI's latest agent product.

I spent a few weeks testing out the DJI Mic Mini to figure out why I'm seeing it all over TikTok — here are my takeaways.

Threads is developing a new feature that would let users control what they see by 'tagging' the algorithm.

The recruiting startup has over 2,500 customers, including recruiters at Perplexity, Ramp and OpenAI.

Food supply chains are notoriously messy. Orders arrive through different channels, staff spend hours manually entering them into clunky enterprise software systems, and compliance often depends on spreadsheets. For decades, software vendors have tried, with mixed success, to modernize the workflows behind the global movement of perishable goods. Now, a Y Combinator startup called Burnt […]

The company will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and provide $1.5 billion in refunds back to an estimated 35 million consumers harmed by the company's "deceptive Prime enrollment practices," the FTC says.

These online communities have become more critical in a time LGBTQ+ rights are under attack in the U.S.

As of Sept. 25, get $50 off the Ninja Slushi at Best Buy.

The co-founder of Agog: The Immersive Media Institute argues that immersive tech has the capability to change hearts and minds.

A new test from OpenAI aims to understand how close AI is to outperforming humans at economically valuable work.

xAI has reached a deal with the U.S. GSA to sell Grok to federal agencies for 42 cents over 18 months, undercutting OpenAI and Anthropic.

Alef Aeronautics plans to begin production of its electric flying car Model A by late 2025, following FAA approval for limited testing at five airport locations.

Spotify is introducing AI disclosures, stricter spam filters, and protections against deepfakes to build trust and curb low-quality AI-generated music.