Timef 10/13/2025

Slate Auto CEO Chris Barman drives her new electric truck — literally — onto the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Don’t miss this world-first EV reveal and conversation about the future of mobility. Register now to save up to $624 and extra 15-30% on group passes before rates increase after October 17.

SB 243 is designed to protect children and vulnerable users from harms associated with use of AI companion chatbots.

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The final countdown to Disrupt 2025! Save up to $624 on your pass before prices rise Friday, October 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors, and operators for 200+ sessions, 250+ leaders, 300+ showcasing startups, and Startup Battlefield 200. Register now to save — plus 30% off group passes.

A new trailer for writer/director Edgar Wright's adaptation of Stephen King's "The Running Man", starring Glen Powell, has dropped.

After signing multibillion-dollar agreements to use chips from Nvidia and AMD, OpenAI plans to deploy its own designs next year.

If you can’t upgrade to Windows 11 with a simple software update, these are the best Windows 11 laptops to buy right now.

Salesforce announces an upgraded version of its Agentforce platform designed to help enterprises build and deploy AI agents.

Anduril Industries on Monday unveiled “EagleEye,” a helmeted computing system that seeks to turn soldiers into AI-augmented warfighters.

Netflix's trailer for 'Bridgerton' Season 4 reveals the blockbuster show's next release date.

As of Oct. 13, the Lego Minecraft The Crafting Table set is discounted at Amazon to $71.99, 20% off its list price of $89.99.

Whether your chip is running a vintage computer game or the latest DeepSeek model, it’ll reward you for speaking its native language.

As of Oct. 13, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max is discounted at Amazon to $39.99, 33% off its list price of $59.99.

If you stayed awake in science class as a kid, the payoff comes when you get a good laugh out of Freya McGhee’s jokes.

'Pokémon Legends: Z-A' is out this week for Nintendo Switch 1 and 2. Here's everything you need to know including release date, time, filesize, Pokédex, Story and brand new game mechanics.

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes.

The "Stranger Things" cast sat down to rewatch Season 2 ahead of the new season's release.

As of Oct. 13, the JBL Tune 670NC headphones are discounted at Amazon to $59.95. This is 45% off their list price of $109.95.

Find the best mini projector deal. Save 48% on the Magcubic Mini Projector at Amazon.

Find the best Apple AirTags deal. Save 34% on the Apple AirTag 4-pack at Amazon.

Find the best smartphone deal. Save 40% on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge at Amazon.

From a religious OnlyFans creator to influencers quibbling over the appropriation of trad wife culture, right-wing personalities are jockeying for a larger stake in the dating zeitgeist.

Find the best earbuds deal. Save 55% on the JBL Tune Buds at Amazon.

Apple is reportedly launching a new iPad Pro, a revamped Vision Pro, and possibly a new MacBook Pro this week.

Answers to each clue for the October 13, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

SpaceX's Starship is back at the launch pad for its 11th flight test, hoping to duplicate the success of its August flight while adding new challenges.

Make scanning a breeze with a lifetime subscription to the iScanner App, on sale now for $24.99 (reg. $199.90) with code SCAN through November 2.

Get your work done in one convenient spot with MobiOffice, on sale now for just $29.99 (reg. $119.97).

Give an old PC a makeover with the Adobe Acrobat Pro and Microsoft Office Professional 2019 License Bundle, on sale now for $89.99 (reg. $553).

Strava, the 16-year-old fitness tracking app, is gearing up to go public, the Financial Times reports. CEO Michael Martin told the FT that the San Francisco company plans to list “at some point,” eyeing capital for more acquisitions. The company, backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, and Jackson Square Ventures, was last valued at $2.2 billion […]

Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research.

See the moon phase expected for October 13, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

The best SSDs for gaming, including options for consoles and PCs.

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

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

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1577 on October 13 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

ZoraSafe is designed to protect some of the least protected internet users out there: your parents and grandparents.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” 

Judge lifts order requiring OpenAI to preserve ChatGPT logs

This 'SNL' commercial imagines a non-non-alcoholic beer

'SNL' spoofs surprise Netflix hit 'The Hunting Wives'

'SNL' cold open mocks Pam Bondi's Senate hearing