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A Greek court on Thursday sentenced the founder of Intellexa, a collective of spyware makers, to eight years in prison for illegal wiretapping and privacy violations, according to several reports.  Tal Dilian and three other Intellexa executives were tried for their role in a scandal dubbed “Greek Watergate,” which dates back to 2022. The Greek […]

X has launched an expanded set of aspect ratio support for both image and video ads, so advertisers can now reuse assets they've created for other platforms.

Bumble rolls out AI-suggested Profile Guidance and AI Photo Feedback today, and it's testing a Suggest a Date feature, too.

Add a new line on a T-Mobile Experience Beyond plan and get the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra for free.

The latest round of layoffs marks eBay’s third workforce reduction in the past three years.

The Samsung Galaxy S26 is up for preorder. If you preorder it at Amazon, you'll get a free $100 gift card and a free storage upgrade.

How to watch Pokémon Presents live on Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. at 9 a.m. ET. Watch this free livestream on Pokémon Day.

Register now to secure discounts of up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass. Offer ends tomorrow, February 27, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Chrome extensions disguised as AI assistants infected over 300,000 users with malware that steals emails, passwords and browsing data, LayerX researchers discovered.

Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Mason Gooding return for a good and gutting sequel. Kevin Williamson directs and co-writes, alongside James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick.

Jest, a marketplace for messaging games, emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding.

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Figma is integrating OpenAI's coding assistant Codex a week after it announced a similar integration with Anthropic's Claude Code.

Trace is launching with $3 million in seed funding, including investment from Y Combinator, Zeno Ventures, Transpose Platform Management, Goodwater Capital, Formosa Capital, and WeFunder.

As of Feb. 26, the Samsung 85-inch Class Q8F QLED 4K TV is on sale for $1,399.99 at Amazon.

Lucena got the idea for Mappa after trying to build a marketing team but continually feeling like she had made the wrong hires.

Samsung's new privacy screen feature on Galaxy S26 Ultra was the most notable feature of the event.

Samsung's new privacy screen feature on Galaxy S26 Ultra was the most notable feature of the event.

Pokémon TCG Mega Charizard X and Y tins are down to $44.90 at Amazon — up to 13% off before release day.

"The Daily Show" host Desi Lydic unpacked Donald Trump's State of the Union address.

"Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie has taken part in an "accent duel" with James Austin Johnson in an "SNL" promo skit ahead of him hosting this Saturday.

Stephen Colbert has reacted to the news that there are apparently 50 pages of missing Epstein files related to Trump.

The Pokémon TCG: Ascended Heroes Tech Sticker Collection is down to $37.99 at Walmart, undercutting Amazon’s $44+ listings.

Parents will be informed if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content and offered resources.

More people are turning to AI to explore their BDSM fantasies, but some in the community feel it’s a cop-out.

Teen Instagram users who search for suicide or self-harm may trigger a parental alert.

Pokémon TCG: Journey Together 3-Pack Blisters are down to $23.95 at Walmart, undercutting Amazon and nearing market price.

The Headphone (a) will be the brand's first over-ear headphone.

Seth Meyers used his "A Closer Look" segment to summarise Donald Trump's State of the Union speech.

The portable listening revolution is fully underway. From open earbuds to noise cancelers and wired headphones, I can find a reason to love them all.

Walmart is likely to drop the Pokémon TCG Scarlet and Violet Destined Rivals Booster Bundle for less on Feb. 26.

"Bridgerton fans," make sure you smash that "watch credits" button at the end of Season 4. There's a secret scene.

Harry Styles appears on Brittany Broski's 'Royal Court' on YouTube to talk about his new album 'Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally'.

For seven years, she ran high-security nuclear simulations for the US government. Now, this famous supercomputer is being put to death.

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Jimmy Kimmel has reacted to Fox News and right-wing politicians praising Trump's State of the Union address.

How to watch NBA for free. Watch Minnesota Timberwolves vs. LA Clippers in the NBA for free from anywhere in the world.

How to watch NBA for free. Watch Houston Rockets vs. Orlando Magic in the NBA for free from anywhere in the world.

Even if you're incredibly busy, you can maintain your gains by eating the equivalent of the microwaveable chicken in The Fifth Element.

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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.

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

Artificial intelligence is convenient and easy to use, but you should think about what you say to the chatbots.

People are revealing sensitive personal information to A.I. chatbots — including plans to commit violent acts.

The YouTube algorithm is pushing bizarre, often nonsensical A.I.-generated videos targeting children. Our video journalist Arijeta Lajka explains why experts say that these videos could affect their cognitive development, and how parents can identify this type of content.

Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting information, lack plot structure and can be cognitively overwhelming — all of which could affect young children’s development.

NASA released a statement from the affected astronaut, who suffered a medical incident at the International Space Station in January.

Braden Peters, aka Clavicular, is rising in popularity. Mashable looks into the influencer and the looksmaxxing ideology.

How to watch UFC for free. Live stream the UFC for free from anywhere in the world.

Save files forever with this 1TB lifetime subscription to Koofr Cloud Storage, now only $159.99 through March 7.

What’s new to streaming for the week of Feb. 20, 2026, on What’s new on Netflix, Paramount+, Hulu, and more? We've got you covered.

Wendy's customers who make a purchase can get a free small-sized chili on Feb. 26 (National Chili Day).

Answers to each clue for the Feb. 26, 2026 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

A new clip of "Interview with the Vampire" Season 3 shows Lestat (Sam Reid) finding out about Louis' (Jacob Anderson) interview.

"Bridgerton" Season 4, Part 1 left us on a cliffhanger: "Be my mistress." What next in Part 2?

The best free Lego deal in February 2026. Lego is giving away exclusive Star Wars Lightsabers for free on March 7-8.

The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day is live. Download free dark romance books for your Kindle on Dark Romance Day.

How to watch T20 World Cup for free. Live stream West Indies vs. South Africa in the 2026 T20 World Cup for free from anywhere in the world.

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

See the Moon phase expected for February 26, 2026 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected.

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a privacy screen feature that can turn this Apple iPhone owner's head.

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" #1713 on February 26 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Salesforce reported a solid year-end earnings and then pulled out all the stops to ward. off more talk of the death of its business to AI.

The requests followed Times reporting that the Department of Homeland Security had sent Meta and other companies subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on ICE.

Gushwork has raised $9 million in a seed round led by SIG and Lightspeed. The startup has seen early customer traction from AI search tools like ChatGPT.

Seattle-based Vercept developed complex agentic tools, including a computer-use agent that could complete tasks inside applications like a person with a laptop would.

Amazon Wish Lists will changing their policy on who can see certain information.

"The demand for tokens in the world has gone completely exponential," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said about the company's earnings.

Anthropic will take these steps when developing a potentially dangerous model.

Total profit for the fiscal year was $120 billion, the company said. Three years ago, it was just $4.4 billion.

Upgrade to Microsoft Windows 11 Pro for $12.97 and get a lifetime license with advanced security and smarter productivity features.

After migrating from misogynist forums to social media feeds, terms like “looksmaxxing” and “mogged” are now impossible to avoid.

Many of hyperscalers have already made public commitments in to cover electricity cost increases.

Adult industry research firm SWR Data reveals how much money the average creator earns a year.

Ashley Madison is officially dropping the “affairs” label and repositioning itself as a privacy-first destination for "discreet dating.”

Under the first year of the Trump administration, the U.S. cyber agency CISA has faced cuts, layoffs, and furloughs, as bipartisan lawmakers and cybersecurity industry sources say the agency is unprepared to handle a crisis.

Crypto is creeping back into the startup conversation, but at ETHDenver last week, the buzz was as much about Washington as it was about tokens. Policy shifts are rippling through the market as Tether and stablecoins face scrutiny, players like Stripe re-enter the conversation, and startups either find traction or flame out. The hype cycle is over, or at least taking a break. So what comes next?  On […]

At Samsung Unpacked, the brand released the new Samsung Galaxy S26 phone. If you've already preordered your new phones, start shopping for a new case from Samsung, Burga, and more.

When you make AI-generated images with your Galaxy S26 camera app, Samsung will apply an AI label.

Nearly five years after graduating into an independent Alphabet company, Intrinsic is moving under Google's domain.

The software engineer is famous for his online stunts. Now he’s joining the company behind ChatGPT to work on new ways for humans to use AI systems.

Snapchat is the latest social media platform to launch awards for creators, joining TikTok and Instagram.

Personal data removed from broker sites can reappear weeks later as databases refresh, increasing exposure to scams and identity theft.

Samsung's new Galaxy S26 Ultra has Privacy Display, which can do a lot of things to keep your screen's secrets safe.

A tax accountant saw Elon Musk fans bidding up a Kalshi prediction market and saw a sure bet to make easy money.

The former boss of a U.S. hacking tools maker was jailed for selling highly sensitive software exploits to a Russian broker. This is how we first learned of his arrest, reported the story, and some of the unanswered questions we still have.

Every Samsung Galaxy Unpacked announcement, including S26

As of Feb. 25, Best Buy is offering My Best Buy members a free $20 or $30 gift card along with a preorder of the Samsung Galaxy Buds4 and Buds4 Pro.

The new privacy tech uses different types of pixels to let you block certain apps and notifications from being viewed by others.

The wearable incentivizes healthy behavior with points that can be redeemed for health products.

Kalshi fined the MrBeast editor, Artem Kaptur, for over $20,000.

Public backlash over the data center boom is leading to a variety of draconian policies—including bans on new construction.

An open source project called Scrapling is gaining traction with AI agent users who want their bots to scrape sites without permission.

We found a few solid Samsung Galaxy S25 deals amid the S26 news during Samsung Unpacked, like $320 off a new unlocked S25 Edge at Best Buy.

Waymo this week will begin mapping and collecting data in Chicago and Charlotte. The move comes as Waymo announces it is currently operating its robotaxis fully autonomously in 10 US cities.

In apparent test fluke, the Xbox app has sent users dozens of spam messages, prompting some to delete or mute the app.

It's not the flashiest deal, but if you need a new pair, you can snag one at a slight discount.

Mini PCs, including the Mac mini, are on sale at Amazon to run OpenClaw.

Samsung's latest Galaxy flagship is here. Let's see how it compares to last year's model.

The Samsung Galaxy Buds4 and Buds4 Pro are available starting March 11, but preorders start Feb. 25 in select markets.

Samsung announced its latest Galaxy S26 smartphones at Galaxy Unpacked, and preorders are now open starting at $899.99.

Now that we know everything about Samsung's latest handset, let's compare it to the Pixel 10.

Samsung's Galaxy S26 brings performance boosts and smarter features, but are the upgrades over the S25 worth it? Here's how they compare on price, specs, and everyday use.

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra introduces the Privacy display, which makes the phone's screen difficult to see at wide angles.

Samsung just announced the Galaxy S26 Ultra. How does it stack up to its biggest competition from Apple?

The Samsung Galaxy Buds4 and Pro were announced during the Galaxy Unpacked event. Here's everything you need to know.

Samsung announced the launch of the new lineup of Galaxy S26 phones. Unfortunately, the S26 and S26 Plus arrive with a small price increase.

Samsung’s new phones all get AI enhancements, and the flagship Galaxy S26 Ultra has a Privacy Display that can block the screen from nosy neighbors.

Samsung is playing it relatively safe with the Samsung Galaxy S26 lineup, focusing on improved AI features and privacy.

Gemini on Android will be able to automate tasks involving rideshare requests, or grocery or food delivery, says Google.

Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S26, Google's Gemini can automate tasks in popular mobile apps. We got a live demo of the new feature in action.

As of Feb. 25, you can get the Nancy Lem Clitoral Massager for just $66.75 with code LEM25. That's a $92.25 price cut.

As of Feb. 25, get the Shark AI Ultra Voice Control Robot Vacuum for half off at Amazon.

"Industry" Season 4 is airing early to make way for the premiere of HBO's "DTF St. Louis."

OpenAI introduced ads to ChatGPT earlier this month

eBay is offering a curated collection of Pokémon items for the franchise' 30th anniversary.

1Campaign is a hacker tool used to streamline massive malvertising attempts, including spoofing Google ads and bypassing automatic fraud protection.

Peter Steinberger talks about the creation of his viral AI agent OpenClaw and how being more "playful" makes for a better way to learn AI coding.

New subscribers can get two free months of Amazon Music Unlimited through March 2, which is nearly $24 in savings.

As of Feb. 25, you can get the 49-inch Samsung Odyssey G93SC Series curved gaming monitor for $899.99, down from $1,228.80.

A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.

Save between 16% and 25% on a Hisense TV at Amazon this week.

"I Saw the TV Glow" director Jane Schoenbrun returns with "'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma," out August 9.

Apply to speak at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 by April 17 for a chance to lead a roundtable or breakout session for 1,000 founders and investors. If you’ve built, backed, or operated inside high-growth startups, your experience could shape how the next wave of founders scales.

Trump supporters are angry at the lack of arrests after the latest Epstein file dump, but have targeted their ire at Kash Patel, Pam Bondi, and Steve Bannon rather than the president.

Leading prediction market Kalshi has revealed details of two recent insider trading cases it flagged to authorities, giving a rare look at how the platform enforces its policies.

As of Feb. 25, you can pre-order the 52-inch LG UltraGear evo Curved Gaming Monitor (52G930B-B) for $1,999.99 at LG.com.

You can get a new Apple iPhone 13 at Walmart (in store) for only $99 when you sign up for select prepaid Unlimited AT&T plans.

As of Feb. 25, save nearly $200 on the XREAL One Pro AR Glasses.

Swiss shoemaker On’s newest kicks—the LightSpray Cloudmonster 3 Hyper—are laceless shoes with a single-piece, stretchy, sprayed-on toe box.