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Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi bring progress on prisoners but not on peace Workers across Spain stage first general strike in 14 years Brain wiring patterns of SuperAgers may help flag Alzheimer’s risk years before symptoms Why some dinosaurs get all the attention and others don't Did comets bring building blocks of life to Earth? Scientists aren't so sure anymore Kennedy relatives join the fight against Trump's arch, alleging harm to JFK's grave Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Alexander Darchiev has died Gazprom, Srbijagas discussed gas supplies continuation Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi bring progress on prisoners but not on peace Workers across Spain stage first general strike in 14 years Brain wiring patterns of SuperAgers may help flag Alzheimer’s risk years before symptoms Why some dinosaurs get all the attention and others don't Did comets bring building blocks of life to Earth? Scientists aren't so sure anymore Kennedy relatives join the fight against Trump's arch, alleging harm to JFK's grave Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Alexander Darchiev has died Gazprom, Srbijagas discussed gas supplies continuation

Technology

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Careful out there: latest GTA 6 leak has major story spoilers

If you can't help yourself, maybe don't watch it at work...

Technology · Startups

Amazon replaces Fire tablets with Android Alexa Tablets from $229.99

Amazon is replacing its Fire tablets with a new line of Alexa Tablets. They are the first Amazon tablets to run Android with full access to the Google Play Store. The company anno…

Technology · Software & Apps

Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year

"If this was easy, everybody else would be doing it."

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Hardware & Devices

Google’s AI note-taking app transcribes your meetings completely offline

Google has released an experimental note-taking app that can transcribe meetings and audio files entirely offline, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The app, called Google AI Edg…

Technology · Cybersecurity

UAC-0099 Targets Ukrainian Government Personnel With ASHVEIN RAT Hiding Commands in HTML

The Russia-aligned threat actor known as UAC-0099 has been attributed to a previously undocumented .NET infostealer and remote access trojan (RAT) codenamed ASHVEIN. According to …

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Cybersecurity

Cisco warns of critical flaws allowing Nexus switch takeover

Cisco released security advisories for five critical vulnerabilities in its NX-OS data center network operating system that could be exploited to run arbitrary code with root priv…

Technology · Startups

US suspending permanent residency programme for Microsoft and Capgemini, officials say

The US is suspending eight technology firms from PERM, the labour certification step that precedes an employer-sponsored green card, citing alleged fraud. Capgemini is the only Eu…

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Startups

Elon Musk questions Ambani’s influence as Starlink India launch stalls

“Is Ambani the real boss of India?” Elon Musk asked as he questioned why Starlink has yet to launch its satellite internet service in the country.

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Startups

Elon Musk questions Ambani’s influence as Starlink India launch stalls

“Is Ambani the real boss of India?” Elon Musk asked as he questioned why Starlink has yet to launch its satellite internet service in the country.

Technology · Startups

Waymo closes a $5bn loan, its first debt deal, to fund robotaxi growth

Waymo has closed a $5bn term loan, the first time the Alphabet-owned robotaxi company has raised money through debt. Pimco, Blackstone and Sixth Street led the loan, Waymo said on…

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Startups

New York alleges TikTok gave teens, children a placebo safety feature instead of a real one

New York’s lawsuit against the company is one of more than two dozen cases brought by states accusing the social media giant of designing its platform to encourage addictive use a…

Technology · Startups

Nvidia commits $1bn to US science over the next five years

Quantum computing, healthcare and energy security are the fields Nvidia wants to strengthen with commitments it values at $1 billion. The money will be spread over the next five y…

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Startups

Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification

The hackers alerted the fashion giant's customers through a push notification that said they had "fully compromised" the company's cloud storage.

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Startups

Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Ambrosia Energy CEO Ben Longmier and Bloom Energy SVP Bill Thayer join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Register now to save up to $100. Grab a second of the same pa…

Technology · Startups

Europe’s startups had their best quarter in 4 years, Crunchbase data shows

European startups raised $25bn in the third quarter, their strongest quarter for venture funding in four years. In North America, startup funding fell 35% from the previous quarte…

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Hardware & Devices

GTA VI will have in-game podcasts and at least six radio stations

Music is always a major part of a Grand Theft Auto game, and Rockstar Games says GTA VI will have the series' "biggest and widest-ranging selection of in-game radio yet." There wi…

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Hardware & Devices

The Retro Song Bird plays just the music from your favorite Game Boy cartridges

The Retro Song Bird may look similar to devices like Epilogue's GB Operator with a slot on top for Game Boy cartridges, but it's not designed for playing retro games. The featurel…

Technology · Startups

ICO secures data protection changes from 10 AI developers, turns to agents

Ten of the biggest AI developers have made, or committed to make, changes to how they handle personal data. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) secured the changes af…

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Startups

Spotify is getting more serious about selling enterprise software

The company launched technology.spotify.com, a new site that will make its internal tech available to outsiders.

Technology · Startups

Uber and Pony.ai will test Chinese robotaxis in London within weeks

Pony.ai will start testing its seventh-generation robotaxis in London in the coming weeks, ahead of a service on Uber. The Chinese self-driving company announced the plan on X on …

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Xbox's new division will focus on TV and movie adaptations of its biggest franchises

No really, how are you going to adapt Candy Crush.

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Hardware & Devices

75 great October Prime Day deals are still happening

It’s always a little awkward when this many deals survive what was supposed to be the “end” of a big Amazon sale. Nevertheless, I’m happy to say that most of the sale’s heaviest-h…

TECHNOLOGY
Technology · Hardware & Devices

Google is launching a one-stop Gemini agent for your work tasks

Google is launching a "universal" Gemini AI agent that can work across apps and devices in the background. The tool, announced as part of the Gemini at Work event on Thursday, wil…

Technology · Startups

VEIR raises $110M to swap copper for superconductors in AI data centres

VEIR has raised $110 million in a Series C round. The Massachusetts company makes superconducting power cables for AI data centres. Matter Venture Partners and Tyche Partners co-l…