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Oura Ring 5 vs. Apple Watch Series 12: Which smart health wearable is right for you?
These two wearables offer extensive health tracking, but one of these is going to be a clear winner for you.
Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel
The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.
Hyundai's all-electric hot hatch goes on sale in the UK, starting at around $25,000
Hyundai has no plans to bring the Ioniq 3 to the US, unfortunately.
Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era
Founded by two sisters, Hot Girl Hotline uses AI to give young women personalized dating and relationship advice, with an emphasis on safety and avoiding emotional dependency.
5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day
TechCrunch attended Pear’s latest demo day and discovered which startups generated the most buzz, from spatial models to chips for local AI.
Russian drones strike Ukraine’s data centers by exploiting air defense gaps
Russian attacks on Internet, phone services threaten Ukraine’s wartime economy.
IQVIA fined $7.8 million for failing to properly anonymize health data
Italy's Data Protection Authority (GPDP) has fined IQVIA €7 million ($7.8M) over poor data-processing practices that the agency says could have put roughly one million patients at…
OpenAI PR tells journalist to ‘move on’ while asking Sam Altman about a ChatGPT user’s suicide
An OpenAI publicist tried to change the topic of CEO Sam Altman's interview with Vanity Fair's Mark Guiducci after the editor brought up a ChatGPT user's suicide. When Guiducci co…
What are the limitations of using a USB-C to HDMI adapter?
Adapters let you make the most of your existing hardware, but always come with compromises.
Sam Altman says ‘some bad things’ will happen but AI is totally worth it
Sam Altman thinks that the benefits of AI will be so great that "the world should accept some bad things happening" along the way. The OpenAI CEO pointed to hacks, scams, and "oth…
HackerRank’s AI interviewer offers a glimpse into what job interviews could become
HackerRank’s AI interviewer has already conducted more than 500,000 interviews, with Snowflake, Snorkel, and Capgemini among its early testers.
Microsoft Exchange Flaw Lets Authenticated Attackers Read Other Users' Mailboxes
Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates to address a high-severity flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges under certain …
Are there any disadvantages to using IMAX theaters?
IMAX screenings are quite simply the best way to watch a blockbuster movie. However, there are a number of important factors that can limit that enjoyment.
F1 in Bahrain... in Malaysia: The race needed a software update to start
A software bug waylaid half the field and required a race reboot.
Nvidia’s Shield TV Pro just got a $100 price hike
Nvidia's Shield TV streaming boxes are the latest victims of the memory shortage that has seen prices increase dramatically for everything from digital cameras to game consoles. W…
Nobel Prize in medicine goes to the light switch for brain cells
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The prize rewards optogenetics, a method that switches nerve cells on and …
Poland's antitrust regulator accuses Google of unfair market practices
The penalty could be up to 10 percent of Google's annual revenue.
Wing and Walmart are bringing drone deliveries to Denver and Seattle in 2027
They can carry payloads up to five pounds.
Denmark population registry data breach affects 8.8 million people
Denmark's Central Population Register (CPR) is warning of a data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 8.8 million registered individuals. [...]
Here's why it's important to keep your phone apps updated
Modern smartphone operating systems are designed to automatically update your apps without you noticing. Here's why you should give it a hand once in a while.
OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results
OpenAI said the new visual ads will show up after your image generation results appear in the U.S. only for now.
Mass quarantine issued in Russia after unexplained death of plague researcher
Unconfirmed reports have suggested there was a laboratory accident.
Apple’s new M6 Mac Mini is over $100 off
Really the only negative associated with the new M6-powered Mac Mini is its high price. While the last-gen model debuted at just $599, the faster, but mostly unchanged 2026 editio…
Open or closed AI? How founders are choosing what to build on at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Learn how founders are choosing between building on open or closed AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $100 and get a second pass at 50% off.