Space Forge raises $30M Series A to make chip materials in space

Space Forge raises $30M Series A to make chip materials in space

Space Forge, a U.K. startup headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, recently raised a £22.6 million (approximately $30 million) Series A to make wafer ...
Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally

Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally

Last week, Google quietly released an app that lets users run a range of openly available AI models from the AI dev platform Hugging Face on their ...
Serious About AI? The conversations that count start in 5 days at TechCrunch Sessions: AI

Serious About AI? The conversations that count start in 5 days at TechCrunch Sessions: AI

In just 5 days, the sharpest minds in artificial intelligence will gather at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall for TechCrunch Sessions: AI—a one-day ...
Playdate Season Two, Spray Paint Simulator and other new indie games worth checking out

Playdate Season Two, Spray Paint Simulator and other new indie games worth checking out

One of the many beautiful things about the indie gaming scene is that there's always something to check out. So if you don't fancy playing ...
Elon Musk is lobbying lawmakers on driverless vehicle rules

Elon Musk is lobbying lawmakers on driverless vehicle rules

Musk and others in his orbit have been calling members of Congress directly, according to Bloomberg.
Google and DOJ tussle over how AI will remake the web in antitrust closing arguments

Google and DOJ tussle over how AI will remake the web in antitrust closing arguments

Google and the DOJ get one last chance to make their cases.
The best VPN service for 2025

The best VPN service for 2025

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are notoriously difficult to work with. Maybe you’re a remote worker who has to sign in to one each day to access ...
ZeniMax QA workers win tentative union contract with Microsoft

ZeniMax QA workers win tentative union contract with Microsoft

After two years of negotiating, ZeniMax Workers United-CWA, the union representing quality assurance workers at ZeniMax Media, has reached a ...
It’s not your imagination: AI is speeding up the pace of change

It’s not your imagination: AI is speeding up the pace of change

Venture capitalist Mary Meeker just dropped a 340-page report to describe the speed at which AI is being developed, adopted, spent on, and used.
Hugging Face hopes to bring a humanoid robot to market for just $3,000

Hugging Face hopes to bring a humanoid robot to market for just $3,000

The HopeJR will compete with Unitree's G1 and other early offerings.
How to watch Day of the Devs at Summer Game Fest 2025

How to watch Day of the Devs at Summer Game Fest 2025

The indie-focused Day of the Devs is nearly here. That's the portion of Summer Game Fest where smaller publishers step into the spotlight. It ...
Playdate Season 2 review: Fulcrum Defender, Dig! Dig! Dino! and Blippo+

Playdate Season 2 review: Fulcrum Defender, Dig! Dig! Dino! and Blippo+

Playdate Season Two is here, bringing with it two new games for the quirky yellow handheld every week until July 3. And if the first two titles ...
Micro Center nerd store fills the Fry’s vacuum with its return to Silicon Valley

Micro Center nerd store fills the Fry’s vacuum with its return to Silicon Valley

Micro Center, an electronics retailer, has opened a store in Silicon Valley in California And so the nerd kingdom has returned.
Twitch is adding 1440p and vertical streaming

Twitch is adding 1440p and vertical streaming

Twitch is getting more TikTok-ified with vertical game streaming. Also, "2K" (1440p) video will let you watch that League of Legends ...
ZeniMax union reaches tentative agreement with Microsoft

ZeniMax union reaches tentative agreement with Microsoft

ZeniMax Workers United has reached a tentative contract agreement with Microsoft after two years of negotiation.
Amazon Fire Sticks enable “billions of dollars” worth of streaming piracy

Amazon Fire Sticks enable “billions of dollars” worth of streaming piracy

Research firm blames outdated DRM tech, Facebook ads, Amazon hardware, and more.
Yep, X was down again

Yep, X was down again

People reported that photos weren't loading, its banking service XMoney wasn't working, and search wasn't returning any results, among other things.
DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches

DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches

The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace says Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency left the nonprofit’s ...
Trump administration to claw back $3.7B in clean energy and manufacturing awards

Trump administration to claw back $3.7B in clean energy and manufacturing awards

Large corporations and growing startups were wrapped up in the latest move by the Trump administration to undo Biden-era contracts.
Which LLM should you use? Token Monster automatically combines multiple models and tools for you

Which LLM should you use? Token Monster automatically combines multiple models and tools for you

This architecture lets Token Monster tap into a range of models from different providers without having to build separate integrations for each one.
Day 3 of the TechCrunch Sessions: AI Trivia Countdown — Your next shot at winning big

Day 3 of the TechCrunch Sessions: AI Trivia Countdown — Your next shot at winning big

TechCrunch Sessions: AI hits UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on June 5, and we’re kicking Day 3 of AI trivia into high gear. This is your chance to ...
A guide to using Edits, Meta’s new CapCut rival for short-form video editing

A guide to using Edits, Meta’s new CapCut rival for short-form video editing

Meta shared that it was working on Edits in January after ByteDance-owned CapCut was removed from U.S. app stores.

'28 Years Later' used 20 iPhones in tandem for some wild shots

It's no secret that 28 Years Later used iPhones to shoot parts of the film. Now its director, Danny Boyle, has discussed the use of iPhones ...
QwenLong-L1 solves long-context reasoning challenge that stumps current LLMs

QwenLong-L1 solves long-context reasoning challenge that stumps current LLMs

Alibaba's QwenLong-L1 helps LLMs deeply understand long documents, unlocking advanced reasoning for practical enterprise applications.
ElevenLabs debuts Conversational AI 2.0 voice assistants that understand when to pause, speak, and take turns talking

ElevenLabs debuts Conversational AI 2.0 voice assistants that understand when to pause, speak, and take turns talking

With Conversational AI 2.0, ElevenLabs aims to provide tools and infrastructure for truly intelligent, context-aware enterprise voice agents.
Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic is laying off over a dozen staff

Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic is laying off over a dozen staff

Playtonic, the creators of Yooka-Laylee, is laying off some of its staff, the developer and publisher announced on social media. The post doesn't ...
TechCrunch Mobility: A ride-sharing pioneer comes for Uber, Tesla loses more ground, and dog-like delivery robots land in Texas

TechCrunch Mobility: A ride-sharing pioneer comes for Uber, Tesla loses more ground, and dog-like delivery robots land in Texas

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
How to watch Summer Game Fest

How to watch Summer Game Fest's kickoff stream

It's almost that time of year again. Summer Game Fest starts on June 6. The annual kickoff stream begins at 5PM ET on that date. Yeah, we ...
How to watch the Death Stranding 2 premiere event at Summer Game Fest

How to watch the Death Stranding 2 premiere event at Summer Game Fest

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach technically launches on June 26, but you'll be able to get an early look at the game and hear from a panel of ...
How to watch the Wholesome Direct showcase on June 7 at 12PM ET

How to watch the Wholesome Direct showcase on June 7 at 12PM ET

Wholesome Direct, an annual showcase of cute and cozy games, is coming back on Saturday, June 7 at 12PM ET. This is a live event that ...