[[{“value”:” You know the drill. You spend forty-five minutes scrolling reviews. You drop thirty bucks on a “top-rated” STEM toy. The box arrives. Your toddler tears it open. And then? Ninety seconds later, they’ve either thrown it across the room, abandoned it to go spin in circles, or started crying because the square peg didn’t magically levitate into the square…
The Only STEM Toys Your 2-Year-Old Won’t Get Bored Of
[[{“value”:” Backed by Brain Science & Real Parent Results You’ve seen it happen. A new toy comes home. It looks promising—bright colors, clever packaging, maybe even a bold claim about “early learning.” For a moment, there’s excitement. Curiosity flickers. Then, just as quickly… it fades. The toy sits there. Forgotten. And you’re left wondering if you picked the wrong one—or…
AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars
Bad news for Tilly Norwood.
Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down
Owner IAC says it’s discontinuing its search business.
Netflix delays Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ movie for big theatrical push in 2027
”The Magician’s Nephew” looks like a big next step in Netflix’s thawing relationship with movie theaters.
Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch
It is not that European startups never get attention — Lovable and Mistral AI are proof of that. But there are many more that insiders are tracking.
Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies
Praveen Neppalli Naga, Uber’s chief technology officer, revealed the plan in an interview at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, describing it as a natural extension of a nascent program the company announced in late January called AV Labs.
Smart Ways to Teach STEM to Kids of Different Ages
[[{“value”:” Is It Normal to Feel Overwhelmed Trying to Teach STEM to Kids of Different Ages? Yes, it is completely normal to feel overwhelmed when teaching science and math to children of different ages at once. This stress happens because kids at different developmental stages process information differently. You can fix this by using one hands-on activity that each child…
Replit’s Amjad Masad on the Cursor deal, fighting Apple, and why he’d rather not sell
At TechCrunch’s sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, we covered a lot of ground in a short time, beginning with the question everyone in the industry is asking right now: in a world where rival Cursor is reportedly in talks to be acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion, is Replit also bound to sell?
Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity
The DTC skin, hair, and menopause care brand will use the non-dilutive capital to super-charge customer acquisition.