The potential deal highlights a growing trend of complex, multi-stage funding rounds that mask true entry prices.
I replaced my space heater and ceiling fan with one Dyson appliance
Designed for year-round comfort, the Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 combines quiet operation and simple controls with Dyson’s signature bladeless design.
How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans
Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer and claims more than 400 former Apple employees now work at the company. OpenAI’s response so far has been carefully hedged, and the timing couldn’t be worse with the company reportedly eyeing an IPO […]
FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims’ crypto wallets
Prosecutors accused 21-year-old student Zyaire Wilkins of publishing on Steam several fake video games that contained malware, infecting thousands of victims, and stealing crypto from some of them.
Parents want safer phones for kids. These companies are answering the call.
As parents look for alternatives to unrestricted smartphones, a growing number of companies are building phones designed specifically for kids, from feature-limited mobile devices to minimalist home phones.
Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars
Some Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant billions in fees.
Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them
Patreon is strengthening its defenses against AI scraping by working with Cloudflare to block bots that train AI models on creators’ content without permission. The move marks a shift away from relying on websites using robots.txt alone to actively block unauthorized AI training.
Remarkable’s new Paper Pure is good. That’s why I wrote this review on it.
Remarkable’s Paper Pure replaces Remarkable 2, and it is quite good.
No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling
It’s not just you: AI startups are taking in a huge amount of seed funding, and in the process making things harder for anyone looking for funding even at a pre-seed stage. We’ve covered the trend in detail, and at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt event, we want to help pre-seed founders now being held to seed-stage […]
Zoox issues software recall after a robotaxi got confused by heavy smoke
The recall comes as the top automotive safety regulator in the U.S. has warned AV companies about their vehicles interfering with first responders.