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Waymo restarts San Antonio service 5 months after flooding troubles
The company suspended service in the city in April after one of its robotaxis got swept away.
Camp Snap’s 110D gives slim retro film cameras a digital upgrade
Camp Snap is expanding its small collection of screenless digital point-and-shoot cameras with the new pocket-friendly 110D featuring a thin…
Your robotaxi might be a narc
In early September, two teenagers got into a Waymo, but then ended up in the back of a police car.
I Hijacked a Real Artist's Spotify with AI Music. It Was Disturbingly Easy
A glaring loophole in digital music distribution makes it very easy to piggyback on the talent of real artists with AI generated music.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events schedule: NMI, Backblaze, PeakXV Partners, Augment, and more to host
TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect.
Apple will let EU apps use less-alarming tracking-consent screens
Apple is changing its App Tracking Transparency prompts in parts of Europe after competition regulators said the system favored Apple over…
Bose’s next open earbuds have more bass, more volume, and more battery life
Bose announced a new version of its Ultra Open Earbuds that helped kick off the industry trend of clip-on wireless earbuds nearly two-and-a-half…
Roku’s new Labs hub brings experimental apps to the big screen
Roku’s latest OS update introduces Roku Labs, a new hub for experimental apps, alongside personalized home screens in more markets, streaming…
Last call: Disrupt volunteer application closes soon
If you've been on the fence about volunteering at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, this is your sign to stop deliberating and start applying.
Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave: Should you skip Part 2?
Why you should and shouldn't skip Part 2 in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
I tried Tovala’s smart oven for two weeks — here’s whether it beats takeout
Tovala offers both a smart oven and a meal-delivery service. Its meals come with QR codes that you scan using the app, allowing the oven to…
AMD Plans 10% Price Hike Across GPUs, Chipsets, and Possibly CPUs
AMD is preparing for a series of price hikes in response to rising costs of acquiring silicon from its supply chain.
Netflix’s Chronicles of Narnia Reboot Reveals Official First Look
Empire just revealed the first image from Netflix's The Chronicles of Narnia reboot.
Apple reportedly building server packed with M-series Ultra chips for AI
Planned 2029 debut could make this Apple’s first enterprise server in decades.
Epstein had huge cache of child sex pics; victims sue to find out who's in them
Survivors appalled nobody will tell them if they’re in Epstein’s CSAM collection.
Major updates for Apple’s software platforms are now available
Apple’s latest software updates introduce Siri AI and deliver helpful new Apple Intelligence features.
The internet’s favorite cat comes to Apple Arcade with Pusheen’s Place
On October 1, Apple Arcade is rolling out a lineup of fun new games, from cozy cat collecting to zombie-blasting mayhem to beloved App Store hits.
Exciting updates for Sneaky Sasquatch come to Apple Arcade
Through October 7, Sneaky Sasquatch transforms Subway Surfers+ with the charm and aesthetic of the hit open-world Apple Arcade game.
Tax and price updates for apps, In-App Purchases, and subscriptions
The App Store is designed to make it easy to sell your digital goods and services globally, with support for 43 currencies across 175 storefronts.
The Blood of Dawnwalker's controversial time mechanic won't necessarily be in a sequel, the game director says
The Blood of Dawnwalker director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has told me the game's divisive time mechanic - which gives you a limited amount of time to…
Update: New domain for Sign in with Apple
Starting later this year, new Sign in with Apple addresses, previously issued on privaterelay.appleid.com, will be issued on private.icloud.com.
NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face
I’m excited to announce that NVIDIA has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12,930,300,000.
Lionsgate releases a new trailer for Sunrise on the Reaping
Also: Laika Studios debuts a stunning full-length trailer for its stop-motion feature, Wildwood.
California may gut state net neutrality law to comply with Trump admin demand
Trump admin broadband grants forbid states from enforcing net neutrality laws.
Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse's cortex
The results are only a slight improvement over missing the entire brain structure.
Balatro fan claims they trained Google fruit fly brain simulation to beat the game — reinforcement learning currently has the model at 20% success rate
One Balatro player says they've taken Google's mapped fruit fly brain and trained it to play Balatro, currently at a 20% success rate with plans for…
Scientists develop new method for deciphering ancient scrolls
Even a handheld XRF scanner is sufficient to determine most promising scrolls for further analysis.
The Specialized Diverge 4 Pro makes rough gravel your playground
The Diverge 4 Pro is happiest when the road gets ugly.
Rockstar Announces GTA 6: The Album, Prices Go Up to $125
Rockstar Games has announced Grand Theft Auto 6: The Album, a 34-track record made in collaboration with Atlantic Records and set to release…
XBOX @ Tokyo Game Show 2026: All the Announcements, Including an Appearance by Hideo Kojima
Tokyo Game Show is a celebration of the creators, developers, and communities shaping the future of gaming.
What happens when neutrinos swap identities inside a supernova?
Identity-fluid particles may carry some energy out, leading to direct collapse.
The world’s best racing driver is about to race 100 karts at once
Red Bull, Disney+, and ESPN are streaming the race at noon Eastern today.
Lawmakers target Flock cameras with a threat to highway funding
A bipartisan bill would restrict Flock cameras to a handful of public safety uses.
Wardogs studio CEO issues new statement, after backlash for saying his studio won't hire people who "constantly tweet anti-crunch messaging"
Joe Brammer, CEO of Bulkhead, the developer behind The Turing Test, Battalion 1944, and now the hugely successful new release Wardogs, has found…
Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
U.S. v. Google (Ads) Ruling is Unsealed
Two weeks after Judge Leonie M. Brinkema revealed that she would not order Google to divest its advertising business, her full ruling has been…
Jensen Huang thinks China will develop its own advanced lithography chipmaking tools by 2030 — Nvidia CEO says achievement of that capability 'is just a matter of time'
Nvidia CEO thinks that in light of his view of a three- to four-year timeline for Chinese development of advanced semi tooling, the country is…
“Filmmaker” suing PassThePopcorn may be banned user out for revenge
Allegedly fake filmmaker targeted trackers like PassThePopcorn, BroadcasTheNet, and HDBits.
18-year-old dies of measles in PA from severe neurological complication
Teen developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a known measles complication.
Co-op roguelite Shape of Dreams launches today on PS5
Hi everyone, PlayStation players! I’m Eunseop Shim, developer at Lizard Smoothie. I’m thrilled to finally be sharing this news.
SpaceX declares Starship ready for orbit, sets launch date next week
Reaching orbit would mark a significant milestone.
Charges Against Man Who Destroyed 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera Drastically Reduced After State Admits It Was Not Very Valuable
Three felonies have suddenly become two second-degree misdemeanors.
A Digital Fly Brain Has Taken Over the Internet
How to make a fly play Doom, Minecraft, Beat Saber, parallel park, trade bitcoin, cut doner kebab, and more.
New York Seizes 12 Celebrity Deepfake Websites
New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a press conference on Monday that the sites included 1,200 people’s likenesses in “hyper-realistic”…
From PHP to team lead of agents: rethinking judgment, review, and data with Google's Andi Gutmans (Part 1)
Andi Gutmans, head of Agentic Data Cloud at Google and co-creator of PHP, joins Leaders of Code to talk about why agentic development feels less like…
Hate Xbox Cloud Gaming's playtime restrictions? Amazon "Luna" offers an unlimited alternative option to play DOOM Eternal and more Xbox hits on the go
Amazon Prime Luna is gradually becoming a favored alternative to Xbox Cloud Gaming in the wake of the latter's controversial playtime restrictions,…
The Amazon returns: Diablo 4 roadmap reveals new class, Netflix adaptation and Nintendo Switch 2 port
Diablo 4 gets a new class and a Nintendo Switch 2 port!
European Commission - Photographer: Aurore Martignoni · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · illustrativeOur decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX
Our decision to wind down our contract providing OpenAI models to Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX.
MTIA 300: Meta’s First Training Chip with Built-in NICs and Communication-Offloading Engines
MTIA 300 is the first of Meta’s family of in-house training and inference accelerators optimized for training ranking and recommendation models.
Overwatch w/Devs: Doctrine, Grimsvötn, Reworks, and More | Official XBOX Podcast
On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we’re at BlizzCon and sitting down with the Overwatch team to talk all about Season 5’s newest hero:…
Denuvo Files Lawsuit Against Anonymous Game Cracker "voices38"
Denuvo has sued an anonymous game cracker known as "voices38," accusing them of bypassing its Anti-Tamper protection in at least 26 PC games.
Automattic says CEO Mullenweg was gone and back inside 33 hours. What happened between?
There were unusual goings-on this month at Automattic, a company known for its free and open-source app for building WordPress
AWS tells clients to quit Middle East data centers six months after Iranian drone strikes — Amazon offers no recovery timeline as UAE mulls underground data centers [Updated]
Amazon Web Services' data centers in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain were struck by drone attacks more than six months ago.
Google Confirms Googlebook Pre-Orders Start September 21
Google will open pre-orders for its first Googlebook laptops on September 21 at 9 AM ET.
US AI data centers projected to become the fifth-largest natural gas consumer in the world by 2035 — consumption to grow by 15 billion cubic feet per day as demand for compute increases
Data centers in the U.S. are projected to use up more natural gas than most of the rest of the world to generate the electricity they need.
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Sega and Netflix partner for a "cute yet cool" Sonic TV Show, a Crazy Taxi film, and a "badass action" Stranger Than Heaven adaptation
Netflix is binge-producing video game adaptations faster than a certain Blue Blur can chow down a chilli dog.
Steam Frame Pricing Reflects Rising Component Costs, Confirm Valve Engineers
Valve has opened reservations for the Steam Frame, its standalone VR headset, with pricing starting at $1,059 for the 256 GB model and going up to…
Diablo 5 is coming spring 2029, and a Netflix show is in development
Blizzard has officially announced Diablo 5, confirming the next mainline entry in the series is expected to arrive in spring 2029.
"The more aroused the fly is the harder it tries to shoot" - Google's fully mapped fly brain is now playing Doom, Beat Saber, and more
It's science-fiction Friday as Google's fully mapped fly brain, which was revealed last week, has been engineered to play Doom and rhythm-action game…
IllustrationGo 1.27 is released
Go 1.27 adds generic methods, encoding/json/v2 package, uuid package, faster memory allocation, goroutine leak profiles, and more.