May 25, 2026

5 days left: Save up to $410 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 passes before prices increase: Early Bird savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco end May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now to save up to $410 before prices increase. Read More

Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in days: Apply before May 27: The deadline to apply or nominate for Startup Battlefield 200 is May 27. This is your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100,000. Apply now. Read More

I tried Amazon's Bee wearable and am both intrigued and slightly creeped out: Like other AI wearables, Amazon's Bee offers an odd combination of convenience and privacy anxiety. Read More

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

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6 kitchen gadgets that make adulting feel easier: From a robot stirring your soup to a bread machine that kneads your dough, here are 6 gadgets that may make you feel like you’ve won adulthood. Read More

Xreal, Google's smartglasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry: Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of XREAL, thinks the smart glasses business has finally reached a turning point. Read More

SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India's rooftop solar market draws major VC interest: SolarSquare could be valued at up to $500 million in the financing expected to close next month. Read More

TechCrunch Mobility: Robotaxi reality check: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Read More

These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware: Apple, Meta, and Google offer special security modes that provide your devices more secure against targeted spyware attacks. Here are how those modes work, what they do, and how to switch them on. Read More

Enter the NVIDIA Builder’s Arcade now to preview interactive challenges, prizes, and NVIDIA happenings during M icrosoft Build. Challenges go live June 1 and run through June 5 with daily activities focused on agentic AI and the chance to score exclusive NVIDIA discounts.

The Dreamie alarm clock got me to stop using my phone in bed: What sets Dreamie apart from all of the other fancy alarm clocks is laughably simple: It can play podcasts. Read More

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May 24, 2026

You can no longer Google the word 'disregard': After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface. Read More

Kash Patel's clothing brand website shut down after reports it was hacked: According to users on X, the website was hijacked by hackers in an attempt to trick visitors into installing malware. Read More

Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth): Elon Muks's xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers. What happened to the "solar-electric economy" he promised? Read More

At Disrupt, founders gain momentum, VCs find next deals, and operators level up. Oct 13–15 in San Francisco, 10,000+ tech leaders gather to hear from 250+ industry voices across 200+ sessions on six stages, roundtables & breakouts. Save up to $410 by May 29 or 30% on group passes.

SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India's rooftop solar market draws major VC interest: SolarSquare could be valued at up to $500 million in the financing expected to close next month. Read More

I tried Amazon's Bee wearable and am both intrigued and slightly creeped out: Like other AI wearables, Amazon's Bee offers an odd combination of convenience and privacy anxiety. Read More

SpaceX launches Starship V3 for the first time, but loses booster on return: The company had a mostly successful first launch of its upgraded Starship V3, which it needs to power its many ambitious goals in the years to come. Read More

These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware: Apple, Meta, and Google offer special security modes that provide your devices more secure against targeted spyware attacks. Here are how those modes work, what they do, and how to switch them on. Read More

The Dreamie alarm clock got me to stop using my phone in bed: What sets Dreamie apart from all of the other fancy alarm clocks is laughably simple: It can play podcasts. Read More

Join Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, Andrew Ng, and 12,000+ executives and AI leaders at Ai4 2026. Explore 400+ exhibitors, learn from 1,000+ speakers, and discover what’s actually working in enterprise AI, from RAG and AI agents to world models and infrastructure. Register now for Ai4 2026, August 4-6 in Las Vegas, and save $1,200+ before May 28.

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startups : Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware. Read More

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