Jacob Soboroff’s new book, ‘Firestorm,’ examines the systemic failures that contributed to the L.A. fires, as well as how we’ll react in the next crisis. One year on from the catastrophic L.A. wildfires, journalist, author, and MS NOW correspondent Jacob Soboroff examines what the fires reveal about America’s growing age of disaster. Drawing from his…
Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move sure to turn heads in Silicon Valley. Why? Because venture capital firms have historically avoided backing competing companies in the same sector, preferring to place their bets on a single winner….
The talks focused on supporting secure AI model inferencing for use in sectors like railways, healthcare, and education.
ExpressVPN is back on sale again, and its two-year plans are up to 78 percent off right now. You can get the Advanced tier for $101 for 28 months. This is marked down from the $392 that this time frame normally costs. On a per-month basis, it works out to roughly $3.59 for the promo…
It’s relatively rare for a podcast to last 14 years, especially a fiction one. In fact, as far as I can tell, Welcome to Night Vale is the longest continually running fiction podcast out there. (Some will argue it’s actually We’re Alive, but that has taken a few significant breaks between seasons.) The story of…
It’s the question on everyone’s minds and lips: Are we in an AI bubble? It’s the wrong question. The real question is: Which AI bubble are we in, and when will each one burst? The debate over whether AI represents a transformative technology or an economic time bomb has reached a fever pitch. Even tech…
You’ve never seen a Bic Cristal like this before. Almost everywhere you go, from the doctor’s office to the library to the car dealership, there’s one ubiquitous design gem hidden in plain sight: the Bic Cristal.
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! It’s been a minute, folks! As you might recall, the newsletter took a little holiday break. We’re back and well into 2026. And a lot has happened…
BYD’s new Linghui sub-brand includes models like the e5, e7, e9, and M9, targeting ride-hailing.
Washington state residents may soon be forced to produce IDs before getting onto websites with pornographic content. Within the state’s House of Representatives, Rep. Mari Leavitt introduced House Bill 2112, which is informally known as the Keep Our Children Safe Act. Similar to the initiatives seen in other states, the bill proposes to restrict access…
