The world’s fattest parrot, which was on the brink of extinction 30 years ago, has a record breeding season
An endangered bird that nearly went extinct 30 years ago has just marked a major milestone. New Zealand’s Kakapo Recovery Program celebrated the hatching of its 105th kakapo egg. According to New Zealand broadcaster RNZ, this is the highest number since record-keeping began 30 years ago. In the latest chick count released on April 3, […]
A teenage Minecraft YouTuber has raised $1,234,567 for a meme prediction market called Giggles. It broke me.
I can’t be 100% certain that 19-year-old Justin Jin isn’t playing an elaborate prank on me. In my defense, Jin’s company Giggles, which he describes as “a cross between a trading app and TikTok,” started as a joke. “This was around 2023, there were rumors like TikTok being banned, and people were trying to find […]
4 days left to save nearly $500 on Disrupt 2026 passes
There are only 4 days left to save up to $482 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass. These low rates expire on April 10th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. If you’re planning your 2026 technology events calendar, now’s the time to take action. Register now to secure savings before prices go up. What to expect […]
Why a former AirPods engineer is now developing a heat pump
In 2022, California announced that it wanted to install 6 million heat pumps by 2030. So far, only about 2.3 million units have been installed. That means an average of about 2,000 installations per day will be needed over the next five years to reach that goal. Achieving this goal can be difficult, considering that […]
AI gold rush is pulling personal wealth into riskier, earlier bets
For decades, buying stock in hot startups meant being able to invest in funds run by top VCs. But as the AI boom sparks an investment frenzy, more family offices and private assets are bypassing VC intermediaries and entering directly into the cap table. Mitch Stein, founder of high-net-worth investment advisory firm Arena Private Wealth, […]
Over 1,000 exposed ComfyUI instances targeted by cryptomining botnet campaign
We have observed an active campaign targeting internet-exposed instances running ComfyUI, a popular and stable distribution platform, to participate in cryptocurrency mining and proxy botnets. “A dedicated Python scanner continuously sweeps across key cloud IP ranges looking for vulnerable targets and automatically installs malicious nodes via ComfyUI-Manager if exploitable nodes are not already present,” Censys […]
Hermeus raises $350 million to develop autonomous hypersonic fighter jet
Defense startup Hermeus has raised $350 million in a funding round, pushing its valuation to $1 billion to continue developing what it calls the “fastest unmanned aerial vehicle.” The Los Angeles-based startup announced Tuesday that it has raised $200 million in equity funding led by Khosla Ventures. Existing investors Canaan Partners, Founders Fund, In-Q-Tel, and […]
Hermeus raises $350 million to develop unmanned hypersonic fighter jet
Defense startup Hermeus has raised $350 million in a funding round, pushing its valuation to $1 billion to continue developing what it calls the “fastest unmanned aerial vehicle.” The Los Angeles-based startup announced Tuesday that it has raised $200 million in equity funding led by Khosla Ventures. Existing investors Canaan Partners, Founders Fund, In-Q-Tel, and […]
[Webinar] How to close the identity gap in 2026 before AI exploits enterprise risks
hacker newsApril 7, 2026SaaS Security / Enterprise Security The rapidly evolving threat landscape of 2026 has revealed a frustrating paradox for CISOs and security leaders. The bottom line is that even as identity programs mature, the risks are actually increasing. Hundreds of applications within a typical enterprise remain disconnected from central identity systems, according to […]
California declared war on smog in the 1970s. The ripple effect was huge.
Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. As a result, air quality in the United States is much better. In Los Angeles, where I live, lead levels in the air in the 1970s were 50 times what they are today, but the amount of lead in children’s blood has […]