Defending Apple’s $230 iPhone socks
If you thought Apple’s $19 polishing cloth was ridiculous, wait until you hear about Apple’s latest offering. The limited edition iPhone Pocket is a cloth sling for your phone that retails for $149.95 in the short size and $229.95 in the long crossbody size. It seems like the item itself can be rage fodder. According […]
CISA warns federal agencies to patch flawed Cisco firewalls amid ‘active exploitation’ across US government
US cybersecurity agency CISA said federal government departments are not sufficiently patching Cisco firewalls to protect against active hacking activity targeting them. In its latest advisory released Wednesday, CISA said it is currently “actively tracking the exploitation” of two security flaws in Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software, which hardens a range of enterprise-grade firewalls […]
Firefighters suffered chemical burns at Elon Musk’s boring company construction site
Firefighters conducting safety training at one of The Boring Company’s construction sites in Las Vegas suffered burns from chemicals used in the tunneling process, according to a new report in Fortune magazine. Clark County firefighters were not advised of the potential danger beforehand and suffered permanent scarring, the report said. Employees working in The Boring […]
Sam Altman-backed Exowatt wants to power AI data centers with billions of hot rocks
When Hannan Happi started thinking about how to solve the AI power crisis, he had one number in mind: 1 cent per kilowatt-hour. “We looked at all kinds of configurations and designs,” Exowatt co-founder and CEO Happi told TechCrunch. “They all look different from each other. We tried to learn from all of them. How […]
Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a reboot of Vine that includes Vine’s video archives
As generative AI content begins to infiltrate social apps, a project is being launched with the help of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey to bring back Vine’s six-second loop videos. On Thursday, a new app called diVine will give you access to more than 100,000 archived Vine videos restored from old backups created before Vine shut […]
“Chad: The Brainrot IDE” is a new product backed by Y Combinator that is so wild that people thought it was fake.
When former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt, a member of the audience asked him if HBO’s hit satirical movie “Silicon Valley” would be revived. Mr. Costolo, who was the show’s writer, basically said no (time stamp 38:17). Writers talk about it regularly, he said, but haven’t pursued the actual Silicon Valley of […]
What startups want from OpenAI
Mark Manara, head of startups at OpenAI, says the reality of AI has progressed far beyond ideas and experiments. AI-native companies are reaching $200 million in annual recurring revenue, and product cycles are shrinking from two-week sprints to one day. OpenAI can help you do that. Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Russell Brandom speaks with […]
Elon Musk’s X failed to switch security keys, locking users out
There have been reports across social media of Elon Musk’s X users being stuck in an infinite loop and, in some cases, being locked out of their X accounts. It appears that the required two-factor security changes failed. On October 24, X said in a post that it is asking users who rely on passkeys […]
Why researchers are developing robots that look and act like bats
Search and rescue operations often take place in areas where human movement is difficult due to extreme weather, rough terrain, and hazardous conditions such as smoke and dust. Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) hope to send bat-inspired robots on these missions instead of humans. WPI professor Nitin J. Sanket and his team have developed […]
Data centers currently attract more investment than finding new sources of oil supply
If you had any doubts about whether data centers are driving the global economy, a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) should put them to rest. This year, the world will spend $580 billion on data centers, $40 billion more than it will spend on new oil supplies. “This point of comparison provides […]