As people look for ways to make new friends, here are some apps that may come in handy.
With loneliness and social isolation becoming more prevalent in recent years, people are increasingly seeking new ways to form platonic connections. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General even designated this issue as a public health crisis. Remote workers who miss the daily interactions of an office and young people who want to create adult social […]
Nawea’s chemical-free weeding technology could change the way we treat lawns
Naware founder Mark Boysen first tried to kill weeds using a drone and a 200-watt laser. While he and some friends were toying with the idea for a startup, he was thinking about how a family in North Dakota had lost three members to cancer, which the family suspected had something to do with chemicals […]
Treat yourself: The best smart glasses to buy with your holiday gift money
Smart glasses have been around for a while, but the technology has improved over the years, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg claiming that wearables will replace smartphones in the next decade (though, of course, many people disagree). Smart glasses are no longer just futuristic gadgets, but practical tools that people use to communicate, navigate, track […]
9 Top Cybersecurity Startups in Disrupt Startup Battlefield
TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest attracts thousands of applicants each year. These entries will be narrowed down to the top 200, and the top 20 will compete on the big stage to win the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000 in prize money. However, the remaining 180 startups all surprised us in their respective categories and […]
These are the cybersecurity stories we’ll be jealous of in 2025
It’s the end of the year. That means it’s time to celebrate the best cybersecurity stories we’ve never published before. Since 2023, TechCrunch has been collectively looking back at the year’s best articles in cybersecurity. Even for those who are not familiar with it, the concept is simple. There are currently dozens of journalists reporting […]
The year data centers moved from backend to center stage
There was a time when most Americans had little or no knowledge about their local data centers. Server farms, long the invisible but vital backbone of the Internet, have rarely captured the attention of those outside the technology industry, not to mention that they are an issue with particularly fascinating political resonance. As of 2025, […]
European startup market data doesn’t live up to its energy – yet
At the annual Slush conference held in Helsinki last month, it was impossible to ignore the excitement in Europe’s startup market. However, actual data on the current state of the region’s venture market shows a different reality. Result: European markets have yet to recover from the global venture capital reset that occurred in 2022 and […]
Waymo explains why robot taxis got stuck during San Francisco power outage
Waymo said Tuesday in a blog post explaining why its self-driving cars got stuck at intersections during last weekend’s power outages in San Francisco that it will ship a software update that will allow robotaxis to “more decisively” navigate faulty traffic lights during power outages. Waymo said the robotaxi’s self-driving system treats dead-end lights as […]
9 Top Biotech Startups in Disrupt Startup Battlefield
TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest attracts thousands of applicants each year. These entries will be narrowed down to the top 200, and the top 20 will compete on the big stage to win the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000 in prize money. However, the remaining 180 startups all surprised us in their respective categories and […]
How Mill landed deals with Amazon and Whole Foods
The Mill may have started with homes, but co-founder and CEO Matt Rogers says the food waste startup has long aspired to expand into commercial customers. “This has been part of our plan since the Series A deck,” Rogers told TechCrunch. Now, with a formal deal between Amazon and Whole Foods, the company’s plans to […]