Capitalism, you're on notice: Writer/director Boots Riley is coming to Prime Video with another bizarro social satire in the vein of his acclaimed 2018 comedy/political screed Sorry to Bother You--thi...
Amazon's biggest tablet is the Fire Max 11. It has an 11-inch screen, a fingerprint reader, and an optional keyboard and stylus package. Usually, Fire tablets are cheap consumption devices, but now ma...
While we've all been focused on growing a bee-friendly habitat in our gardens by planting pollinator friendly varieties, there's something else that's vital to the health of bees that often goes unmen...
Perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised to see someone skate-walking down the halls of Detroit's Huntington Place convention center. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of interesting stuff happening a...
Bees want to be left alone, and in return, they typically leave us alone. Even when you see a swarm of bees out in the wild, they're usually moving from one hive to another--not chasing after an enemy...
When you can't sleep, the clock taunts you. "At least I'm getting seven hours," you might think as you lie down, but if you're still awake an hour later, then you're only getting six hours, and six is...
By Virginia Heffernan[photo1]The curious mind of Pete Buttigieg holds much of its functionality in reserve. Even as he discusses railroads and airlines, down to the pointillist data that is his curren...
For the first time, TikTok is introducing a fund for creators making viral effects and filters -- but based on the proposed payout structure, creators won't be getting rich anytime soon.TikTok's Effec...
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy.The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags, as co...
You know the drill by now--the Pixel a-series is the best phone line Google makes. A combination of good design, a great camera, the right specs, and a low price makes it our usual recommendation for ...
It always seems to happen at the worst time: Our kids get into some mischief just as things get stressful or busy. And because we're so occupied with our careers, making dinner, or simply trying to re...
I love my Roomba, and I hate my Roomba. The endearing little beeps and boops, the hypnotic but inexplicable path it takes across my floor, the possibility of training woodland animals to ride it acros...
If someone said "startup" while we were playing a word association game, I'd respond with "fundraising." (I bet you would, too.)Asking people for money is a key aspect of every founder's journey, but ...
Google Fi, Google's cellular service, is getting its third rebrand in eight years. First it was Project Fi, then Google Fi, and now it's "Google Fi Wireless." It also has its third logo, and this one...
A big challenge in the world of work is the rampant turnover of leadership positions. Bosses are quitting and getting hired at a swift pace. This also means employees are more frequently adjusting to ...
Let's start with an obvious truth: Hardware is hard. We've all heard the cliche -- and implicitly understand it to be truth. The good news is such difficulties give us a lot to talk about -- and as it...
Sure, it's demo day week over at Y Combinator, but that doesn't mean we have to only discuss the smallest and youngest startups out there. In fact, a small news item from today reinforces our view tha...
[photo1]Eric Ravenscraft"There's no way this doesn't get removed," my resident tank main told me. He was getting his first glimpse of Overwatch 2's latest hero, Lifeweaver. The floral-themed...
This week, young people are partying like it's 1999: buying dumb-phones, spending cold hard cash, and listening to Afroman novelty raps. On the more serious side of things, the internet is creeping o...
"What was something amazing that happened to you this weekend," Mindbloom's CEO Dylan Benyon asked me, less than 30 seconds into our call. His bright eyes and relaxed demeanor radiated a deep peace an...