May 4, 2026

Week one of the Musk v. Altman trial: What it was like in the room

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Two of the most powerful people in AI—Sam Altman and Elon Musk—began their face-off in court in Oakland, California, last week. Musk is suing OpenAI, alleging that the millions he spent to…

TopTechTrends

Apple M3 iMac 24-inch review: More power, same package

November 6, 2023

A fun knock-on effect of this job is having to constantly switch between machines. The best way to test a product is integrating it into your daily routine as much as possible. This time out, that meant replacing the Mac Studio and 27-inch Studio Display with the new 24-inch iMac. It’s been an important reminder […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The Download: military personnel data for sale, and AI watermarking 

November 6, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. It’s shockingly easy to buy sensitive data about US military personnel For as little as $0.12 per record, data brokers in the US are selling sensitive private data about both active-duty military members…

The 20 best STEM toys to gift coders-in-training

November 6, 2023

There’s no doubt the STEM toys category has lost a bit of its magic. The hype that started about a decade ago, powering a wave of startups to launch creative and experimental products — pitching parents on dedicated connected hardware and apps to help unlock their kids’ future tech career progression — has faded to […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

It’s shockingly easy to buy sensitive data about US military personnel

November 6, 2023
For as little as $0.12 per record, data brokers in the US are selling sensitive private data about active-duty military members and veterans, including their names, home addresses, geolocation, net worth, and religion, and information about their children and health conditions.  In a unsettling study published on Monday, researchers from Duke University approached 12 data…

3 Energy Services Stocks Displaying Promising Gains

November 6, 2023
The escalating endeavors in oil and gas exploration to cater to the world’s rising energy needs are projected to keep the energy services industry afloat in the foreseeable future. Therefore,…