December 19, 2025

The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down

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. China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries. In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric…

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Amazon debuts free, ad-supported streaming channels just for Fire TV

May 1, 2023

Amazon is doubling down on free, ad-supported content with today’s introduction of Fire TV Channels, its new, free and ad-supported (FAST) video experience coming to Fire TV devices this week. Though Fire TV had previously offered FAST content, Fire TV Channels will now be continuously updated throughout the day and integrated into several areas across […]

Amazon debuts free, ad-supported streaming channels just for Fire TV by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Wreak havoc on your favorite streamer’s game with Crowd Control

May 1, 2023

You’re streaming the Sims to your loyal Twitch followers, when suddenly, a fire ignites in the middle of your virtual home. As you scramble to put out the fire before the Sim firefighters arrive, another flame appears out of nowhere. In the Twitch chat, your fans are giggling — they have caused quite the ruckus […]

Wreak havoc on your favorite streamer’s game with Crowd Control by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk reportedly settles defamation suit after saying he’d never ‘surrender an unjust case’

May 1, 2023

A defamation case brought against Tesla chief executive Elon Musk by critic Randeep Hothi is apparently coming to a close, reportedly costing the billionaire ten big ones.  Lawyers representing Hothi, a vocal member of the TSLAQ short-seller community on Twitter, said in a statement that Musk asked to settle the nearly three-year-old case back in […]

Elon Musk reportedly settles defamation suit after saying he’d never ‘surrender an unjust case’ by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch