AT&T Customers Are Eligible for Up to $5,000 in a New Settlement. Here’s What to Know.

June 26, 2025

In July 2024, AT&T revealed that the call and text logs of “nearly all” of its cellular customers had been exposed in a breach that spring and put on the “dark web.”

Jeff Bezos is reportedly courting Trump after public spat with Musk

June 26, 2025

Bezos allegedly sees an opening for his space company, Blue Origin, now that Musk has been diminished in the eyes of the President.

People use AI for companionship much less than we’re led to think

June 26, 2025

A report by Anthropic reveals that people rarely seek companionship from AI, and turn to AI for emotional support or advice only 2.9% of the time.

YouTube adds an AI Overviews-like search results carousel

June 26, 2025

YouTube is rolling out new AI-powered features to help users find content and information more easily, the company announced on Thursday.

Jon McNeill brings the operator’s playbook to TechCrunch All Stage

June 26, 2025

Founders are often told to chase product-market fit before anything else, but what if scaling too soon, too fast, is what’s really holding them back? At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Jon McNeill, CEO and co-founder of DVx Ventures (and former president of Tesla and COO of Lyft), will take the […]

Stay Focused With These Distraction-Cutting Tools Every Entrepreneur Needs

June 26, 2025

This AdGuard suite can keep your workflow distraction-free and your data secure.

How a Good Mentor Can Change the Trajectory of Your Business — and Make You Happier at Work

June 26, 2025

Here’s how strategic guidance has become a career game-changer.

The Download: Google DeepMind’s DNA AI, and heatwaves’ impact on the grid

June 26, 2025

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. Google’s new AI will help researchers understand how our genes work When scientists first sequenced the human genome in 2003, they revealed the full set of DNA instructions that make a person. But…

Dr. Drew Pinsky and Serial Investor Kim Perell Share Their Best Advice for Dealing With Rejection: ‘It’s Never Going to Feel Good.’

June 26, 2025

Get lessons in resiliency from renowned health expert Dr. Drew Pinsky and serial investor Kim Perell on the new episode of “Entrepreneur Therapy.”

It’s officially summer, and the grid is stressed

June 26, 2025

It’s crunch time for the grid this week. As I’m writing this newsletter, it’s 100 °F (nearly 38 °C) here in New Jersey, and I’m huddled in the smallest room in my apartment with the shades drawn and a single window air conditioner working overtime. Large swaths of the US have seen brutal heat this…

The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics