‘Can’t Thank Him Enough For My Childhood’: Gamers Mourn a Major Change for Super Mario Bros. Nintendo Character
Charles Martinet has been voicing Mario since Super Mario 64 was released in 1996.
TechCrunch is heading to Tokyo — and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it
SusHi Tech 2026 is zeroing in on four technology domains reshaping society: AI, Robotics, Resilience, and Entertainment. Expect live demos of humanoid robots, sessions on autonomous driving’s software revolution, deep dives into cyber defense and climate tech, and candid conversations about how AI is rewriting the global music and anime industries.
3 Ways to Build Unbeatable Rapport With People That Transforms into Trust
Here are three techniques to help you build rapport and trust with anyone you meet.
To Cement Its Status as the Gold Standard in Music, Rhodes Made a Line of Electric Pianos With Gold-Plated Controllers. They Sold Out in Minutes.
Rhodes celebrated its 75th anniversary by giving their iconic instrument an extreme flashy makeover.
IBM taps AI to translate COBOL code to Java
COBOL, or Common Business Oriented Language, is one of the oldest programming languages in use, dating back to around 1959. It’s had surprising staying power; according to a 2022 survey, there’s over 800 billion lines of COBOL in use on production systems, up from an estimated 220 billion in 2017. But COBOL has a reputation […]
TechCrunch+ Roundup: Monetizing generative AI, sex tech checkup, patents and IP
Acquiring a patent can open doors with investors, lead to joint partnerships, and even help immigrant founders in the U.S. obtain green cards.
Listen to Lupe
Wasalu Jaco, a.k.a. Lupe Fiasco, gave a lecture called “Rap Theory and Practice: An Introduction” at MIT in 2022—and it quickly racked up over a million views when MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing posted it online. The talk offered a preview of his spring semester class. “Kick, Push” was the lead single on Lupe Fiasco’s debut…
Microsoft can’t stop discontinuing Kinect
Kinect occupies a strange place in the tech world. It’s a nearly universally beloved piece of technology that was both ahead of its time and very much of its time, all at once. It felt — for a moment — like it was going to revolutionize gaming, but much like the Wii, proved to be […]
How to Build Unstoppable Collaboration in Your Team By Prioritizing Balance and Values
We need more than words on a banner to successfully merge companies, integrate corporate cultures and break down silos.
They made a scary matcha Pokémon
A new Pokémon just dropped, and it’s literally a chipped teapot of matcha. It is called Poltchageist, and yes, that’s a portmanteau of poltergeist and matcha. It’s ghost tea. Yes, Pokémon has already made this joke before, when they introduced Polteageist in the Pokémon Sword and Shield games, which take place in the Britain-inspired Galar […]
IBM sells The Weather Company assets to Francisco Partners
Following rumors that it was exploring the sale of its weather business as part of a move to streamline operations, IBM says that it’s found a buyer for The Weather Company, the weather forecasting and information company it acquired in 2015. Francisco Partners, the private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The […]