This Interactive Toy Keeps Your Pets Happy and Occupied
This fun ball can entertain your pet so you don’t have to.
Puzzle Corner
Ready for a fresh set of puzzles? Click here for the July/August 2025 Puzzle Corner, brought to you by guest editor Ed Faulkner ’03. Send problems, solutions (by August 1), and comments to puzzlecorner@technologyreview.com. Editor emeritus Allan Gottlieb ’67 launched Puzzle Corner in 1966. Find back issues through 2022 at cs.nyu.edu/~gottlieb/tr and more recent back issues at technologyreview.com/puzzle-corner.
Fynn raises $36M for a platform to finance students in vocational education
When people think of the funding crisis in further education, thoughts normally turn to the rising price of a typical four-year college degree. But that’s not the only financial gap that exists: those who want to pursue hands-on careers in trades like medical technicians, automotive mechanics, welding, carpentry or air conditioning specialists also regularly find […]
Fynn raises $36M for a platform to finance students in vocational education by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
A list of robotics companies that are hiring
The economy is a bit better — kind of, maybe, sort of? While things appear to be trending in the right direction, it’s going to be a long road. Besides, if you’re unable to find work, positive macroeconomic trends are cold comfort. One of the nice things about having a platform like TechCrunch is the […]
A list of robotics companies that are hiring by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter Blue’s quiet rollout in EU frets watchdog over lack of notice
Twitter has ruffled more regulatory feathers in the European Union by going ahead with a rollout of a much criticized paid verification feature without informing its lead data protection watchdog ahead of time — despite previously saying it would. The product, known as Twitter Blue, lets users pay to get a blue check market on […]
Twitter Blue’s quiet rollout in EU frets watchdog over lack of notice by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
3 Action Items for Black Entrepreneurs This Year
A new survey provides a tactical road map for Black business owners.
What you need to know about raising a Series A
Do you have visions of Series A funding in your future? A lot of hard work and preparation goes into securing your first round of VC funding. Early-stage founders are no strangers to hard work — especially those who’ve raised their seed round. But Series A prep is a different beast altogether. And economic headwinds […]
What you need to know about raising a Series A by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Jason Sudeikis teases possible ‘Ted Lasso’ extended cinematic universe for Apple TV+
While “Ted Lasso” writers and co-stars Jason Sudeikis and Brett Goldstein have confirmed multiple times in interviews that the Apple TV+ original series will likely end after three seasons, the story of AFC Richmond may not be over. Sudeikis recently mentioned that he’s open to the idea of a spin-off, which would be a first […]
Jason Sudeikis teases possible ‘Ted Lasso’ extended cinematic universe for Apple TV+ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Housing Is Less Affordable Now Than at the Peak of the 2008 Housing Bubble
New data found that the average American would need to spend 42.9% of their income to afford a median-priced house.
Who’s to blame for all the SPAC implosions?
Autonomous trucking startup Embark SPAC’d with a multibillion-dollar price tag. It’s now a smoking crater We have to ask whose fault this all was.
Who’s to blame for all the SPAC implosions? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Tick tock — 4 days left to save $1,000 on Disrupt passes
The hands of time are relentless, and so is the countdown to the biggest savings on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt — taking place September 19–21 in San Francisco. Here’s the thing: You have only four days left to save $1,000 on your pass. That bears repeating: Four days to save $1,000! Early action pays — […]
Tick tock — 4 days left to save $1,000 on Disrupt passes by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch