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The Gemini-powered health coach will act as a combination fitness coach, sleep expert, and health and wellness advisor.

The device comes with health and fitness tracking like 24/7 heart rate, heart rhythm monitoring with Afib alerts, SpO2, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, sleep stages and duration, and more.

Startup Battlefield 200 applications are open, but only for three more weeks. Apply by May 27 for your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, $100K equity-free, and more opportunities for major scaling impact. Pre-Series A founders — and anyone who knows a startup worth backing — this is your reminder: the deadline is approaching fast, and the […]

Toronto police said this is the "first known instance" of an SMS blaster being used in Canada.

If startup visibility, traction, and real deals matter, you should be on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 exhibit floor. Get your 6' exhibit table before your competitor does.

Skyroot's valuation has more than doubled since 2023 as the Indian rocket startup prepares for the country's first private orbital launch.

Google is expected to reveal more about its upcoming smart glasses at IO. Here’s what we know and what could be announced.

The Bluetti Elite 30 V2 is on sale at Amazon for a limited time only for $218.99, down from the list price of $239. That's a savings of $20.01.

Two days left to save up to $410 on your pass, and get a second one at 50% off to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Offer ends May 8, 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now.

Moonshot's annualized recurring revenue topped $200 million in April, driven by rapid growth in paid subscriptions and API usage.

Eligible iPhone owners can receive up to $95. See if your iPhone is on the list and who qualifies for payment in the Apple AI lawsuit settlement.

Users will be able to create a podcast from Codex or Claude Code and import it to Spotify

Companies have to be careful when introducing new, AI-driven features, but Spotify is really taking its sweet time with AI DJ.

Spotify's AI DJ feature now supports French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese.

World Password Day highlights the danger of reused passwords and credential stuffing. Simple steps like 2FA and a password manager can help protect you.

Learn what portable power stations are, how to charge them, and how to use them with examples like Anker 521 and EcoFlow Delta 3.

The Magic: The Gathering Avatar Jumpstart Booster Box is $82.13 at Amazon, its lowest-ever price on the site.

"Daily Show" host Desi Lydic has responded to Marco Rubio using rap lyrics to talk about the war in Iran.

Get the best robot vacuum deal. Save 54% on the Shark AV2501AE AI at Amazon.

The Lego Botanicals Flower Arrangement is on sale at Amazon. Buy now in time for Mother's Day.

Get the best Google Pixel deal. Save 23% on the Google Pixel 10 Pro at Amazon.

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

See the Moon phase expected for May 7, 2026 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected.

Samsung's new monitors launch on May 19. Reserve now and get a free $50 credit toward a qualifying preorder purchase.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

Amazon has the Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Elite Trainer Box for $68.95, its lowest price yet and a match for Walmart.

Preorder the Pokémon TCG: Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection for $69.99 at Amazon, just 82 cents over market price.

Google’s A.I. search technology is far from perfect (don’t count on it for celebrity news), but it excels at tasks like picking out groceries and detecting scams.

Petlibro released its first automatic litterbox, the Luma Smart Litter Box, so we put it to the test for three-and-a-half months.

Survival thriller 'Send Help,' starring Rachel McAdams, is now available to watch at home on video-on-demand and stream on Hulu.

NASA's James Webb and Hubble space telescopes reveal the biggest newborn star clusters are the fastest to lose their birth clouds.

How to unblock porn for free in France. Unblock and watch Pornhub for free from anywhere in the world.

Get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 for $34.97 through May 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

With the rise of BookTok, do authors now have to take on the role of content creator? As lines blur, authors discuss navigating online spaces and the place of social media in an author's career.

Learn piano on your own time with a lifetime subscription to this AI-powered Skoove Premium Piano Lessons

What’s new to streaming for the week of May 8, 2026, on Netflix, Shudder, Hulu, and more? We've got you covered.

Get a refurbished Apple MacBook Air (2020) for $289.99 (reg. $999) —reliable performance at a fraction of the original price.

At BookCon 2026, we sat down with Kelsey Impicciche to discuss her career as a creator and how one viral Buzzfeed video turned into overnight success.

Answers to each clue for the May 7, 2026 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Nintendo is remaking 'Star Fox 64' for the Nintendo Switch 2, updating the graphics and giving Fox McCloud a more realistic look.

Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where they talked with TechCrunch about everything from chip shortages to orbital data centers to the possibility that the whole architecture that undergirds the tech is wrong.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1783 on May 7 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

The investment comes as Pronto scales to 26,000 daily bookings and the market heads toward a potential $18 billion size.

Shivon Zilis worked closely with Elon Musk while she was on OpenAI’s board of directors. Her ties to the world’s richest man were detailed in a landmark trial on Wednesday.

The Remarkable Paper Pure is more than a replacement for my Remarkable 2. It has longer battery life and a better form factor.

"The Other Bennet Sister," now on BritBox, tells the story of the much-overlooked Mary Bennet from "Pride and Prejudice."

A Grade A refurbished Dell 15 (2024) with 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD for just $306.99.

Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.

The deal, announced last November, would have seen Perplexity's AI search engine integrated directly into Snapchat.

xAI's real business may be more about building data centers than training AI models. 

Gabi, the newest monk at a temple in Seoul, vowed to not overcharge as it seeks enlightenment.

The Trump administration will have early access to new AI models from some big AI companies.

Corgi announced on Wednesday a $160 million Series B, led by TCV, valuing the startup at $1.3 billion.

The New York Times' word game Connections was decidedly lacking in words on Wednesday, and the internet had thoughts.

Apple has reached a $250 million settlement in a lawsuit that accused the company of exaggerating Apple Intelligence's intelligence.

The insatiable costs of data centers is making some tech companies pull back their clean energy goals.

The push for new data centers at Microsoft is putting one of the its key clean power goals at risk.

Utah's SB 73 prevents VPN use on porn sites, but critics say it won't work.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says more than 150,000 retail investors joined the fintech’s new venture fund, which offers exposure to private tech companies like OpenAI, Stripe, Databricks, and Oura before they go public.

Cutthroat negotiations between startup founders are rarely shared so publicly, especially when a company becomes as world-changing as OpenAI.

U.S. prosecutors said a ransomware gang fueled Russian government corruption, and allowed the gang's leaders to avoid paying taxes and dodge the country's military draft.

Braintrust, a startup that makes an “operating system for engineers building AI software,” notified customers that hackers broke into one of its Amazon cloud environments, and is asking customers to rotate their API keys.

The creator of camelcamelcamel, a free Amazon price tracker, has launched an identical tool for Walmart products called camelmart.

Pornhub announced that UK adults can verify their age on their Apple devices and view the website again.

iPhone users will reportedly be able to use third-party AI tools with Apple Intelligence when iOS 27 is released.

SpaceX, Elon Musk's space company that also houses his AI company, xAI, is considering spending $55 billion, at least initially, to build a semiconductor factory in Texas, according to a filing with Grimes County.

Prime Video's "Legally Blonde" prequel "Elle" premieres July 1. Watch the teaser now.

In just a few weeks of talks, DeepSeek's potential valuation has reportedly soared from $20 billion to $45 billion.

Kate Berlant reteams with John Early for "Maddie's Secret," a sensationally offbeat comedy.

Genesis AI unveils GENE-26.5, a robotic brain it says enables general-purpose robots to perform complex physical tasks with human-level dexterity.

Between May 6 and May 17, you can score up to 64% off at EcoFlow and snag free solar panels with your purchase.

As of May 6, get a pair of Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones for $50 off.

Buy a Delta gift card worth $300 or more and get a free $20 Starbucks gift card.

Get a free Samsung Galaxy S26 (256GB) from T-Mobile when signing up for an Experience Beyond plan for 24 months. Existing Go5G Plus members also qualify for the free S26.

Nintendo announced a Switch 2 + "Pokémon Pokopia" bundle this week, but it's only available in Australia and New Zealand.

As of May 6, you can get the Beatbot AquaSense 2 for $849 at Amazon, down from $1,298. That's a 35% discount or $449 savings.

The director of 2021's 'Mortal Kombat' is back, and that's bad news for movies. Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, and Hiroyuki Sanada star.

As of May 6, get $700 off the Bosch Fully Automatic Coffee and Espresso Machine at Amazon.

The new feature is a small win for Android users, as it gives them more control over how much location data they share with websites.

While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic.

The entry-level Acer Nitro V 15 gaming laptop is on sale for only $699.99 at Amazon, a savings of $100.

Bumble is revamping its app and shared a cryptic Instagram post that makes people question whether it's getting rid of swiping.

Robot lawn mowers from Eufy, Ecovacs, and Dreame are up to 45% off at Amazon.

A class-action lawsuit is accusing Roku and TCL of pushing faulty software updates that break TVs without proper support.