Day: September 29, 2026
US military says it has launched weapons into space | TechCrunch
The U.S. military has for the first time acknowledged that it deployed space weapons into Earth’s orbit.U.S. Air...
Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents | TechCrunch
As the debate rages over whether the recent spate of rogue AI agents is a step toward AGI...
How Close Are We to Superconductors That Are Actually Practical?
For decades, physicists have used superconductors to explore the weirdest aspects of reality. But they always need to...
This Photon Survived an ‘Impossible’ Journey to Earth. To Explain it, Physicists Had to Break Einstein
To answer weird questions, come up with (reasonably) weird answers.
Physicists Detected a Signal That Defies Explanation. It Could Be Dark Matter—or Something Stranger
Researchers have been searching for this elusive substance for years. One team may have finally found something.
Here’s how Roblox’s age checks work | TechCrunch
A month after introducing mandatory facial verification for access to chats on its platform, Roblox says 45% of...
Thrive Capital led VCs into pro sports ownership; Collaborative Fund just upped that play | TechCrunch
Collaborative Fund, the 15-year-old, New York-based generalist venture firm that has roughly $1 billion under management and that...
Inertia co-founder Jeff Lawson’s joins Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
Jeff Lawson has already helped build a company with more than $4 billion in revenue and 300,000 customers...
Raindrops Carry Tiny Electrical Charges That Eat Through Your Car’s Fresh Paint Job
A new study identifies a real—and overlooked—reason rain breaks down protective coating on metal.
This Brain Teaser Lied to Players for 3 Years, and Math Finally Caught It
“In our defense, it wasn’t on purpose.”
