Month: September 2026
Google is killing off Gemini’s Gems in favor of ‘skills’ | TechCrunch
As all-in-one AI agents like Meta’s Muse and Instinct take off, Google announced it’s shutting down the Gemini...
NYT Games’ Scrabble-like game Crossplay is a dream come true | TechCrunch
I have long dreamed of a better world: one where I would unlock my phone to find a...
AfterQuery reportedly becomes Y Combinator’s fastest-ever unicorn, now valued at $3.2B | TechCrunch
AI training-data startup AfterQuery has reportedly raised a round that valued it at $3.2 billion. This just five...
Claude’s Solution to Decades-Long Math Mystery Is ‘Essentially Correct,’ Physicists Say
For years, physicists were stuck in trying to explain an important mathematical problem in physics. The right approach...
Incredible Website Shows Amsterdam’s History Through 700,000 Pieces of Old Garbage
Rivers in cities can easily fill with heaps full of trash, lost things, and industrial waste. But if...
Skull of Crushed Pompeii Victim Found ‘Intact’
Last month, archaeologists in Italy found the skeletal remains of a Pompeii resident who apparently had his head...
Y Combinator insurance tech alum Angle Health hits $2.7B valuation | TechCrunch
These days, it’s rare to hear of a startup founded in 2019, or one not focused on AI...
The iPhone Duo may already have its first killer app: a virtual Walkman | TechCrunch
Preorders for the new iPhone Duo don’t start until later in October, but the device may already have...
Apple unveils its first foldable, the iPhone Duo | TechCrunch
Apple today introduced its first foldable device, named the iPhone Duo, at its Surprise and Shine event held...
Final Days of Ötzi the Iceman Revealed Through New Analysis of His Tools
Ötzi the Iceman is the gift that keeps on giving. Found embedded in a glacier in 1991, the...
