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Month: September 2026

array of 6 Oura rings
Gadgets

Oura’s $2.2B IPO is mostly a payday for existing shareholders | TechCrunch

Smart ring maker Oura is looking to raise as much as $2.2 billion in its upcoming IPO, but...

Startups

Nexterity wants to automate the hard, dangerous part of pipefitting | TechCrunch

Lindsey Elliott is big into bolts. At last year’s Bolting Symposium — the 13th annual — she said...

YouTube Shorts series
Media & Entertainment

YouTube’s new ‘Shorts series’ feature brings episodic viewing to Shorts | TechCrunch

As microdrama apps gain traction, YouTube is clearly betting that episodic short-form storytelling will stick around. And that...

A historical engraving depicting the 1773 Boston Tea Party.
Human History

Boston Tea Party Relic on Display for Decades Is Something Else Entirely

The findings don’t devalue the artifact’s significance, but the story behind it is much different from what we...

A skeleton discovered in the eastern necropolis of Apspendos.
Human History

Archaeologists Think a 2,400-Year-Old Grave Belongs to an Ancient Greek Wrestler

Researchers will have to take a closer look to find stronger evidence, but the findings offer a rare...

Many men were discovered with their hands shackled.
Human History

Archaeologists Thought a Mass Grave of 79 Shackled Men Held Foreign Invaders. They Were Wrong

The 2,600-year-old burial dates back to a time period when Athens was grappling with the beginnings of its...

Hardware

What we expect from the upcoming Apple launch | TechCrunch

It’s finally happening — this week, we are (probably) about to see Apple’s first foldable iPhone, more than...

AI

‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI  | TechCrunch

An Anthropic researcher has resigned over fears that unrestrained development of self-improving AI models will end up killing...

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 exhibitor
Startups

Last day to grab your exhibit table at Disrupt 2026 is Oct. 2 | TechCrunch

This is the last week and your final opportunity to book your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 exhibit table. Book...

Mysala Inscription Rome Tax Evasion
Human History

Turns Out Ancient Rome Took Tax Fraud Very Seriously

New stone fragments discovered in Turkey turned out to be the missing parts of a decree detailing a...