Day: October 5, 2026
5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day | TechCrunch
There isn’t a shortage of accelerators for startups, but one of the few that investors watch closely is...
Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era | TechCrunch
Women throughout history have always sought out relationship advice, whether from newspaper columnists like “Dear Abby,” letters to...
HackerRank’s AI interviewer offers a glimpse into what job interviews could become | TechCrunch
What happens when AI moves from helping job candidates to evaluating them? HackerRank, a platform used by companies...
VitaCig, The Cigarette With Vitamin C
Our first contender for Stupid Invention of the Week:A Quebec company is producing a cigarette it claims does...
Scientists Uncover Surprising Link Between Cannabis and Violence
A large review ties cannabis use to an increased risk of committing violent acts.
This May Be the Strangest Explanation Yet for the Mysterious Particle That Slammed Into Earth in 2023
Making it work would require pulling a lot of (cosmic) strings—but perhaps we need wild explanations to explain...
Google and NASA Join Forces; Nerds Everywhere Flip Out
Google and NASA, sitting in a tree, p-u-t-t-i-n-g… space related data on the internet. Yes, two of the...
The Death of a Russian Plague Lab Worker Sounds Terrifying. How Worried Should You Be?
The death of a 28-year-old lab worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has reawakened pandemic fears.
Crane Adorable Humidifiers
Usually we resent product names that tell us how we should feel about them, but the fact that...
Lola Vision Systems is trying to make it easier to run AI models on chips | TechCrunch
The story begins almost 12 years ago, when Tayo Adesanya started a career working with microchips and AI...
