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Polymath co-founders Sophie and Christian Silver
Gaming

Game maker Polymath aims to make learning math as enjoyable as Roblox | TechCrunch

As gaming platforms like Roblox and Minecraft continue to grow in popularity among young children, and with platforms...

Lucra Sports Dylan Robbins
Startups

The pitch trick that helped an esports startup raise $20M when VCs only wanted AI | TechCrunch

Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever...

Discovered Materials founders Advaith Sridhar and Akash Ramdas
AI

Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips | TechCrunch

Chips running AI workloads are too hot: That’s one reason why data centers consume so much electricity and...

Apps

Meet Wrinkles, an app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you | TechCrunch

A new app called Wrinkles uses your location to automatically surface stories about the places around you. Wrinkles,...

Hardware

The new MacBook Pro laptops are as much as $400 more expensive than their predecessors. Thank the RAM shortage. | TechCrunch

Apple unveiled its latest slate of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops on Tuesday morning, and in the...

Commuters travel on a London Underground tube carriage, during a heatwave, in central London on June 24, 2026.
Security

UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group | TechCrunch

U.K. police said on Thursday that the jailing of two hackers has “severely” hampered the activities of the...

The ChatGPT application icon is displayed on a smartphone screen.
AI

OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand | TechCrunch

Demand for OpenAI’s newest and most powerful model, Astra, has led the company to temporarily pause subscriptions for...

In Brief

Can sim drivers make the shift to F1? Max Verstappen thinks so | TechCrunch

Motorsports have long been a pay-to-play arena, with young drivers spending thousands of dollars just to get started...

TechCrunch Disrupt
Startups

5 days left: Save up to $410 on Disrupt 2026 passes | TechCrunch

Five days. That’s all that’s left to lock in one of the smartest advantages you can give yourself...

In Brief

OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide | TechCrunch

NextSlide recently announced that it’s joining OpenAI, with the presentation startup’s team members now working on ChatGPT.The NextSlide...