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The construction site for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider.
Physics & Chemistry

The Large Hadron Collider Is Getting a Major Upgrade. But What Would Actually Surprise Physicists?

Some were disappointed at the lack of "new physics" from the LHC. Could forthcoming updates be the accelerator's...

Matt Mullenweg, Founder & CEO of Automattic
Apps

Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence | TechCrunch

Matt Mullenweg, the founder and CEO of Automattic, best known as the parent company of WordPress.com, has been...

Three iPhones showing images verified by Apple Reference Image.
AI

Apple has a new way to prove your iPhone photos aren’t AI slop | TechCrunch

In a world awash in AI slop, Apple wants you to trust what gets captured on its iPhones.The...

Demonstrators gather outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2025 to protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)
Security

Leaks, data breaches, and ransom notes: The worst hacks of 2026 so far | TechCrunch

If anything, 2026 has made clear that cybersecurity is no longer a background concern. Today, security is at...

This cookie is made using waste plant materials and plastic and could feed humans everywhere from submarines to spaceships.
Physics & Chemistry

Scientists Develop Microbes That Make Vanilla Cookies Out of Plastic Bottles

“Microbes are very clever. So, we are using their traits to solve the problems we created.”

An artist's concept of artificially made diamond rain, like those on Neptune and Uranus, floating on liquid carbon.
Physics & Chemistry

Scientists Recreate the Melting ‘Diamond Rain’ of Neptune and Uranus. It May Help Fusion Power

A U.S. government lab has recreated the truly alien conditions that melt diamonds deep inside ice giant planets—and...

A curious Humpback whale calf in the emerald blue water of Tonga.
Physics & Chemistry

These Whale Calls Appear to Break Physics, but the Truth Is Even Weirder

“Most of us don’t hear a whale call and think, ‘Wow, look at the special theory of relativity...

Dario Amodei
AI

Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, which it calls a significantly cheaper, faster work partner | TechCrunch

As the AI model wars continue, Anthropic has released the newest version of Sonnet, the company’s mid-tier model,...

GDC Festival of Gaming attendees
Gaming

Some international attendees are skipping 2026 GDC due to safety fears and growing ICE presence | TechCrunch

The 2026 Game Developers Conference is shaping up to be a little less international this year if commentary...

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff
Venture

AI research startup Listen Labs scrubbed a $1.5B funding round for Salesforce talks | TechCrunch

Listen Labs, a market research startup that uses voice AI to conduct customer interviews, recently signed a term...