ASUS ProArt P16 review: A sleek showcase for NVIDIA's RTX Spark

NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform is off to a good start, but the ProArt P16 is really only meant for AI fanatics.

OpenAI says it's cutting off internet access for frontier model training

OpenAI says it will no longer allow frontier models to access the internet during training in an effort to put in new safety measures after a series of incidents.

AI’s hidden storage bill: What inference leaves behind

Ask most executives to picture the cost of AI and they’ll likely see GPUs—racks of accelerators with gigawatts of power—and a waitlist for silicon. But that picture leaves something out: Data storage

Three things you should know about permafrost

How much do you know about permafrost? Maybe, like me, you’ve been aware that this layer of frozen soil is thawing, that it’s important in the global puzzle of climate change … and that’s about the ex

How Many Billions Would It Take to Hold Meta Accountable?

Meta got hit this week with its biggest fine yet, the latest in a mounting pile of court-ordered payments.

Elon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the Midterms

The trillionaire has given more than $445 million to Republican political groups this election cycle, as Democrats vow to investigate him.

Spotify ramps up policy enforcement on family plans

If you share Spotify sub with family, you may need to scan QR code to prove it.

NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue

"We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders."

OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”

OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn't work.

Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers

At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just gain an early following but keep one.

Unicommerce Q2: Profit Rises 11% YoY To ₹6.4 Cr, Revenue Up 15%

Unicommerce’s consolidated net profit rose 11% YoY to ₹6.4 Cr in Q2 FY27. Sequentially, it increased 37%. Expenses grew faster than revenue, keeping pre-tax profit nearly flat. whi

Festive Sales See Shoppers Log In But Hold Back On Big-Ticket Purchases

India’s online festive sales reached $7–8 Bn in the first leg, but early data showed weaker spending and smartphone sales Strong online traffic and order growth failed to translate

From Toast to Bessemer: Who founders will hear from at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 

Hosted by TechCrunch in partnership with Fidelity Private Shares, the full-day event goes beyond fundraising and AI to explore the realities of finding customers, building teams, sharpening a pitch, d

Carta and NewView partner, hoping to entice more startups to let employees sell shares early

A new program wants to encourage more startups to allow workers to cash out early by making it easier to transact tender offers.

Greece enacts social media ban for kids under 15

Greece has passed a social media ban for kids under 15 after after announcing the measure earlier this year.

Meta is charging government and nonprofit pages to post links on Facebook

The new restrictions are a test which is explicitly not supposed to impact these entities.

From Chip Lab to Center Stage

In the biotech world, you can’t see everything

Earlier this week, I attended a screening of You Can See Everything, the buzzy new documentary about the disgraced former biotech CEO Elizabeth Holmes.  I went in not really knowing what to expec

The Download: testing six tech promises and biotech’s blind spots

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Are we there yet? A reality check on six big tech