October 11, 2026

Tech & AI

Tech & AI

AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10

Mark your calendars: on Thursday night, September 10, StrictlyVC — TechCrunch’s boutique evening series — is heading to New York’s West Village (the real one — brownstones, cobblestones, and all — not the Mission Bay stretch of San Francisco that’s earned the nickname “Vest Village” for all the Patagonia-clad VCs roaming around). It’s our first

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Bill Gates Says Some Jobs Should Be Off-Limits to AI

Bill Gates has spent decades betting on technology to change the world. Now, he argues that AI should not be allowed to replace people in certain jobs, even when it can. In an essay published Aug. 26 titled “The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical,” Gates warns that the

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GTA 6 Netflix extended look: Everything that was revealed

Finally, a real, authorized look at the most anticipated game of the year, Grand Theft Auto VI! After more than a decade since its predecessor was released, years of wild speculation, postponed release dates, and a leaker posting over a dozen leaked clips, Rockstar Games teamed up with Netflix to provide fans with an official

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6 Takeaways From the GTA VI Extended Look

There’s also an array of clothes you can equip your characters with, which Rockstar has apparently coordinated with real-life fashion designers to put in the game. Some of these, however, may only come with the $100 Ultimate Edition that people are very mad about. Maybe Don’t Hit and Run The NPCs in the game appear

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Bluesky adds an ‘algorithmic opt-out’ feature for those who don’t want to go viral

After adding support for longer videos just yesterday, open social network Bluesky on Thursday introduced a new algorithmic opt-out feature that allows users to stop their posts from appearing in the app’s main Discover feed. That algorithmic feed can currently surface any post on Bluesky’s network, as posts on the network are public by default.

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This Refurbished Apple Watch SE Just Dropped to $89.99

TL;DR: Get a 40mm Apple Watch SE 1 (2020) for $89.99 (reg. $249), with GPS, heart rate monitoring, fall detection, and 18-hour battery life. An Apple Watch has become one of the most useful pieces of tech for professionals who need to stay connected but don’t want to be tethered to their phone all day.

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The 65-inch Samsung S90H OLED TV has never been this cheap: Save 41%

SAVE $1,100: The 65-inch Samsung Class S90H OLED TV is on sale for $1,597.99 at Amazon, down from the list price of $2,697.99. That’s a 41% discount and the lowest we’ve ever seen at Amazon. $1,597.99 at Amazon $2,697.99 Save $1,100.00   We’re in the last week of NFL preseason, which means sports weekends are

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Alienware AW3926QW Review: 39 Inches of Gaming Glory

The AW3926QW has an RGB stripe tandem OLED panel produced by LG. At the moment, it’s one of just two ultrawide monitors to offer the panel, which is also available from LG’s UltraGear Evo GX9. I recently tested the 27-inch Asus PG27UCWM, another RGB Strip OLED that I was impressed by, but it’s a standard

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Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition

Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reported Wednesday night, citing a source familiar with the matter. Business Insider, which first reported over the weekend that Hugging Face was fielding takeover interest, reported Wednesday night that the talks — which would value the company at more than $13 billion —

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Android 17 Motion Assist Reaches Pixel Phones

Android users who get queasy while scrolling in a moving car may soon have a built-in option, as Motion Assist begins appearing on select Pixel phones. Motion Assist, an Android 17 feature designed to reduce motion sickness when people use their phones in moving vehicles, has started appearing on select Pixel phones, according to Android

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