Tech & Ai

July 2, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Feeling Hoarse? You Might Have the New ‘Stratus’ Covid Variant

Another NEW covid variant is currently rapidly gaining a foothold. Known officially as XFG—or informally as “Stratus”—it has been declared a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization...

July 2, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Figma moves closer to a blockbuster IPO that could raise $1.5B

Figma publicly shared its financials Tuesday, inching the design software company closer to an IPO. And while this initial S-1 is missing details such as number of shares to...

July 2, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

How to unblock Pornhub for free in Montana

TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from Montana with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN. In the early stages of 2025, the world of porn was rocked...

July 2, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

AI Videos of Black Women Depicted as ‘Bigfoot’ Are Going Viral

An AI-generated “bigfoot baddie,” with acrylic nails and a pink wig, speaks directly to her imaginary audience using an iPhone. “We might have to go on the run,” she...

July 2, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism

ICEBlock, an iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, has rocketed to one of the coveted top spots in...

July 2, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for July 2, 2025

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first...

July 2, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Here’s What Mark Zuckerberg Is Offering Top AI Talent

As Mark Zuckerberg staffs up Meta’s new superintelligence lab, he’s offered top tier research talent pay packages of up to $300 million over four years, with more than $100...

July 2, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Jon McNeill brings the operator’s playbook to TC All Stage

Founders are often told to chase product-market fit before anything else, but what if scaling too soon, too fast, is what’s really holding them back? At TechCrunch All Stage...

July 2, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Why compromise when refurbished tech is the smartest upgrade available?

Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsThe value of performanceHow eBay’s refurbished program ensures trustAdded perks: Shipping, returns, and warrantyA refurbished range for every needFuture-proofing your tech...

July 1, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion’

A pro-Russia disinformation campaign is leveraging consumer artificial intelligence tools to fuel a “content explosion” focused on exacerbating existing tensions around global elections, Ukraine, and immigration, among other controversial...