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16 May 2026 Vol 19

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"Games should never die": Rust dev offers $25M to save Amazon's MMO New World

Amazon’s ambitious online role-playing game New World is headed for closure, marking the end of a turbulent chapter in the…

6 winter emergencies you can solve with a cordless heat gun

My furnace quit during an ice storm two winters ago. The wind chill was somewhere around -40°F, the house was…

That USB port on your power strip isn’t as safe as it looks

Power strips, and more specifically surge protectors, are essential technology products that everyone should own. They shift the extra electrical…

Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 stopped some computers from shutting down

Microsoft has identified issues upon installing the January 2026 Windows security update. To address these issues, an out-of-band (OOB) update…

TechCrunch Mobility: ‘Physical AI’ enters the hype machine

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up…

How YC-backed Bucket Robotics survived its first CES

The weather in Las Vegas wasn’t looking good. The plan had been that each employee of YC-backed Bucket Robotics would carry parts of their booth in their…

Moxie Marlinspike has a privacy-conscious alternative to ChatGPT

If you’re at all concerned about privacy, the rise of AI personal assistants can feel alarming. It’s difficult to use…

6 underrated Ryobi tools that will save you hours in the workshop

Every workshop has its headliners — the circular saw that rips through plywood, the drill that lives on the pegboard,…

I replaced my full Windows desktop environment with a lightweight one and it’s insanely fast

I never thought I’d be the kind of person to rip out Windows Explorer and replace it with something completely…

Here are the 10 deals worth grabbing from Best Buy’s winter sales event

Good deals are often hard to come by at the beginning of the year — which is precisely what makes…