Category: Tech
October 17, 2025
Tech
Some of Our Favorite Noise-Canceling Headphones Are $100 Off if You Act Fast
Bose is well known for its noise-canceling headphones and earbuds, and the high-end QuietComfort Ultra (9/10, WIRED Recommends) are currently…
October 17, 2025
Tech
Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land
The AI era is giving fracking a second act, a surprising twist for an industry that, even during its early…
October 17, 2025
Tech
Trump DOE decides to keep at least one Biden-era energy program
The Department of Energy said Thursday that it had finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade around 5,000 miles…
October 17, 2025
Tech
The Download: The rehabilitation of AI art, and the scary truth about antimicrobial resistance
In this era of AI slop, the idea that generative AI tools like Midjourney and Runway could be used to…
October 17, 2025
Tech
Facebook’s AI can now suggest edits to the photos still on your phone
A Facebook feature that gives Meta AI the ability to suggest edits to photos stored on your phone’s camera roll,…
October 17, 2025
Tech
Can AI Avoid the Enshittification Trap?
I recently vacationed in Italy. As one does these days, I ran my itinerary past GPT-5 for sightseeing suggestions and…
October 17, 2025
Tech
ChatGPT’s mobile app is seeing slowing download growth and daily use, analysis shows
ChatGPT’s mobile app growth may have hit its peak, according to a new analysis of download trends and daily active…
October 17, 2025
Tech
A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies,…
October 17, 2025
Tech
Stellantis teams up with Pony.ai to develop robotaxis in Europe
Automaker Stellantis and Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai have signed a non-binding agreement to build robotaxis for deployment in Europe.…
October 17, 2025
Tech
Crypto’s next chapter with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko at Disrupt 2025
Solana Labs CEO and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko takes the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at…