May 10, 2026
Tech
We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic
Anthropic and xAI announced a big partnership this week, with Anthropic buying all the compute capacity at xAI’s Colossus 1…
May 10, 2026
Tech
Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax
Substack, the once buzzy newsletter platform, is losing a new swath of writers to rival platforms most people haven’t heard…
May 10, 2026
Tech
The hottest place for startups to strike a deal? The F1 paddock
Over cold drinks in the Florida heat, this TechCrunch reporter watched from the paddock as founders and investors — the…
May 10, 2026
Tech
I used NotebookLM to explain my own project, and it was better than my notes
I’ve been working on a book for longer than I’d like to admit. The notes exist as chapter outlines, themes,…
May 10, 2026
Tech
The RAM crisis is not just a PC nerd problem anymore
I live in a privileged tech bubble. My PC costs more than my car, and said system sports 64GB of…
May 10, 2026
Tech
My passwords never leave my phone — this free app is how I manage all of them
You may have hundreds of apps on your smartphone, but none of them is more important than your password manager.…
May 10, 2026
Tech
Netflix may have finally figured out games
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on Netflix,…
May 10, 2026
Tech
Could Contact-Tracing Apps Help With the Hantavirus? Not Really
After three people died on a cruise ship struck by a hantavirus, authorities are actively tracking down 29 people who…
May 10, 2026
Tech
Do City Delivery Drones Make Sense? No One Knows, but They’re Flying Over NYC
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a six-propeller flying vehicle with a nearly eight-foot wingspan. For the next year,…
May 10, 2026
Tech
How Handheld Translators Work and Why They’re Handy for Travel
Earbud-based translators are the next game changer. These are over-ear devices that come in a pair—one for you, one for…