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YouTube TV has shared more details about the custom channel packages it will start rolling out this week. The new packages are cheaper than YouTube TV’s standard $82.99 / month plan, and will span sports, entertainment, and news. Here’s a breakdown of each package: YouTube TV says people who sign up for one of these […]
Early-stage founders, this is your moment! Are you ready to put your startup to the test on the ultimate global stage? The Startup Battlefield is calling. Nominations for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200, the world’s most iconic startup pitch competition, are officially open. Step onto the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and go head-to-head in front of world-class VC judges […]
Bitcoin’s price story lately has been told like it only has one main character, the ETFs. Money goes in, price goes up, money goes out, price goes down. It’s a clean narrative, and it’s not wrong, but it’s incomplete, because Bitcoin is not just a ticker. The network has its own internal plumbing, and some […]
Intel began to make Software Defined Silicon initiative (SDSi) preparations for its 4th Generation Xeon processors four years ago, with an aim to sell its processors and then earn a premium for letting customers activate accelerators for specific workloads. Eventually, the initiative got its official ‘Intel On Demand’ name… and vanished from the radar. Now, […]
from the speaking-out dept This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Stephen T. Stone with a comment about ICE and CBP stealing money from citizens at the Minneapolis airport: Dear Democrats in leadership positions: There is no reforming or retraining this level of institutional rot. Your centrist asses need to start […]
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A trusted source has revealed more details about the Apple iPhone 17e. The new phone will apparently retail for $599 and offer MagSafe support, the A19 processor, and a new modem. This news comes as Google gears up to launch the mid-range Pixel 10a next week. Google has confirmed […]
The 2026 Winter Olympics are taking place in Italy this year, with all the action taking place in Milan and the Alpine city of Cortina. This year marks the fourth time Italy has hosted the Winter Games; most recently, Turin hosted in 2006. Of the 16 sports that will be featured at the Winter Olympics, […]
A recent NPR investigation found that the Trump administration had secretly rewritten nuclear rules, stripping environmental protections and loosening safety and security measures. The government shared the new rules with companies that are part of a program building experimental nuclear reactors, but not with the public. I’m reminded of a talk during our EmTech MIT […]
Ravie LakshmananFeb 06, 2026Federal Security / Infrastructure Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to strengthen asset lifecycle management for edge network devices and remove those that no longer receive security updates from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) over the next 12 to 18 months. The […]
PayPal is one of the great technology stories of the past 30 years. The payments company was founded in the dot-com bubble. The PayPal Mafia of founders and employees who struck it rich when the company was sold to eBay in 2002 includes Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, Max Levchin and more. EBay spun […]
