Your Next Doctor’s Visit May Come With a Book Club Prescription
Only a year earlier, Traedana Odom had found little joy in venturing beyond the quiet confines of her home. Burdened by the heavy weight of depression and residing more than an hour’s drive from her closest family members, she rarely felt the impulse to socialize or explore the world outside her door. Her outings were […]
The Dark Side of SEO: When Online Reputation Management Crosses Ethical Lines
On December 11, 2010, Jeffrey Epstein found himself preoccupied with his online reputation and deeply anxious about the content that surfaced when his name was entered into Google’s search bar. By this period, Epstein was already notorious: he had pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor and was officially listed as a […]
Unexpected Layover: SAS Flight Diverts to Remote Canadian Base, Passengers Stranded Overnight
An SAS Scandinavian Airlines journey scheduled from New York to Copenhagen was unexpectedly interrupted when the aircraft was compelled to reroute to a Canadian military installation, leaving its passengers stranded for the night before the airline dispatched a substitute jet to collect them and continue the voyage to Denmark. The affected service, designated as Flight […]
The Robotaxi Expansion That’s Redefining Urban Mobility
Welcome once again to TechCrunch Mobility — the definitive source and intellectual meeting ground for all who are following the rapid evolution of transportation technology. Within these pages, readers receive an intricate view into the forces shaping the future of mobility, from autonomous vehicles and electrification to the emerging infrastructure required to sustain them. To […]
Ex-Tesla Engineer Bets on Lidar to Power the Future of Robotaxis and Robots
Elon Musk, the visionary yet often contrarian CEO of Tesla, has long argued that lidar—the laser-based sensing technology—is a technological dead end, dismissing it as a “fool’s errand.” Yet, one of his company’s former engineers, Eric Aguilar, sees the matter from an entirely different perspective. Rather than abandoning lidar, Aguilar has made it his mission […]
Drone Warfare Evolution: Why Defense Tech Must Move Faster
The evolution of unmanned aerial systems—commonly referred to as drones—and the simultaneous race to discover effective means of neutralizing them are progressing at a pace that far exceeds the rhythm of conventional weapons development programs. According to one company specializing in counter-drone technologies, this acceleration in innovation has effectively rendered traditional defense procurement and upgrade […]
AI’s Growing Role in a ‘Quiet’ Labor Market Transformation
A leading figure from the Trump administration’s economic team has presented a thought-provoking theory regarding the current stagnation observed within the labor market. Kevin Hassett, who served as the director of the National Economic Council, proposed during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the widespread integration of artificial intelligence may be driving worker productivity […]
Mastodon Transitions: Founder Steps Down as Platform Becomes a Nonprofit
Eugen Rochko, the visionary founder and principal architect behind Mastodon, has officially announced his decision to step down from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the pioneering open-source and decentralized social network, a platform often regarded as a credible alternative to X (formerly Twitter). This transition forms a deliberate part of Mastodon’s broader organizational […]
Fei-Fei Li on AI Careers: Why Young Talent Should Focus Less on Perfection
Fei-Fei Li, often celebrated as the ‘Godmother of AI’, has voiced a growing concern that the newest generation of artificial intelligence researchers and engineers is becoming increasingly prone to overanalyzing every facet of their professional choices. She observes that many emerging talents in the AI community seem paralyzed by the sheer number of considerations they […]
Philippine Property Empire Faces $16B Wipeout in Three Days
Among the most highly speculative and exuberantly valued stocks in the Philippine market has recently experienced a dramatic and unsettling downturn, one so abrupt that it has eradicated more than sixteen billion dollars from the personal wealth of its founder. This precipitous decline has reignited intense public and investor scrutiny over both the astonishing trajectory […]