ChatGPT Is Giving Men Such Bad Advice on Dating That It May Actually Be Trying to Keep Them Single

Getty Images You might’ve heard about human-AI relationships, but what would you do if AI was trying to sabotage your dating life with fellow humans? That’s a question more and more romantic hopefuls are grappling with thanks to the troubling rise of AI-powered wingmen. It’s a phenomenon tied to the prevalence of text-based apps in… Continue reading ChatGPT Is Giving Men Such Bad Advice on Dating That It May Actually Be Trying to Keep Them Single

Elon Musk Is Making Cybertruck Sales Look Better by Selling a Huge Number to Himself

Getty / Futurism In 2023, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised that his EV maker’s upcoming Cybertruck would sell like hotcakes, delivering between 250,000 and 500,000 units per year once the company hit its stride. But over two years later, Tesla hasn’t even gotten close, in yet another instance of Musk vastly overpromising while severely underdelivering.… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Making Cybertruck Sales Look Better by Selling a Huge Number to Himself

Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire

“Chen Zhi was directly involved in managing the scam compounds and maintained records associated with each one, including records tracking profits from the scams that explicitly referenced ‘sha zhu,’ or pig-butchering,” the indictment claims, alleging there were also “ledgers of bribes to public officials.” One document allegedly held by Chen listed that two scam centers… Continue reading Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire

This Watch Brand Has Made a Completely New Kind of Strap Using Lasers

Want a watch strap that’s as comfortable as fabric, as light as rubber, as strong as a metal bracelet, and as tactile as a Milanese mesh? Any watch fan looking to tick all of the above boxes would normally expect to be a dab hand with a spring bar removal tool to experience all the… Continue reading This Watch Brand Has Made a Completely New Kind of Strap Using Lasers

Save up to $624 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Pass before prices rise in less than 4 days

Time is running out to join one of the startup world’s largest annual conferences. You have just 4 days left to lock in up to $624 in savings on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 pass before prices rise Friday, October 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Bringing a +1? Get 50% off the second ticket. Bringing a… Continue reading Save up to $624 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Pass before prices rise in less than 4 days

FleetWorks raises $17M to match truckers with cargo faster

The thousands of small trucking companies that help move goods around the United States have a fairly old-school way of doing things, according to Paul Singer. He would know — he left his product manager job at Uber Freight to start a company called FleetWorks, which he believes will modernize things. Created during Y Combinator’s… Continue reading FleetWorks raises $17M to match truckers with cargo faster

I put AirTags on everything and this $65 deal makes the 4-pack too good to skip

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The holiday season is almost here, which means that some of the busiest (and most stressful) travel days of the year are fast approaching. Nothing ruins a trip more than losing your luggage, wallet, or even your keys. However, if you’re an iPhone user, an… Continue reading I put AirTags on everything and this $65 deal makes the 4-pack too good to skip

TiVo no longer makes DVRs

The company is killing its hardware business, 26 years after becoming synonymous with TV recording. The company is killing its hardware business, 26 years after becoming synonymous with TV recording. by Jess Weatherbed Oct 14, 2025, 9:45 AM UTC Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started… Continue reading TiVo no longer makes DVRs

India’s Airbound bags $8.65M to build rocket-like drones for one-cent deliveries

Airbound, an Indian drone startup, has raised $8.65 million in seed funding led by Physical Intelligence co-founder Lachy Groom, as it begins a drone-delivery pilot with a private hospital and works toward one-cent delivery using its ultra-light, blended-wing-body aircraft. The seed round includes participation from Humba Ventures and Airbound’s existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners, as… Continue reading India’s Airbound bags $8.65M to build rocket-like drones for one-cent deliveries