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techTechCrunch•41m ago
World’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months
Fervo Energy completed its first power plant in less than two years. The next phases promise to connect to the grid even quicker.
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techTechCrunch•Today 6:14 PM
OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports
OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.
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techWired•Today 6:00 PM
Experience What It’s Like to Travel in the Occupied West Bank
Traverse barriers and checkpoints in the occupied West Bank—your choices reflect the reality of nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live there.
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techTechCrunch•Today 5:50 PM
Opus 5.5 loves to tell you this matters (and other AI writing tells)
Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples.
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techTechCrunch•Today 5:09 PM
This startup wants to turn idle user car inventory into rental revenue
When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he doesn't see rows of cars — he sees millions of dollars just sitting there, depreciating. Come see MyMonthlyCar in the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place October 13 to 15 in San Francisco.
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techTechCrunch•Today 4:49 PM
Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web
Amazon Web Services' Strand Labs has released the latest Jevalike decision model, Strands Decider 2B.
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techTechCrunch•Today 4:44 PM
Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI
Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, while watching the changes happen in real time.
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techTechCrunch•Today 4:35 PM
California governor vetoes bill banning use of pervert glasses to secretly record people
The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones.
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techWired•Today 4:00 PM
Tim Heidecker Is Bringing His Joe Rogan Parody Show to The Onion
Five years after the comedian went viral with a 12-hour blabberthon mocking the king of bro podcasting, he’s back in character to shill a supplement called “Crab Salts.”
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techTechCrunch•Today 3:50 PM
One year later, Tesla and Musk still dont have a good definition of abundance
The CEO promised to get more specific about his vision. But the details are still absent.
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techTechCrunch•Today 3:12 PM
Brian Chesky interview: AI agents need their own operating system
Brian Chesky on making Airbnb agent-friendly, the state of consumer AI, and why the world needs an AI-native operating system.
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techTechCrunch•Today 2:00 PM
Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents.
The startup helps developers build AI agents that work over iMessage, SMS/RCS, email, and other messaging platforms. It's a bet that consumers will increasingly use agents instead of downloading apps.
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techWired•Today 1:00 PM
Amazon Kindle, Paperwhite, and Colorsoft 2026: Specs, Price, Release Date
Ahead of the Kindle’s 20th anniversary next year, Amazon is refreshing its entire range of e-readers with fresh colors, an aluminum build, and a new frame design that’s both thinner and lighter.
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techWired•Today 1:00 PM
What’s the Best Kindle of 2026 (So Far)?
I’ve tested every single Kindle. Here’s how Amazon’s ebook readers stack up.
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techWired•Today 1:00 PM
The Best Early Amazon Echo Deals (and the Worst) Ahead of Prime Big Deal Days
Amazon raised prices across its devices in August. Here are the early device deals ahead of Prime Day that are still worth it—and which aren’t.
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