On legal demands and press freedoms
In August 2020, two FBI agents were standing on my doorstep, unannounced, wanting to ask me questions about a TechCrunch story we had published the year...
Swiftpaws offers ‘the best game of chase’ for active dogs, but it’s gonna cost you
Keeping your dog entertained and engaged is an ongoing challenge for owners, especially those with pandemic puppies now in the adolescent stage where they “act out,...
Arc hooks another $30M in investment as EV interest spills over into electric boats
Arc is not even a year old and the electric boat startup has attracted investment from top VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, entertainment industry big wigs and...
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes testifies in her own criminal trial
One of the biggest mysteries in former Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ high-profile fraud trial was whether or not she would testify. So it was...
Star Trek: Prodigy Finally Brought Together Its Crew, and Gave Itself a Hell of a Boost
The first stage of Star Trek: Prodigy’s launch has come to a close, as the series makes way for the arrival of Discovery’s fourth season with...
TechCrunch+ roundup: Why your title matters, part-time CFOs, Sequoia’s new model
Startup culture is informal, which is why some workers end up with job titles like “customer delight manager” or “product whisperer.” That might work inside mature...
SaaS in 2021: How prodigious growth changed the startup landscape permanently
With capital in abundance, SaaS startups don’t seem to be too worried about how much runway they have remaining. According to OpenView’s annual Financial & Operating...
OnePlus 10 Pro Leaks Reveal an Underwhelming Upgrade
Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are drawing Android enthusiast attention away from OnePlus, but the underdog in this battle of Android phones could be...
Report shows accessibility in gaming is both challenge and opportunity
The gaming community, developers and publishers are beginning to embrace accessibility as a core part of the business and hobby, but there’s a long way to...
Flesh-Eating Bees Renounced Pollen for Rotting Meat
Some bees have developed a taste for carrion, in a delightfully twisted evolutionary turn. These vulture bees, as they’re known, feature unique gut microbes that help...
