Ex-PG&E Execs Agree to $117 Million Wildfire Settlement
The consequences for Pacific Gas & Electric’s negligent involvement in the ignition of multiple deadly wildfires across California continue to mount. A group of 20 former...
Google appears to have disabled Google Translate in parts of China
Update September 30, 2022, 6:48 PM ET: A Google spokesperson told TechCrunch via email that the company has discontinued Google Translate in mainland China “due to...
New York Will Ban Gas Car Sales, Following California’s Lead
California recently laid out a plan to end the sales of new gas-only cars by 2035, as electric cars and hybrids become more easily accessible, and...
USB’s Confusing Names and Numbers Are Being Simplified
The USB standard often gets a bad rep because of its overly-confusing labels and brands, but it might be about to get easier very soon. The...
How Volvo is leaning on software to drive its next great safety revolution
Volvo is one of those brands with a core identity so firmly cemented that no amount of marketing can counter it. Volvo is safety first. Even...
Apply to pitch your startup at TC Sessions: Crypto
Crypto has evolved from a niche product into a critical piece of the infrastructure underpinning an entirely new vision for the internet — web3. Startups are...
How to Set Up Focus Mode on Android and iOS
I’ve never been more distracted than when I wasn’t using Focus Mode on my corral of smartphones. Phones are my thing here at Gizmodo, and since...
Is investor bullishness on embedded insurtech warranted?
Embedded insurance — selling coverage at the same time as another product or service — is on the rise. According to data platform Dealroom, it accounts...
Chucky’s Don Mancini on Glen, Glenda, and Embracing Queer Representation
Can you hear that diabolical cackle? Chucky returns soon! The hit horror series continues the killer doll’s reign of terror that began with Child’s Play back...