Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary stumbles in second weekend
After a better-than-expected opening weekend in theaters, box office for Amazon’s “Melania”fell 67%.
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New York is considering two bills to rein in the AI industry
New York’s state legislature is set to consider a pair of bills that would require labels on AI-generated content and would put a three-year pause on new data center construction. The New York Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Requirements in News Act (NY FAIR News Act, for short) would require that any news “substantially composed, authored, or […]
Crypto.com places $70M bet on AI.com domain ahead of Super Bowl
The purchase rewrites the domain record books — not that the crypto industry has ever been accused of restraint when it comes to spending.
Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI project
But this is still a bad idea.
You need to listen to the new Mandy, Indiana record: URGH
Often, I focus on recommending older media that isn’t currently getting a ton of attention. But this week, I can’t stop listening to the new Mandy, Indiana album long enough to even think about anything else. It’s early still, obviously, but URGH is my favorite release of 2026 so far. The band that I fell […]
TechCrunch Mobility: Is $16B enough to build a profitable robotaxi business?
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
San Francisco’s pro-billionaire march draws dozens
A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd on Saturday.
From Svedka to Anthropic, brands make bold plays with AI in Super Bowl ads
From the first AI-generated Big Game ad courtesy of Svedka to Anthropic’s beef with OpenAI, here are the biggest ads from Super Bowl LX.
The iPhone 17e could launch soon with MagSafe and an A19 chip
Almost exactly one year after launching the iPhone 16e, Apple is preparing to launch the 17e, according to Mark Gurman. The iPhone 17e will feature an upgraded A19 chip from the iPhone 17 lineup, plus MagSafe charging, and move Apple’s in-house cellular chips. Just as importantly, the company apparently plans to keep the price at […]
GuliKit’s tiny USB dongle lets you connect your PS5 controller to your Switch 2
Dongles have a well-earned reputation for being a nuisance. They’re often costly and annoying to deal with, but for gamers, there’s one that I love to recommend that’s neither. 8BitDo’s $20 USB Adapter 2 lets you wirelessly link controllers to the Switch 2 that would otherwise be unsupported, like the Sony DualSense (complete with rumble […]