Week in Review: SXSW week comes to a close

Welcome back to Week in Review! I’m Karyne Levy, TechCrunch’s deputy managing editor, and I’ll be writing this newsletter from here on out....

The best dark web VPN in 2024

There's the internet we're all familiar with, the one that you use on a day-to-day basis for browsing web pages, checking your email,...

Google to purge of inactive accounts. How to save your data

Google is about to begin deleting inactive Google accounts, which could mean you’re about to lose photos, documents, and other data that you...

GM absorbs commercial EV unit BrightDrop, CEO is out

BrightDrop, the commercial EV subsidiary of General Motors that launched in 2021, is being swallowed up by its parent company. GM said Thursday that...

Geely’s Zeekr gears up for US IPO, but China influence remains a concern

Zeekr, the luxury electric vehicle brand under China’s Geely, is gearing up to list its shares publicly in the U.S., according to a...

Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro vs Galaxy Buds 2 Pro: which are the best...

Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro Battery (buds): 7 hours (buds) 30 hours (case)Weight (bud): 5.4g (buds) 46.5g (case)Noise cancellation: YesSpatial audio: Yes, Samsung's own...

Ask Sophie: How can I move to the US to join my co-founder?

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the...

Contrary to reports, OpenAI probably isn’t building humanity-threatening AI

Has OpenAI invented an AI technology with the potential to “threaten humanity”? From some of the recent headlines, you might be inclined to...

French VC firm Founders Future just acquired an equity crowdfunding platform, Sowefund

Here’s an interesting move. Founders Future, a well-known VC firm in the French tech ecosystem, acquired an equity crowdfunding marketplace called Sowefund. While...

Blue Origin successfully launches its first crewed mission since 2022

Blue Origin has successfully completed its NS-25 mission, resuming crewed flights for the first time in nearly two years. The mission brought six tourist...