Software & Apps
Best VPN for iPhone 2025: Privacy Protection on the Go
Downloading a VPN app, creating an account, choosing a plan and connecting to your VPN shouldn’t take longer than a minute or so. Nelson Aguilar/CNET With so many iPhone VPN apps available, it can be difficult to choose the right one. Based on our extensive research and hands-on testing of VPNs over the years, these…
What’s the best time of year to buy a TV? Yes, there’s an answer.
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsThe #1 best time to buy a TV: Black Friday and Cyber MondayThe second-best time to find TV deals: NFL playoff seasonThe third-best time to find TV deals: SpringHonorable mention: Prime Day(s)Frequently Asked Questions On any given day, poking around for TVs on sale is all but…
I Tested Dozens of Heat Protectant Sprays to Find The Best
Other Heat Protectants We Tried Photograph: Kat Merck R+Co Bleu Hypersonic Heat Styling Mist for $36: This high-tech-looking aerosol in a recycled aluminum bottle was a favorite during the early weeks of testing—I liked its protection up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and its frizz-fighting properties. However, it does use a polymer and resin complex to…
Who is Soham Parekh, the serial moonlighter Silicon Valley startups can’t stop hiring? | TechCrunch
In the last week, social media users have shared dozens of stories about encounters with Soham Parekh, a software engineer who seems to have been simultaneously working at multiple Silicon Valley startups — unbeknownst to the companies — for the last several years. But who is Parekh, how did he pull off his career as…
Sakana AI’s TreeQuest: Deploy multi-model teams that outperform individual LLMs by 30%
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Japanese AI lab Sakana AI has introduced a new technique that allows multiple large language models (LLMs) to cooperate on a single task, effectively creating a “dream team” of…
Microsoft gaming division suffers further layoffs
Last week, it was rumored that Microsoft was getting ready for a major round of layoffs within the Xbox team. Bloomberg is now reporting that employees in the company’s gaming division were informed of job cuts Wednesday morning. The PC giant has been on a cost-cutting mission lately, announcing it would let go of 3…
Breaking Down the 'Ironheart' Season Finale's Big Marvel Reveal and Post-Credits Scene
After two weeks on Disney Plus, Ironheart aired its season finale during a three-episode drop on Tuesday night. Though the show didn’t serve as a vehicle for Riri Williams’ introduction into the Marvel universe, it’s brought in new and not-so-new characters that we recognize from the comic books and greater MCU — even if some…
These Prime Day deals landed early — save on Apple, Ninja, and Samsung gadgets
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsBest early Prime Day Apple dealsBest early Prime Day laptop dealsBest early Prime Day tablet dealsBest early Prime Day Kindle dealsBest early Amazon device dealsBest early Prime Day TV dealsBest early Prime Day headphone and earbud dealsBest early Prime Day robot vacuum dealsBest early Prime Day kitchen…
We’ve Already Spotted 38 Truly Great Prime Day Deals
Amazon Prime Day 2025 is fast approaching, and the sale is already underway on some items. To help you find the best early Prime Day deals, we’ve scoured Amazon for deals on the tech we love. As always, every deal we recommend here is on a product our reviewers have personally tested and approved—you won’t…
Why AI will eat McKinsey’s lunch — but not today | TechCrunch
Navin Chaddha, managing director of the 55-year-old Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield, is betting big on AI’s ability to transform people-heavy industries like consulting, law, and accounting. The veteran investor, whose wins include Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, recently discussed at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening in Menlo Park why he believes “AI teammates” can create software-like margins…