TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Top 20 selection process rewards preparation and product evidence — but every applicant gains access to networks and resources regardless of outcome.
Sony’s wireless fight stick and new gaming monitor arrive in August. The Pulse Elevate wireless speakers are delayed to later in 2025.
NVIDIA announced Isaac Gr00t, a humanoid robot reference platform combining a full bipedal body, five-fingered hands, and Jetson Thor compute for researchers.
Turkey’s hair transplant industry hit a billion dollars by combining specialized motors and machine learning into a self-reinforcing innovation loop.
Anthropic hits $965B valuation with $47B revenue, Grok commits 180 crimes in AI safety test, and the Pope warns corporations can’t guide AI alone.
Top VCs openly question the AI funding frenzy, where 19-year-olds in San Francisco can reportedly land Series A offers based largely on age and geography.
Meta is developing an AI pendant and new smart glasses models, targeting 10 million wearable sales in the second half of 2026, per The Information.
Apple’s Siri overhaul emerges in early images, Google’s new wearable gets reviewed, and GoPro drops its latest action camera. A full recap.
Bartesian is offering 35% off its Professional Cocktail Maker, plus subscription discounts and free shipping on capsules. Here’s what the deal covers.
MIT’s Yet-Ming Chiang and startup Rock Zero published a lithium extraction method in Science using ammonium fluoride, inspired by glass etching cream, potentially cheaper than current mining.