Tech & Ai

The 45 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (May 2025)
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 14, 2025
It may not have the shine it once did, but Max (previously HBO Max) is still home to some of the best TV shows of

Attend TechCrunch Sessions: AI with this new, limited-time discount
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 14, 2025
We’re excited to announce a big surprise for the AI community — TechCrunch Sessions: AI is getting a limited-time discount to broaden the number of

Airbnb announces new ‘Experiences’ with chefs, architects, Megan the Stallion
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 14, 2025
At a celebrity-packed Tuesday press event in Los Angeles, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced a refreshed app for the home rental site, new curated “Experiences,”

A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 13, 2025
The new owners of VPN provider VPNSecure have drawn ire after canceling lifetime subscriptions. The owners told customers that they didn’t know about the lifetime

xAI’s promised safety report is MIA
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 13, 2025
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has missed a self-imposed deadline to publish a finalized AI safety framework, as noted by watchdog group The Midas Project. xAI

VPN company cancels ‘lifetime’ plans for customers who already paid for the service
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 13, 2025
Sometimes when a new app or Software as a Service (SaaS) launches, the company behind the product offers a “lifetime plan” for their very first

Google’s Advanced Protection for Vulnerable Users Comes to Android
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 13, 2025
With the rise of mercenary spyware and other targeted threats, tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft have spent the last few years trying to

Elon Musk’s The Boring Company might be in line for an Amtrak contract
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 13, 2025
Federal railroad regulators are in talks with Elon Musk’s tunneling firm, The Boring Company (TBC), over a multi-billion Amtrak project, according to The New York

Outdoor speaker deal: Save $20 on the Soundcore Boom 2
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 13, 2025
SAVE $20: As of May 13, Anker’s Soundcore Boom 2 speaker is on sale for $119.99 instead of $139.99 at Amazon. That’s 14% in savings.

An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 13, 2025
Those money-laundering and scam-enabling services, however, are far from the only shady offerings found on Xinbi Guarantee’s market. Elliptic also found listings for surrogate mothers