“Our children cannot be used as lab rats for Big Tech to experiment on,” Senator Steve Padilla said. He just introduced a bill to ban AI chatbots in toys until safety regulations are developed.  
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California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kids' toys | TechCrunch
“Our children cannot be used as lab rats for Big Tech to experiment on,” Senator Steve Padilla said. He just introduced a bill to ban AI chatbo...
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From an AI panda pet to an anime girl hologram for your desk, here are the wildest products at CES 2026.
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The most bizarre tech announced at CES 2026 | TechCrunch
From an AI panda pet to an anime girl hologram for your desk, here are the wildest products at CES 2026.
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Intel has been building chips designed for gaming PCs for years but the company is now moving into handheld devices too.
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Intel is building a handheld gaming platform including a dedicated chip | TechCrunch
Intel has been building chips designed for gaming PCs for years but the company is now moving into handheld devices too.
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LMArena, which started as a UC Berkeley research project, has raised about $250 million total and become a unicorn in about seven months.
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LMArena lands $1.7B valuation four months after launching its product | TechCrunch
LMArena, which started as a UC Berkeley research project, has raised about $250 million total and become a unicorn in about seven months.
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Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the running of his now-defunct Michigan-based spyware company.
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Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software | TechCrunch
Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the running of his now-defunct M...
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Nvidia announced today at CES 2026 that it would help Siemens’ electronic design automation (EDA) software run on its GPUs in an attempt to speed up the chip-design process. Nearly all computer chips today are designed using EDA tools, and as chip features get smaller and transistors more numerous, the process has grown more computationally […]
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Nvidia to accelerate Siemens EDA tools using its GPUs
Nvidia announced today at CES 2026 that it would help Siemens electronic design automation (EDA) software run on its GPUs in an attempt to speed up...
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Mario Götze will go down in soccer history as the player who scored the winning goal that made Germany the 2014 FIFA World Cup champion. But he is also an increasingly seasoned angel investor.
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How World Cup champion Mario Götze built a parallel career as an angel investor | TechCrunch
Companion M, Götze’s personal investment vehicle, now has a portfolio of more than 70 companies, two of which became unicorns in 2025
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Launching in-message games would give Threads an edge over competitors like X and Bluesky, which don’t offer built-in games.
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Threads is developing in-message games | TechCrunch
Launching in-message games would give Threads an edge over competitors like X and Bluesky, which don’t offer built-in games.
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The fusion power frontrunner said that construction on its Sparc reactor was proceeding as planned. Meanwhile, it's building a digital twin to help dial it in.
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs reactor magnet, lands deal with Nvidia | TechCrunch
The fusion power frontrunner said that construction on its Sparc reactor was proceeding as planned. Meanwhile, it's building a digital twin to...
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Meta had originally planned to launch the glasses in France, Italy, Canada, and the U.K. in early 2026.
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Meta pauses international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses | TechCrunch
Meta had originally planned to launch the glasses in France, Italy, Canada, and the U.K. in early 2026.
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