It was a disastrous week for hardware companies, with major players like iRobot and Rad Power Bikes filing for bankruptcy. The TechCrunch Equity podcast digs into the tariff pressures, supply chain woes, and market shifts behind the collapse.
Boeing has teamed up with Anduril to compete for the U.S. Army’s next midrange air defense interceptor. Anduril will provide the solid rocket motor for the system. The Army plans to select companies to move to the prototype stage in 2026.
Apple’s 2013 “Trashcan” Mac Pro was a bold, quiet, and compact design that famously backfired due to a lack of upgradability. Now, with Apple facing criticism over AI stagnation, there’s a call for a new, corrected version of that daring hardware philosophy.
New leaks reveal the exact, unconventional shape of Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone. It sets up a fascinating design battle with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold line for the future of big-screen phones.
Four experimental DiskSats, shaped like meter-wide pizzas, launched from Virginia early Thursday. This joint NASA-Space Force mission aims to prove a new, stackable satellite design that offers more power and surface area than traditional CubeSats.
Immutable Linux distros lock down the core OS as a read-only image, making systems nearly unbreakable and updates seamless. While they can feel restrictive for hardcore tinkerers, they offer a rock-solid experience that’s perfect for daily use. You might already be using an immutable OS on your phon
According to a long-running forecast, the dominant trend for 2026 won’t be a specific technology. Instead, we’re entering a period of deep questioning about our institutions and economic systems in the wake of major historical inflection points like 2020.
Security operations centers are drowning in alerts, forcing analysts to make life-or-death decisions for the business with fragments of data. A new argument says they need to adopt the triage and context models of emergency medicine to survive. Can a “security graph” finally provide the clarity they
Swedish startup Lovable has raised a $330 million Series B at a staggering $6.6 billion valuation, led by Google and Nvidia’s venture arms. The round more than triples the company’s valuation from just July and brings its 2025 fundraising total over half a billion dollars. A star-studded list of inv
Google has updated Meet to allow presenters to share audio directly from their computer. This fixes a long-standing limitation in the platform’s screen-sharing capabilities. It’s a small but crucial update for collaborative meetings.
