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Here’s the full text of Jensen Huang’s memo to Nvidia

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., attends a media briefing following the company's "Japan AI Ecosystem" reception in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Japan is planning to

Soul Glo’s Diaspora Problems is a hardcore record like no other

Soul Glo has a new record called NA I'M GON GRAB ALLAT coming out in January, and I, for one, can not wait. While two singles have dropped, it's not enough to truly tide me over, so I've been revisiti

Apps to distract you from the endless cycle of doomscrolling

It's hard to break the cycle of doomscrolling, but there are plenty of apps that can help you spend more time on content that’s engaging and productive.

If Snap’s Specs are still ridiculously expensive, they’re also a lot more comfortable than they used to be

Snap's Specs, which have been in development for many years now, are going to market this fall. Will they be a hit with users?

Epic Games Launcher is coming to SteamOS

In October, Epic Games said that it was "investigating" making Fortnite compatible with Valve's Linux-based SteamOS. At the time, Epic Games Launcher was in preview, but SteamOS was not specifically l

Coordinated disturbances haunt grids worldwide. Here’s how researchers solved the mystery.

Mystery solved: Coordinated power drops have been haunting power grid worldwide, but a team of researchers in Germany found the culprit.

Nvidia is investigating Jensen Huang’s relationship with a Chinese spy

Nvidia has announced that it is opening an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang and his relationship with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, who was reportedly recruited by China's Ministry of State Secu

Sequoia partners reportedly blindsided when Roelof Botha joined SpaceX board

A new report claims Sequoia's recent changes undo the legacy of the firm's former steward.

Apple is racing to make Siri more agentic

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says CEO John Ternus is pressuring AI czar Craig Federighi to accelerate the Siri roadmap and deliver a powerful AI agent that can compete with OpenAI's Dots or Meta's Muse. Wh

SNL has a new impression of Elon Musk, ‘the worst thing South Africa has ever done’

SNL seems to have its knives out for tech executives.

He arrested a hacker, then spent 18 months clearing his own name. Now he’s a cybersecurity VC.

Stephen Ward, a former Secret Service agent and Home Depot CISO, is preparing a second fund of roughly $250 million for Brightmind Partners.

Elvis and Eminem rights holders are suing Suno

Suno is facing yet another pair of lawsuits. A group of rights holders of Elvis Presley's music and the publisher of some of Eminem's biggest records are suing the AI music company, claiming it illega

TechCrunch Mobility: The Cybertruck experiment is over

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

Apple’s M5 MacBook Air is down to its lowest price since July

A top-down view of the 15-inch MacBook Air, which features Apple’s M5 processor. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The latest 13-inch MacBook Air is currently available for $1,099.99, marki

Chatbots might be coming to Apple’s HomeView

Code in the iOS 27.3 beta suggests that Apple could add support for chatbots to its smart home hub. There's a flag listed for a "Conversational Apps" category. While there are no details about what ap

Ninja’s AutoBarista is impressively versatile, but one feature was a dealbreaker for me

The AutoBarista's "Grind iQ" technology allows the machine to analyze your coffee beans to inform how it pulls a shot of espresso.

There’s no slowing down media’s pivot-to-video 2.0

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