I’ve always been the type of person who spends way too much time tweaking every setting on a new TV. Motion smoothing gets turned off, energy-saving features get adjusted, and I usually dig through every menu I can find to uncover hidden features. When I recently upgraded to an LG…
After betting the firm on Anthropic, Menlo Ventures raises victorious $3B fund
Menlo Ventures announced $3 billion in funds on Tuesday, the largest raise in its 50-year history, driven in large part by its AI portfolio, especially Anthropic. Its stake in the model maker is now worth about $14 billion, sources told Bloomberg. To hear the folks at Menlo talk about it,…
I found a legitimate use for my TV’s headphone jack
Smart TVs have a lot of ports these days, and while most people focus on the HDMI ports, that’s not the only thing that matters. In fact, I think it’s easy to argue that TVs nowadays actually have too many ports, and I’d agree with that. While it’s nice to…
Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch its own prediction market
Mark Zuckerberg is betting that prediction markets are the future. The New York Times reports that Zuck wants Meta to have its own Polymarket-like smartphone app and has given the go-ahead to develop one, internally calling it “Arena.” The app would be independent of Meta’s other social media offerings, although…
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Founders don’t grow alone. The best founders learn from peers facing similar challenges, gain insights from operators who have already scaled, and build relationships with investors who can help fuel the next stage of growth. You have just four days left to save up to $190 on your pass to TechCrunch…
Anthropic’s Claude Tag is learning your company, one Slack message at a time
Anthropic is introducing Claude Tag in research preview, an “always-on Claude” that lives in Slack and acts as an AI teammate. The new feature — which allows users to tag @Claude to provide insights in chats and assign tasks — will begin in research preview, available through Slack for Claude Enterprise…
HaloBraid raises $7M from Seven Seven Six to end the six-hour hair salon appointment
Box. Boho. Knotless. Most Black women understand exactly what those words refer to: braided hairstyles. The thousand-year-old ritual is practically a rite of passage, and many Black women and girls even today sit in salon chairs, up to 12 hours at a stretch, as a stylist weaves patterns into their…
Your Fire Stick just received a major free upgrade
It’s been a busy year for Fire TV. Amazon recently launched its new Ember Artline TVs alongside a refreshed Fire TV Stick HD, and back at CES 2026 in January, the company unveiled one of its biggest Fire TV updates in years: a completely redesigned user interface (UI) that changes…
Password manager maker LastPass says hackers stole customer support case data during Klue breach
Password manager maker LastPass is notifying customers that their personal information and customer support case records were stolen during a recent hack at one of its technology partners, marking the company’s latest data breach in recent years. In an email shared with TechCrunch from an affected customer, LastPass said the…
Meta debuts new, cheaper smart glasses under its own brand
Meta on Tuesday said it’s launching a new line of smart glasses, dubbed Meta Glasses, starting at $299. These glasses are being made in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, but unlike the tech giant’s other smart glasses, they don’t carry Ray-Ban or Oakley branding. The Meta Glasses are available in several countries…