All those ports are fairly standard for a power station in this class, and similar to what was on the previous model—although the 140-W USB port is new and very nice to have. Where the new Yeti 1500 shines is the 12-V charging options, which include a high-power 12-V port…
Amazon has ensured I’m never buying another Fire TV Stick again
For a long time, Amazon Fire TV Sticks represented excellent value, and for most people, I would say they still do. Amazon is constantly refreshing the line, and thanks to frequent sales, you can often find one for cheap. Even at full price, these sticks don’t break the bank, and…
EufyMake E1 UV Printer Review (2026): Add 3D Texture to Mugs, Magnets, and More
I’m mostly pleased with the EufyMake Studio software. If you aren’t already comfortable working in Photoshop or other image-editing software, you’ll want to spend a bit of time getting to know how layers and transparency work, as well as brushing up on dots per inch (dpi) and image types, assuming…
Earth AI is vertically integrating the search for critical minerals
A model is only as good as its data, and for Roman Teslyuk, the data wasn’t coming fast enough. “I hate delays,” Teslyuk, founder and CEO of Earth AI, told TechCrunch. For the last few years, Earth AI has been searching for critical minerals like copper, platinum, and palladium in…
Uber is in the hotel business now, thanks in part to AI
Uber customers in the United States can now book hotels directly through the app, one of several new features announced Wednesday that pushes far beyond the company’s original ride-hailing purpose and even deeper into its users’ lives. Uber announced the new hotel-booking feature on Wednesday during its product-heavy annual Go-Get…
Google Cloud surpasses $20B, but says growth was capacity-constrained
Google Cloud, the business under parent company Alphabet that provides enterprise AI solutions, had a blowout first quarter, with revenues topping $20 billion for the time, a 63% increase from the same period last year. However, investors on the company’s earnings call expressed concern about the constraints surrounding the business…
Satya Nadella says he’s ready to ‘exploit’ the new OpenAI deal
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was asked point-blank by a Wall Street analyst on Wednesday how its revised OpenAI partnership would impact Microsoft’s financials. He said that the new agreement was a good deal for everyone. “We feel good about our partnership with OpenAI. I’m always very focused on any partnership…
Meta is still burning money on AR/VR
When Meta released its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday evening, a colleague pointed out how Meta lost $4 billion on Reality Labs, the division responsible for its AR glasses, VR headsets, and VR software. I yawned at first. Meta losing $4 billion on Reality Labs just didn’t seem surprising. It’s…
SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO
Tech companies are racing to build out infrastructure that can further drive the automation boom. Now, Japanese multinational SoftBank reportedly plans to create a new company designed to automate the creation of that infrastructure. SoftBank is putting together a new business called Roze AI, the Financial Times originally reported. Roze…
On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets
Elon Musk came to a California federal court on Wednesday to argue that Sam Altman and his co-founders “stole a charity.” He left having admitted, under oath, that Tesla is not currently pursuing artificial general intelligence (AGI)— directly contradicting a tweet he’d posted just weeks earlier. It was that kind…