US data centers use 17 to 19 billion gallons of water to cool their hot-running chips each year — and that number is expected to to triple in the next five years, according to the Water Foundation. That’s an expensive and politically tricky proposition for investors throwing billions of dollars…

Two days from now, TechCrunch Founder Summit, presented by Fidelity Private Shares, brings founders, investors, and operators together at SoWa Power Station to talk about building companies from Boston and beyond. November 4 is the day to make meaningful founder-focused connections, gain practical insights, and take part in conversations designed to…

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Roku has started showing live sports scores on its home screen, when the NFL is arguably as much a fixture as the turkey. For anyone hoping to avoid spoilers until they’ve caught up, this is less than ideal. The feature sits among your Top Picks…

As Ford prepares to launch a new generation of connected cars, the automaker is making a public promise about how it will handle that information. The company unveiled on Monday what it calls a “privacy promise” — an “explicit commitment” to keep customers’ vehicle data safe and give them control…

No tech product lasts forever and just like smart TVs and Blu-Ray players, projectors also have an expiration date. The difference is that it isn’t based on software support or formats but the hardware itself. In fact, projector brands are pretty open about the expected life expectancy of their products…

At first glance, the self-proclaimed “pet portrait” app Viefur appears to be just another AI slop generator. Using digital coins sold in the app—around $4 will buy 130 coins—pet photos can be turned into an “anthropomorphic portrait,” with the critter dressed in “human clothing” and inserted into bizarre scenes. Think…

Welcome back to Power Play! Each week, senior writer Molly Taft tackles a topic around this midterm season’s biggest issue: data centers. If you’ve got a question or thought for the column, feel free to shoot Molly an email at [email protected] or reach them securely on Signal at mollytaft.76. When…

Prices on gaming laptops are out of control. The ongoing memory shortage has made laptops more expensive across the board, but it’s hit gaming laptops especially hard. Some manufacturers have even resorted to launching “new” gaming laptops in 2026 with the RTX 4050 as the starting configuration—and that graphics card…

Readers don’t typically care who owns what media property, we realize, but last year, we became part of a broader portfolio, a move that has come with some decided benefits, including what amounts to a bigger extended family with cool cousins. Now, in addition to our TechCrunch channels in Slack,…

Movies, TV shows, and live events may be recorded and transmitted using different broadcast specifications, so it’s important to know the differences and set up your TV accordingly. My father is a retired film and TV editor, and I’ve spent the last 31 years in film and television post-production as…