A U.S. federal court has sentenced a Ukrainian man to five years in prison for his part in a long-running identity theft operation. The scheme helped overseas North Korean workers gain fraudulent employment at dozens of U.S. companies. U.S. prosecutors…
A Filipino man walks through the backyard of his childhood home in rural Hawai’i, his footsteps swooshing through the grass. Birds chirp in the tropical din as he approaches a shrine at the base of a starfruit tree. He bends…
Meta announced a major update for its immersive virtual world, Horizon Worlds, on Thursday. The update represents a significant strategic shift, as the company will now focus the platform “almost exclusively” on mobile and is explicitly separating it from its…
When the first Toy Story movie came out in 1995, Google did not exist yet and Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy. No one could have predicted that over thirty years later, Pixar would still be making Toy Story…
Threads already has over 400 million monthly users, but Meta wants to push that number even higher. With the launch of a new Threads feature this week, the company is making it easier for Threads users to share posts on…
Peak XV announced on Friday that it has raised $1.3 billion across new India and Asia-focused funds. The firm, which now manages more than $10 billion in assets, is sharpening its focus on artificial intelligence and cross-border bets amid intensifying…
Pre-Series A founders, this is your moment. If your startup is ready to be tested under real pressure, the battlefield is open. We are still accepting nominations for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200. This is your shot to step into the…
A Filipino man walks through the backyard of his childhood home in rural Hawai’i, his footsteps swooshing through the grass. Birds chirp in the tropical din as he approaches a shrine at the base of a starfruit tree. He bends…
Lucid Motors is laying off 12% of its workforce in an effort to improve operational effectiveness and optimize resources on its path toward profitability. This news comes from an internal memo obtained by TechCrunch. The cuts do not affect hourly…
It is no secret that the electrical grid is aging, but one part stands out from the rest. Transformers have not changed much since Thomas Edison made his first light bulb. Now, a string of startups are working to modernize…
