These are the cybersecurity stories we were jealous of in 2025

As the year ends, we celebrate the best cybersecurity stories we did not publish. Since 2023, TechCrunch has looked back at the standout journalism from across the cybersecurity field. The idea is simple. Dozens of journalists cover cybersecurity in English,…

How a Spanish virus brought Google to Málaga

After 33 years, Bernardo Quintero decided it was time to find the person who changed his life. He sought the anonymous programmer who created a computer virus that had infected his university decades earlier. The virus, called Virus Málaga, was…

Nvidia to license AI chip challenger Groq’s tech and hire its CEO

Nvidia has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with AI chip competitor Groq. As part of this arrangement, Nvidia will hire Groq founder Jonathan Ross, president Sunny Madra, and other employees. CNBC reported that Nvidia is acquiring assets from Groq…

The year data centers went from backend to center stage

For a long time, most Americans knew little about their local data center. These server farms have long been the invisible but critical backbone of the internet, rarely drawing interest from anyone outside the tech industry and certainly not becoming…

Can AI fix the operating room? This startup thinks so

While much of the hype in healthcare focuses on AI and robots, a more immediate and costly problem is operating room coordination. Hospitals lose between two to four hours of OR time each day. This loss is not due to…

Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxis

Waymo appears to be testing the integration of Google’s Gemini AI chatbot into its robotaxis. This effort aims to create an AI assistant that would accompany riders and answer their questions, according to findings by researcher Jane Manchun Wong. While…

Waymo explains why its robotaxis got stuck during the SF blackout

Waymo is shipping a software update to help its robotaxis navigate disabled traffic lights during power outages more decisively. The company explained the update in response to its self-driving vehicles getting stuck at intersections during a blackout in San Francisco…