The minimalist Light Phone teams up with Andrew Yang’s Noble Mobile, which pays you to stop doomscrolling
“The Light Phone is designed to be used as little as possible,” founder Joe Hollier told TechCrunch.
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South Korea’s LetinAR is building optics behind AI glasses
A lens the size of a thumbnail — and the South Korean startup that makes it could become the optical backbone of the AI glasses era.
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For Eclipse, the $2.5B Cerebras win is just the start of realizing its physical-world thesis
Investing in the real world was lonely for Lior Susan 10 years ago. Now his firm finds itself at the center of the tech world’s action.
Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support
It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks.
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Lovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware
Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.
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Cerebras raises $5.5B, kicking off 2026’s IPO season with a bang
A year ago, it looked like this day would never happen for Cerebras.
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Introducing the 6 stages at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — built for today’s tougher startup market
From October 13-15, TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature 200+ sessions across six stages, led by 250+ tech leaders shaping the industry today. Register now to save up to $410, plus 50% off a second pass.
Google unveils Googlebooks, a new line of AI-native laptops
The company says Googlebooks, which are launching this fall, are the first laptops designed from the ground up for Gemini Intelligence to offer personal and proactive help.
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The Instax Wide 400 builds on instant photography’s simplicity and stretches it, literally
In an AI and digital world, analog instant film and retro-style cameras continue to remain popular, fueled by a mix of both nostalgia and novelty.
Intel’s comeback story is even wilder than it seems
Intel’s stock has risen a stunning 490% over the past year, a bet by Wall Street that may be running well ahead of the company’s actual turnaround.
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