SpaceX will build a second, $100B ‘Starbase’ spaceport in Louisiana
The company says it will start construction in 2027 and that a Starship rocket could take flight as soon as 2029.
Your vote matters! Decide which Audience Choice sessions will make it to TechCrunch Founder Summit
Each year, we get a huge influx of applicants to speak at TechCrunch’s events, and this year’s Founder Summit in Boston on November 4 will be no different!
The US Just Recorded Its First 2 Measles Deaths This Year
The fatalities come amid declining vaccination rates and calls from President Donald Trump to split up the MMR vaccine.
Take a look at Microsoft’s new 25th anniversary Halo accessories
The new Designed for Xbox 25th Anniversary collection features a handful of limited edition gadgets available for pre-order today. Paying homage to the Halo special edition of the original Xbox, almost everything in the collection is translucent "OG Green," matching the Xbox Series X25 limited ed...
OpenAI’s 700W Jalapeño ASIC outpaces 1,400W Nvidia flagship GPU — claims up to 1.9x throughput per kilowatt and 3.6x lower latency, co-developed with Broadcom
OpenAI arrived at Hot Chips on Tuesday with benchmarks claiming its first in-house chip beats Nvidia's GB300.
Dolly Parton has died
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Tonight marks your last chance to save up to $300 on a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass
If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone West!
Firefox 157 will include JPEG XL by default on all platforms
Article URL: https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-platform/c/3YMV4MS34KA?pli=1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437946 Points: 330 # Comments: 88
Claude Cowork finally remembers what you told the app in chat
Anthropic is giving Claude a shared memory across chat and Cowork, so users no longer have to repeatedly brief the AI on projects, preferences, and other context.
McKinsey says enterprise AI is finally 'on the road to ROI'
Fasten your seatbelt and empty that bladder: AI investment is rising, but reported enterprise earnings impact remains stubbornly flat
Two unvaccinated people die from measles in Pennsylvania, officials confirm
"[P]eople are not familiar with this disease and don’t fully understand the potential severity."
Bose’s smallest Bluetooth speaker is a great deal at 35 percent off
The Bose SoundLink Micro is just over four inches square. | Image: The Verge Bose may be best known for its QuietComfort headphones, but the brand’s Bluetooth speakers have earned a great reputation for featuring great sound and build quality. The compact Bose SoundLink Micro — its most compact...
Waymo robotaxis are headed to Munich
Germany's autonomous vehicle regulations have made it a hotspot for autonomous vehicle testing and eventual commercial robotaxi deployment.
Apple just revealed two ways iPhone 18 Pro could get big upgrades
Today Apple unveiled its M6 chip, the first of a new chip generation that will soon include iPhone 18 Pro’s A20 Pro. Here’s what the M6 reveals about iPhone 18 Pro gains to expect.
Why movie tie-in games are rarely sold anymore
Movie-tie in games were huge in the 2000s, but have mostly dried up in the last decade. We still get games tied to existing IP, but in a different manner.
Clara (YC P26) is hiring a growth engineer to bring AI doctors to market
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/clara-2/jobs/8snci6k-founding-full-stack-growth-engineer Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437566 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport
"This will be a project like no other."
Run OpenBSD on DigitalOcean for $4/month
Article URL: https://nil.wallyjones.com/run-openbsd-on-digitalocean-for-4month/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437483 Points: 144 # Comments: 67
Anthropic update unifies memory feature across Claude Cowork and chat
Anthropic has announced a new update to how memory works between Claude Cowork and chat. Today’s change unifies memory between the two systems.
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: The biggest announcements and trailers
It’s time for another Geoff Keighley-hosted blast of gaming news. Gamescom’s two-hour Opening Night Live event is scheduled to kick off on Tuesday at 2PM ET, with a preshow starting 30 minutes before. Thanks to teases on social media, we already have some idea of what to expect, including looks a...