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How to get the best hotel deals for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch has arranged discounted hotel room blocks near Moscone West for attendees of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, which runs from 13 to 15 October in San Francisco. The initiative aims to ease the cost and hassle of booking accommodation in a notoriously expensive city, giving attendees walkable, penalty-free options close to the venue. The partnered hotels…
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The Saudi-led $55 billion takeover of EA has closed
Electronic Arts has completed its $55 billion takeover by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, marking one of the biggest changes in ownership in the video game industry’s history. The deal, which closed on Tuesday, returns EA to private ownership and is the largest leveraged buyout ever recorded, though it leaves the…
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South Dakota Democrat exits Senate race, clears way for independent
Julian Beaudion is the third Democrat to drop out of a Senate race after facing pressure from his party to bow out for a more promising independent candidate.
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Inside Google’s Efforts to Get Creatives Hooked on AI
Google is actively courting the film and creative industries to embrace its AI video-generation tools, as illustrated by a recent screening of 11 AI-generated short films at Manhattan’s Metrograph theatre. The films were produced by the fourth cohort of Google’s “Flow Sessions” programme, a six-week scheme giving emerging filmmakers unlimited access to the company’s Flow…
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Inside Wyatt Flores’ Intimate, Invite-Only Sophomore Album Release Party in Nashville
Country singer Wyatt Flores marked the release of his sophomore album, “Scared of Heights,” with an intimate, invite-only listening event at the new CAA offices in Nashville in July. The gathering brought together members of his management, record label and public relations teams, allowing Flores to perform a stripped-back set and offer personal insight into…
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SpaceX’s revenue rises as its once-soaring stock price drifts back to Earth
SpaceX has posted its first earnings report since going public, revealing that revenue nearly doubled year-on-year to $7.8 billion, even as the company recorded a $541 million loss and spent heavily on capital investment. The results underscore the gap between the excitement that drove the firm’s record-breaking flotation and the financial realities now facing investors,…
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Producer Adds Defamation Claim To Lawsuit Against Netflix Over Theft Of Hard Drive Of World War II Espionage Pic ‘Fortitude’
The producer behind the World War II spy thriller “Fortitude” has amended his lawsuit against Netflix to add a defamation claim, escalating a dispute over a stolen hard drive containing the film. Simon Afram, the film’s producer, writer and financier, alleges Netflix mischaracterised his legal team’s conduct as an attempted extortion after the streamer lost…
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Perplexity has successfully overturned Amazon’s injunction on its AI shopping bot
Perplexity has won an appeal overturning a court injunction that had blocked its AI-powered Comet browser from accessing Amazon’s website to shop on users’ behalf. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Amazon’s original claim, based on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, was unlikely to succeed because it was the Comet user, not…
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FDA authorizes 4 flavored nicotine pouches
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday granted marketing authorization to four new flavored nicotine pouches as part of the agency’s tobacco review pilot program launched last year. Four nicotine pouch products — Rich Berry 2 mg, Cappuccino 2 mg, Cappuccino 4 mg and Autumn Spice 2 mg — from Helix Innovations LLC received…
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Le Clos’ home destroyed by fire after he sets Commonwealths record
South African swimmer Chad le Clos has revealed that his apartment in Cape Town was destroyed by a fire that also killed a neighbour, just a day after he became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history. Le Clos, 34, said the blaze broke out in his Sea Point apartment block on the evening…