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The White House Is Reportedly Forcing Its Official App Onto All Government Employee Phones

You gotta pump up those download numbers somehow. Lucky-photographer/Getty Images The Trump administration is planning to automatically install its White House app on government employees’ work phones, according to a report from Government Executive. The report detailed that at…

The best Memorial Day sales you can shop this weekend

To give you more options, we’ve also included a selection of deals from retailers that aren’t necessarily running their own Memorial Day sales but are still offering limited-time deals in the run-up to May 25th. Savings are savings, after all….

TechCrunch Mobility: Robotaxi reality check

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Robotaxis are here! And yet, they’re…

Topo Designs Rover Trail Pack Is the Best Backpack I’ve Ever Used

As we get out of the house, the gear-obsessed WIRED Reviews team is writing about our favorite bags and EDCs. Today, reviewer Martin Cizmar raves about his Topo Designs backpack. You can also check out other Bag Check stories where…

How ageing on Earth mimics the effects of space travel

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly spent 340 days in space on one mission NASA One of the most famous thought experiments in physics is the twin paradox, first proposed by Albert Einstein in his 1905 paper on special relativity, and later…

New box jellyfish name warns of ‘death from behind’

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. A recently discovered box jellyfish species living in near Singapore looks nearly identical to another jellyfish previously discovered by the same scientist. But regardless…

Scientists discover hidden driver of aging — Simple supplement reversed brain decline

Scientists may have uncovered a hidden biological switch that helps control how quickly the body ages. Research published in PLOS Biology suggests that declining levels of a brain protein called Menin can trigger inflammation, memory decline, and other age-related changes…

Ayaneo Reveals Yet Another Game Boy Remake But This One Has AI

The Konkr Pocket Block will be smaller than the company’s previous vertical handhelds. Ayaneo’s next retro gaming handheld is revisiting the iconic Game Boy design once again. The handheld maker announced the Konkr Pocket Block, an “extremely compact” device that…

Record Club is trying to be Letterboxd for music nerds

There isn’t really a solid equivalent to Goodreads or Letterboxd for music lovers, but Record Club is aiming to change that. Yes, we have Rate Your Music, but its interface is crowded, and it feels more geared towards longer-form reviews…

SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India’s rooftop solar market draws major VC interest

SolarSquare, an Indian rooftop solar startup that helps households and housing societies adopt solar power, is in advanced talks to raise fresh capital after securing India’s largest solar venture investment in December 2024, TechCrunch has learned. B Capital and Lightspeed…