New types of alternative coffee are making strides across the market, and one of these new “beanless” coffees is made by Atomo. These new coffee substitutes are meant to taste just like traditional coffee while also packing the same caffeinated punch. Traditionally, though, coffee substitutes just haven’t been able to …
Read More »How to make your iPhone home screen icons dark in iOS 18
In iOS 13, Apple brought Dark Mode to the iPhone. At the time, OLED displays were already part of the iPhone lineup, bringing a perfect black background to some apps. Now, with iOS 18, Apple revamped the Home Screen with more customization, including the ability to make your iPhone icons …
Read More »Scientists may have found signs of dark matter in Mars’s orbit
A wobble in Mars’ orbit could very well be a sign of dark matter, a new study posits. The study builds off the idea that dark matter may actually be made up of thousands of tiny primordial black holes—black holes so tiny they’re basically microscopic. These black holes are believed …
Read More »In Apple’s La Maison, fashion and delicious family drama collide
Explaining the rules and rituals of fashion to someone like me is about as futile an exercise as trying to pick up anti-matter with a spoon. But give me a soapy TV drama about a high-end French fashion house — led by a family dynasty that’s as dysfunctional as the …
Read More »Some startups are going ‘fair source’ to avoid the pitfalls of open source licensing
With the perennial tensions between proprietary and open source software (OSS) unlikely to end anytime soon, a $3 billion startup is throwing its weight behind a new licensing paradigm — one that’s designed to bridge the open and proprietary worlds, replete with new definition, terminology, and governance model. Developer software …
Read More »The TechCrunch Cyber Glossary | TechCrunch
Cybersecurity is a world full of technical lingo and jargon. At TechCrunch, we have been writing about cybersecurity for years, and even we sometimes need a refresher on what exactly a specific word or expression means. That’s why we have created this glossary, which includes some of the most common …
Read More »Linus Torvalds explains why aging Linux developers are a good thing
Linux’s luminary linchpin, Linus Torvalds, says that despite longstanding reports of burnout in the open source software development realm, Linux is as strong as ever — though he acknowledges his project is perhaps something of an outlier due to its scale and scope. Speaking to Verizon’s head of open source …
Read More »SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has been planning his comeback
A new Financial Times profile of Mayayoshi Son opens with SoftBank CEO seeming to hit bottom, staring at his “ugly” face on Zoom and telling himself, “I have done nothing I can be proud of.” The scene is presented as the prelude to a hoped-for a comeback, with Son largely …
Read More »A guide to iOS 18’s hidden features and smaller updates
Apple’s iOS 18 update became available to all users on September 16. Ahead of the release of Apple Intelligence, the most important new features have been the ability to customize icons on the Home Screen, swap out app shortcuts on the Lock Screen, the redesigned Control Center, support for RCS, …
Read More »Pedego’s Cargo e-bike: Sporty, stylish and powerful for $4,000
The Pedego’s Cargo e-bike is marketed as a powerful and sporty ride that’s geared towards parents toting kids around town and anyone who needs to schlep heavy gear. I spent the summer testing out this cargo e-bike to find out if it met that mission. My take: It’s a stylish …
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