Holiday season may be full of cheer, but it’s also a time of intense pressure for retailers, especially in electronics. More than 20 percent of annual sales for things such as televisions, phones, cameras, and games occur between Thanksgiving and Christmas. One likely beneficiary is a company that most assumed would be long gone by…
For the last nine months, Yaniv Erlich has carried a small, white, plastic rabbit wherever he goes—to work at Israel-based DNA testing company MyHeritage, to scientific conferences, through airports, and across international borders. The kumquat-sized bunny, cute as it may be, isn’t a toy or a good luck charm. But if you cut off its…
Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2019 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find our other guides right here. When it comes to smart home stuff, once you start, it’s hard to stop. As soon as you’ve got…
Decade's EndDecade's EndGizmodo, io9, and Earther look back at our passing decade and look ahead at what kind of future awaits us in the next ten years.For every major leap in technology, there have been plenty of face plants, ill-advised cash grabs, and just plan bad tech. So here are the gadgets and technology that…
Spain reported 683 daily coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, a lower number of fatalities compared to the previous two days. For the second straight day, the US recorded nearly 2,000 fatalities, while in Britain the daily death toll hit a record 938 in one day. More: Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases? Coronavirus…
(CNN)With health experts warning that warmer months won't bring an end to coronavirus, officials are developing a framework for what America's new normal could look like.President Trump has previously claimed that increased temperatures will bring an end to the virus. But members of a National Academy of Sciences committee said in a letter to the…
Elsewhere, officials in China announced new measures to track cases of coronavirus in asymptomatic patients, amid concerns the country could face a new wave of infections. In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in the intensive care unit of a London hospital, where he is being treated for coronavirus. His spokesman said Wednesday that he…
Rising rap star Chynna Rogers has died aged 25. Her family confirmed through her management the news that the A$AP Mob rapper has passed away. In a statement, they wrote: “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed." Her cause of death is currently unknown. Chynna began her career as a model, signing to…
By Mike Bohn | April 8, 2020 10:10 pm Dustin Poirier understands why he wasn’t chosen to replace Khabib Nurmagomedov against Tony Ferguson at UFC 249. When news surfaced that Nurmagomedov was unable to defend his lightweight title against Ferguson in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Poirier, the former interim champion, was among those…
