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Against that backdrop, Europe’s reliance on American-made AI begins to look more and more like a liability. In a worst case scenario, though experts consider the possibility remote, the US could choose to withhold access to AI services and crucial digital infrastructure. More plausibly, the Trump administration could use Europe’s dependence as leverage as the two sides continue to iron out a trade deal. “That dependency is a liability in any negotiation—and we are going to be negotiating increasingly with the US,” says Taddeo.The European Commission, White House, and UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology did not respond to…

The usual bells and whistles such as electric windows and a central touchscreen are gone (instead you use your phone as the infotainment hub), and the truck comes unpainted in composite gray, but owners can personalize it with wraps. You can also add more than 100 custom accessories, from body panels and wheel options to kits that transform the pickup into a five-seat SUV, all designed for DIY installation. Power comes from a straightforward rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive setup, producing around 200 hp. A 52.7-kWh battery gives 150 miles of range, while an 84.3-kWh pack is good for 240 miles.Sony Honda Mobility…

Compare Our Top Five Favorite Mattresses for Back PainHonorable MentionsBrooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Cooling Mattress for $1,586: If you’re looking for something akin to the Plank Natural that’s firm without being too firm, this is another good pick. It has cooling features, too, which is a nice bonus.DreamCloud Premiere Hybrid for $1,099: This soft mattress was still supportive. I liked sleeping on it, but it didn’t erase my back pain as much as other mattresses we recommend. Still, it was a nice option if you want support without too much firmness as a side sleeper.Essentia Tatami Organic Mattress for $3,435:…

If you’re at all concerned about privacy, the rise of AI personal assistants can feel alarming. It’s difficult to use one without sharing personal information, which is retained by the model’s parent company. With OpenAI already testing advertising, it’s easy to imagine the same data collection that fuels Facebook and Google creeping into your chatbot conversations. A new project, launched in December by Signal co-founder Moxie Marlinspike, is showing what a privacy-conscious AI service might look like. Confer is designed to look and feel like ChatGPT or Claude, but the backend is arranged to avoid data collection, with the open-source…

It might seem strange to buy a camera that can only shoot black-and-white when you can take the output of a color sensor and convert it to black and white afterward. But having shot with both the K-3 monochrome and the Leica M10 Monochrome, I can vouch that there is definitely a better tonal range from a monochrome sensor compared to converting in post. If you’re a dedicated black-and-white shooter, it’s worth considering. I really like the idea of a pocketable monochrome camera that doesn’t have a Leica price attached to it.The GR IV monochrome is essentially the same camera…

Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move sure to turn heads in Silicon Valley. Why? Because venture capital firms have historically avoided backing competing companies in the same sector, preferring to place their bets on a single winner. Yet here’s Sequoia, already invested in both OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI, now throwing its weight behind Anthropic, too. The timing is particularly surprising given what OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said under oath last year. As part of OpenAI’s defense against Musk’s lawsuit, Altman addressed…

Now The New York Times has cited unnamed US officials confirming that the blackout was in fact caused by a cyberattack, the first time the US government has ever been publicly reported to have carried out such a hacking operation. US forces also used hacking capabilities to disable Venezuelan air defense radar ahead of the incursion, the Times reported, citing officials. US Cyber Command also added in a somewhat ambiguous statement to the Times that it “was proud to support Operation Absolute Resolve,” as the US government dubbed the Venezuelan operation.According to the Times, the power was restored “quickly”—perhaps purposefully…

The weather in Las Vegas wasn’t looking good. The plan had been that each employee of YC-backed Bucket Robotics would carry parts of their booth in their luggage to the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show. But CEO and founder Matt Puchalski didn’t want to take the chance that one (or all) of their flights would be delayed. So he rented a Hyundai Santa Fe and packed it up.  “It was… it was tight,” he said with a laugh on the show floor.   It took 12 hours driving in the rain, but the gear – and Puchalski – made it safely to Las Vegas, and so began the young company’s first-ever CES. San Francisco-based Bucket Robotics was just one of thousands of companies exhibiting at the annual tech conference, a speck of sand on a beach…

With flex-head options, only the top portions of the bed have independent range of motion. The foot of the bed is still attached on both sides. With split options, both the head and foot of the bed can move independently. Either option makes a lot of sense for couples who want to pick individual firmness levels and the angle at which they sleep or relax. In the spirit of understanding the full scope of offerings for couples (and having never tested a flex-head option before), I ended up going for the flex-head king.I don’t think I would do it again,…

A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices. While X still dominates Threads on the web, the Threads mobile app for iOS and Android has continued to see an increase in daily active users over the past several months. Similarweb’s data shows that Threads had 141.5 million daily active users on iOS and Android as of January 7, 2026, after months of growth, while X has 125 million daily active users on mobile devices. This appears to be the result of longer-term trends, rather…

Frequently Asked QuestionsHow We Tested and What We TestedAccordionItemContainerButtonWe put each juicer through the paces, funneling a mountain of vegetables and fruit through each device, testing especially its ability to handle both tough and fibrous veggies and softer produce such as greens and berries. We taste-test a classic green juice (apples, carrots, celery, cucumber, leafy greens) and a carrot-apple-ginger. We also compare both the yield and frothiness of the juice among different juicers, from the same recipe or the same fruit.As of the most recent round of testing (January 2025), we also subjected each device to “torture tests” by intentionally…

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! It’s been a minute, folks! As you might recall, the newsletter took a little holiday break. We’re back and well into 2026. And a lot has happened since the last edition.  I spent the first week of the year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. And while I wrote about this last January, it’s worth repeating: U.S. automakers have left the building.  What has filled the void in the Las…

In the US, cars follow only housing as the most expensive purchase consumers make. So it makes a lot of sense that, according to recent buyer surveys, very few of them want an Amazon-style, one-click approach to getting a new set of wheels.“People want to see, feel, and touch the car,” says Erin Lomax, the vice president of consumer marketing at Cox Automotive, a research firm that also makes digital auto sales products that allow dealers to initiate transactions online. (This gives Cox a lot of insight into buying patterns, but it also has a stake here.)Not to mention test-driving…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that his country will slash its 100% import tax on Chinese EVs to just 6.1%, paving the way for companies like Geely, BYD, Xiaomi, and others to establish a second foothold in the North American automotive market. Canada is not going all-in on Chinese EVs, though. The country will initially cap annual imports at 49,000 vehicles. That cap will slowly increase to about 70,000 in around five years, according to the Associated Press. It’s a major shift that comes at a time when China is looking to boost EV exports, especially as the…

The Hovercraft 2.0 features a bit of serration in the edges that Jones calls Traction Tech, which bites into hard snow but somehow doesn’t interrupt carving. I don’t think Traction Tech is quite as reliable as Lib Tech’s Magne-Traction (same concept, but with a few additional bumps), but this board held its edge extremely well in critical terrain.It’s also the best board I’ve ever used in the trees. Despite its width, it turns nimbly in unpacked snow, where those quick directional changes are critically important. In March 2024, I took this board on a road trip through Northern California, Idaho,…

AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast.  In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for healthcare, and Sam Altman-backed MergeLabs closed a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation. The money and products are pouring into health and voice AI, but so are concerns about hallucination risks, inaccurate medical information, and massive security vulnerabilities in systems handling sensitive patient data.  Watch as Equity podcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into why the AI world is suddenly obsessed with health care, what other products can expect an AI-makeover, and more.  Subscribe to Equity on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also…