The boys’ club no one was supposed to write about | TechCrunch

The boys’ club no one was supposed to write about | TechCrunch

If you work in tech, Wired’s new cover story isn’t exactly going to shatter your worldview, but it’s a genuinely great read all the same. Reporter Zoë Bernard spent months talking to 51 people (31 of them gay men) to map out a subculture that’s been an open secret in Silicon Valley for years: gay men, at the upper echelons …

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SpaceX’s Starbase city is getting its own court | TechCrunch

SpaceX’s Starbase city is getting its own court | TechCrunch

SpaceX’s company town in Texas, Starbase, is less than a year old, but it already has its own volunteer fire department and is working on creating a police department. Now it wants its own court, too. Starbase’s city administrator submitted a proposed ordinance to the city commission during a meeting on Wednesday that would create a municipal court with a …

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Sony is shutting down the studio behind the Demon’s Souls remake

Sony is shutting down the studio behind the Demon’s Souls remake

Sony is closing Bluepoint Games, the studio behind the Shadow of the Colossus and Demon’s Souls remakes, Bloomberg reports. Bluepoint’s last major project was God of War: Ragnarok from 2022, which it co-developed with Sony Santa Monica. According to Bloomberg, Sony decided to shut down the studio following “a recent business review.” Around 70 employees will lose their jobs as …

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Meta is shuttering Messenger’s standalone website, which is a thing that exists

Meta is shuttering Messenger’s standalone website, which is a thing that exists

Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website, . The website will disappear in April, though web users will still be able to send and receive messages within Facebook. “After messenger.com goes away, you will be automatically redirected to use facebook.com/messages for messaging on a computer,” the help page reads. “You can continue your conversations there or on the Messenger …

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Here are my favorite things from Toy Fair 2026

Here are my favorite things from Toy Fair 2026

Toy Fair 2026 just wrapped earlier this week and while I would have liked to spend even more time there, I have my own kids (and all their toys and trinkets) to look after. That said, there were a ton of cool new products on display at the Javits Center in New York City that set the stage for the …

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As browser wars heat up, Chrome adds new productivity features | TechCrunch

As browser wars heat up, Chrome adds new productivity features | TechCrunch

As AI companies and startups push their way into the web browser market, the world’s biggest browser, Google Chrome, is rolling out a handful of new features. The company on Thursday announced the official launch of a trio of options, including Split View, PDF annotations, and a “Save to Google Drive” feature, designed to more deeply integrate Chrome with one …

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Free Palestinian state indispensable for lasting peace, PM Shehbaz

Free Palestinian state indispensable for lasting peace, PM Shehbaz

PM termed his participation in the meeting an honor and reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause. Web Desk February 19, 2026 WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that achieving sustainable peace in Gaza is Pakistan’s mission, emphasizing that the establishment of a free and sovereign Palestinian state is essential for lasting stability in the region. Addressing the …

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Reddit is testing a new AI search feature for shopping | TechCrunch

Reddit is testing a new AI search feature for shopping | TechCrunch

Reddit announced on Thursday that it’s testing a new AI search tool that takes community recommendations and matches them with products from some of the company’s shopping and advertising partners. A small group of users in the U.S. will start to see search results that include interactive product carousels with pricing, images, and direct where-to-buy links. The announcement reflects Reddit’s …

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