So let me get this straight. I walked into my local pharmacy last week with a splitting headache and congestion that made me feel like my face was about to explode. I grabbed a box of Sudafed, headed to the counter, and was told I needed to show my ID, sign a log, and—oh, by the way—I could only buy...
October 8, 2025
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Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Imported Heavy Trucks
President Donald Trump revealed plans on Monday to implement a 25% tariff on all medium- and heavy-duty trucks imported into the United States, effective November 1. This marks a major expansion of the administration’s protectionist trade policies aimed at shielding domestic manufacturers from international rivals. The announcement raises significant legal questions about the president’s authority to impose tariffs that may...
The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Influence on News Media: A Multi-Billion Dollar Conflict of Interest
How Advertising Revenue Creates Questions About Editorial Independence The American public relies on news networks to provide objective, accurate health information. But a financial reality raises serious questions about editorial independence: pharmaceutical companies have become the dominant advertising force on television news, spending billions annually and creating potential conflicts of interest that may affect what stories get covered—and how. The...
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- OpenAI’s Nick Turley on transforming ChatGPT into an operating systemby Maxwell Zeff on October 8, 2025 at 8:00 pm
In an interview, OpenAI's Head of ChatGPT discusses the company's push into […]
- Sora’s first week on iOS in the US was nearly as big as ChatGPT’sby Sarah Perez on October 8, 2025 at 6:12 pm
This level of consumer adoption is worth noting because Sora remains an […]
- Elon Musk will settle $128M lawsuit with former Twitter execsby Amanda Silberling on October 8, 2025 at 6:01 pm
The four executives never received severance payments, which they claim is […]
- Amazon Pharmacy is launching vending machines for prescription drugsby Aisha Malik on October 8, 2025 at 5:06 pm
The kiosks have a range of commonly prescribed medications, including […]
- Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on October 8, 2025 at 5:05 pm
From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and […]
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Am I Crazy, Or Is This Backwards?
So let me get this straight. I walked into my local pharmacy last week with a splitting headache and congestion...
Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Imported Heavy Trucks
President Donald Trump revealed plans on Monday to implement a 25% tariff on all medium- and heavy-duty trucks imported into...
The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Influence on News Media: A Multi-Billion Dollar Conflict of Interest
How Advertising Revenue Creates Questions About Editorial Independence The American public relies on news networks to provide objective, accurate health...
From Magna Carta to Thought Police: How Britain Lost the Plot on Free Speech
There’s something darkly ironic about watching the country that gave the world the Magna Carta—literally the foundation of individual rights...
Trump Takes Aim at Antifa with New Executive Order
What Happened? President Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling antifa a “domestic terrorist organization.” But here’s the thing...
How Tournament Organizers Betrayed Bethpage Black: A 30-Year Member’s Perspective
As someone who has battled Bethpage Black for over three decades, I can tell you with absolute certainty: what the...
Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted on Federal Charges
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a grand jury on two criminal counts: making false statements to...
Google’s Free Speech Pivot: Genuine Belief or Strategic Response to AI Competition?
Is Google’s sudden embrace of free speech principles authentic, or a calculated response to losing ground to AI competitors? Google’s...
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- OpenAI’s Nick Turley on transforming ChatGPT into an operating systemby Maxwell Zeff on October 8, 2025 at 8:00 pm
In an interview, OpenAI's Head of ChatGPT discusses the company's push into developing an AI operating system full of third-party apps.
- Sora’s first week on iOS in the US was nearly as big as ChatGPT’sby Sarah Perez on October 8, 2025 at 6:12 pm
This level of consumer adoption is worth noting because Sora remains an invite-only app, while ChatGPT was more publicly available at launch. That […]
- Elon Musk will settle $128M lawsuit with former Twitter execsby Amanda Silberling on October 8, 2025 at 6:01 pm
The four executives never received severance payments, which they claim is because they tried to hold Musk to his $44 billion commitment when he […]
- Amazon Pharmacy is launching vending machines for prescription drugsby Aisha Malik on October 8, 2025 at 5:06 pm
The kiosks have a range of commonly prescribed medications, including antibiotics, inhalers, and blood pressure medications.
- Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on October 8, 2025 at 5:05 pm
From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.
- Zendesk says its new AI agent can solve 80% of support issuesby Russell Brandom on October 8, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Zendesk has launched a new autonomous support agent that should solve 80% of support issues without human intervention.
- H-1B visa changes explained: The loophole costing startups talentby Theresa Loconsolo on October 8, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis was joined by Jeremy Neufeld, the Director of Immigration Policy at the […]
- AST SpaceMobile lands key Verizon deal amid growing competition with SpaceX and T-Mobileby Aria Alamalhodaei on October 8, 2025 at 4:41 pm
AST SpaceMobile is deepening its relationship with mobile carrier giant Verizon.
- Base Power raises $1B to deploy home batteries everywhereby Tim De Chant on October 8, 2025 at 4:33 pm
Base Power's Series C will help the company expand beyond Texas, its beachhead market, and build batteries in the United States.
- Bounce introduces a tool to move your Mastodon account to Blueskyby Sarah Perez on October 8, 2025 at 4:00 pm
The idea is that this account portability prevents users from getting stuck on a service if they come to disagree with its state of development, […]
- Ganiga will showcase its waste-sorting robots at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025by Rebecca Szkutak on October 8, 2025 at 3:59 pm
Ganiga's fleet of waste-sorting technology is meant to help companies track and reduce the waste they produce.
- A breakdown of the H-1B changes — and why more changes could comeby Dominic-Madori Davis on October 8, 2025 at 3:34 pm
Jeremy Neufeld, the director of immigration policy at the Institute for Progress, comes on Equity to talk H-1B changes.