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May 16, 2026

The offline desk gadget that actually got me to sit up straight

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Deepcare-feat.jpg?resize=1200,675 Working from home has its own perils. Pets can be demanding, your back aches from hours at a desk, or you simply forget to move. […]
May 16, 2026

Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2007-kindle-1st-gen-angle-gettyimages-93559279.jpg?resize=1200,791 Many people are jailbreaking their Kindles following the news that Amazon is ending technical support for older models. On May 20, Amazon will end support […]
May 15, 2026

A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/passport-fake-KYC.jpg?resize=1200,675 A hotel check-in system left more than one million customer passports, driver’s licenses, and selfie verification photos to the open web after a security lapse. […]
May 15, 2026

US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/tim-cook-china-pin.jpg?resize=1200,840 President Trump and a delegation of U.S. officials left Beijing on Friday after two days of high-level talks with the Chinese government, led by President […]
May 15, 2026

Even GoPro is pivoting to defense

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gopro-hero-11.png?w=1178 Want to make money? Start building data centers. Or build batteries to power data centers. Or: pivot to defense. This is not financial advice, but […]
May 14, 2026

Clawdmeter turns your Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/clawdmeter-edit.png?resize=1200,827 Silicon Valley’s tokenmaxxing era now has its own hardware. A new open source project brings your Claude Code utilization stats into a tiny desktop dashboard, […]
May 14, 2026

OpenAI says hackers stole some data after latest code security issue

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/openai-logo-code-background.jpg?resize=1200,798 Earlier this week, hackers hijacked several open source projects used by dozens of companies and pushed updates designed to spread malware. This is the latest […]
May 14, 2026

Cisco cuts nearly 4,000 jobs to spend more on AI, reports ‘record quarterly revenue’

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/chuck-robbins-2270936687.jpg?resize=1200,865 Technology giant Cisco is cutting fewer than 4,000 jobs, or around 5% of its workforce, despite reporting better-than-expected profit and revenue in its fiscal third […]
May 14, 2026

A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/donncha-o-cearbhaill.jpg?resize=1200,1009 Earlier this year, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks, found himself in an unusual position. For once, he became the target […]