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I stopped abandoning Brave every time a website broke; this one setting fixed it

That's partly because Brave keeps adding meaningful features . One of them is the new Dynamic Shield feature, which fixes a major complaint I had with the browser. After trying the new feature myself, I no longer feel…

The Transformers: The Movie re-review: Still the best (and it's not close)

That said, I will happily die on the hill that the first third of the film (aka the setup) is nearly flawless. The movie sets the scene just outside Autobot City while introducing Daniel and Hot Rod before immediately…

AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race

29, 2026. Al Drago/Getty Images Major super PACs associated with AI labs and investors have poured close to $1 million into incumbent Republican Mike Rounds’s South Dakota senate race, seeking to shape the outcome of a…

Robinhood’s Abhishek Fatehpuria on winning the modern financial consumer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Investing, banking, credit, crypto, retirement, prediction markets, and AI-powered trading are converging. At the same time, consumers expect financial products to be as intuitive and responsive as the best technology…

If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already

“There is compelling evidence that the models can wreak havoc,” he said. But, he added, those dangers were still theoretical. Would it take a Pearl Harbor–like situation for the world to wake up to those dire…

‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks

They ordered a review of existing legislation to see what powers they already had, according to those briefed on the plans, and were exploring whether they could force the world's most advanced technology companies to…

Third tanker in a month hit by a suspected cyber incident, this time carrying US gas to Europe

The crew reported it as a suspected cyberattack, but what it actually was has not been established. The Vivit Africa LNG was sailing east through the Mediterranean and into the Adriatic in early September when the…

Softcat to acquire North American technology solutions provider GDT

The move aims to create a transatlantic IT solutions platform capable of supporting customers with international requirements, while presenting both businesses with the chance to expand into new markets. It also…

Who do you trust in an emergency? We asked people in places hit by extreme weather

At about 6pm, a thunderous roar shattered the silence of the valley. Abuzar could see a glacial flood headed towards his village , and had minutes to react. He desperately climbed up to a higher point in the mountain…

Neuroscience offers new insights into how our brain solves ‘the cocktail party problem’

The fact you can still follow what they’re saying is down to your brain performing some very complex operations amid all that noise. Out of all the sound waves reaching your ears, it is successfully isolating the one of…