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TECH

Pitch Deck Teardown: SuperScale’s $5.4M Series A deck

There are two industries that make a ton of money but they’re traditionally largely ignored by venture capital — movies

ENTERTAINMENT

King of the Netherlands Jokes About Kate Middleton Photo Controversy

Some royal tea is being spilled.  King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has weighed in on the ongoing scandal surrounding Kate

LIFESTYLE

Watch: TechCrunch Minute: A TikTok ban is looking more and more like impending reality

Well, that was fast. After a House subcommittee gave its assent to a bill that would force the divestment of

SCIENCE

Alzheimer’s drug fermented with help from AI and bacteria moves closer to reality

Galantamine is a common medication used by people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia around the world to

MOBILE

Sony Xperia 1 VI might give up on the 4K display and tall aspect ratio

Say what you want about Sony’s design language for its smartphones, but you can’t say it hasn’t been a consistent

GADGET

Netflix will stream the Mark Twain Prize honoring Kevin Hart on May 11

is the new streaming home of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor as part of a multiyear deal. This

MARKET

Investors see opportunity after decade-long helium shortage. What you need to know.

Helium is an irreplaceable raw material that is hard to transport, has many more uses than you might think, and

FINANCE

Dollar General is reducing self-checkout stations

Yet another chain is pulling back from self-checkout machines. Dollar General has announced plans to completely remove the self-checkout stations

GAMING

This Hisuian Growlithe Card is Peak Pokémon TCG Storytelling

Image: The Pokémon Company One of the coolest things The Pokémon Company sometimes does in its trading card game is

MUSIC

Olivia Rodrigo’s Management Bans Abortion Funds From Distributing Contraceptives on Guts Tour

After inviting abortion funds to distribute contraceptive supplies at tour venues, Olivia Rodrigo’s management has bowed to political pressure to