A Stanford grad student created an algorithm to help his classmates find love; now, Date Drop is the basis of his new startup As Valentine’s Day approaches at Stanford, some students may be gearing up for first dates — not with people they met on Tinder or Hinge, but with matches from a service called Date Drop, designed by Stanford graduate student Henry Weng. Date Drop pairs students with...

What to Expect From Apple's March Event: New MacBooks, iPhones and iPadsIt's nearly time for Apple's annual spring product refreshes. The tech giant has scheduled an event for Wednesday, March 4, inviting members of the media to New York, London and Shanghai for a "special Apple Experience" starting at 9 a.m. ET.Apple's invites often contain clues about what might be revealed at the event. Last...

How to avoid bad hires in early-stage startups Image Credits:TechCrunch 5:02 AM PST · February 26, 2026 This week on TechCrunch’s founder-focused podcast, Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen is joined by Sarah Lucena, the CEO and co-founder of Mappa, a behavioral intelligence platform that uses voice AI to decode...

Partial government shutdown becomes the longest in US historyGetty ImagesSecurity lines at some US airports have wrapped outside and have led to hours-long delaysThe partial US government shutdown has become the longest in American history, as lawmakers in Washington continue to fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).On Sunday, the shutdown reached 44 days, surpassing...

Cardiff lecturer interviews 160 Bigfoot hunters over three yearsResearchers spent years interviewing 160 Bigfoot hunters - this is what they learnt5 hours agoCharlie BucklandBBC WalesThere are thousands of reported sightings of the mythical creature of Bigfoot, which has captured people's imaginations since being allegedly pictured in 1967Be it a hoax or an undiscovered species, the mystery and...