A week ago today, hackers unleashed the first known attack using the vulnerability known as BlueKeep, a long-feared development that in practice turned out to be relatively benign. For now, anyway! But don't worry, plenty of other things still went wrong. Like, say, the revelation that you can hack Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri with…

Voi Technology, the “micro-mobility” startup that operates an e-scooter service in a 38 cities across 10 European countries, has raised an $85 million in Series B funding. Backing the round…

Eero ProBest for: Networking newbiesThe Eero Pro is a solid router on its own, but its superpower is in serving as a base station to bring mesh networking into your home. Start by connecting it to your modem, then plug signal-boosting Beacons ($149, not included) into AC outlets around the house. This multipoint approach distributes…

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world.…

The Mavic Mini is so small and light (just 249g) you won't need to register it with the FAA — you were registering your larger drones with the FAA, right? But that size isn't just about doing less paperwork, it's about doing more flying. With a drone you can literally slip in your back pocket,…

This weekend is WIRED25, our two-day live event featuring the ideas, innovations, and icons helping to build a better future. If you're in the Bay Area, there's still time to visit us this weekend. Many of the people that we spoke to in our November issue, like Eva Galperin and Chris Evans, will be roaming…

As anyone who cares about stick shifts knows, not many people care about stick shifts anymore. As recently as 2006, nearly half of the models sold in America were offered with a manual transmission. Now, that number is below 20 percent and falling. Americans bought 17.2 million cars last year—just 2 percent of them rolled…

Never before in human history have so many people been victimized by so few. The out-of-control burning of fossil fuels, driven by wanton capitalism, has enriched the upper crust while emperiling not just all of humanity, but life on Earth as we know it. Climate change is coming for us all, but the good news…

JiobitBest for: Preschool-age PrefontainesThe keychain-sized Jiobit is the easiest tracker to clip to a wriggly kid's belt loop, shoelace, or backpack. It uses a combination of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular data, and GPS to turn the companion app into a real-life Marauder's Map. When I toggled on Live Mode at a park, I could watch onscreen…

We talk a lot about startup ecosystems around these parts, and for good reason. Strong ecosystems have great reservoirs of talent congregated close together, a culture built around helping one…