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The FCC is planning on reversing the net neutrality rules passed by the previous Commission — but we’re not going to take it lying down. Companies and organizations across the world and web have banded together for a big, showy “Day of Action” much like the SOPA/PIPA one back in 2012. Dozens of major sites and services are in on it, and while some may just show an alert… Read More from TechCrunch via April 03, 2018 at 01:00PM

 If we must have an internet of things, it makes no sense to leave clothes out of the party. But clothes must be worn, washed, bunched up, and folded — it’s hard to make electronics that can survive all that. Plenty are trying, though; the latest attempt is from Harvard’s Wyss Institute, which uses a simple but effective layering method to make a durable, customizable flex sensor. Read More from TechCrunch via April 02, 2018 at 01:00PM

 Logitech is expanding its territory in the rapidly growing gaming space with the acquisition of Astro Gaming, a younger company known for their high-quality headsets. The price: a highly respectable $85 million. Read More from TechCrunch via February 26, 2018 at 01:00PM

 When Facebook removed messages from the main app, I swore that I would never download Messenger. That’s been a pretty easy promise to keep, especially since they introduced the idea of huge ads that take up half your screen while you try to use the service. Today Facebook redesigned them as part of a larger rollout — but fixed none of the reasons these ads are bad and should be… Read More from TechCrunch via February 16, 2018 at 01:00PM

 A $27 million fund aimed at applying artificial intelligence to the public interest has announced the first targets of its beneficence. $7.9M will be split unequally between MIT’s Media Lab, Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center, and 7 smaller research efforts around the world. Read More from TechCrunch via December 17, 2017 at 01:00PM

 It’s time for the big G-20 summit in Hamburg, and Russian phone customizers Caviar are commemorating the occasion with a very special Nokia 3310 (the new one). Encased in the best metals, titanium and gold, the back features a touching double profile of Trump and Putin. Only 149,000 rubles, or about $2,500. Read More from TechCrunch via October 07, 2017 at 01:00PM

 How do things work? To find out, we observe them and we take them apart. But not everything is easily observed, and until recently some things couldn’t be taken apart. Read More from TechCrunch via August 29, 2017 at 01:01PM