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These 40 Amazon Spring Sale Tech Deals Are Actually Good. We Checked the Price History (2026)

LOURYN STRAMPE

This sale spans almost an entire week, and it’s full of fake “deals.” We hunted to find truly good prices on gear we’ve tested.

Best Heart Rate Monitors (2026): Polar, Coros, Garmin

MICHAEL SAWH

These chest straps and watches will help you keep your finger on your pulse—and many other heart-related metrics.

The Deceptively Tricky Art of Designing a Steering Wheel

JEREMY WHITE

Veteran designers in the auto industry—and Jony Ive—tell us how hard it is to make a functional yet beautiful steering wheel.

Your Photos Are Probably Giving Away Your Location. Here’s How to Stop That

DAVID NIELD

All your snaps come with metadata containing more information than you might realize.

Best Noise-Canceling Earbuds: Bose, Sony, Apple, and More

RYAN WANIATA

Everyone needs a good pair of ANC earbuds. These are the best of the bunch.

A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn’t Work

AARIAN MARSHALL

The incidents in Austin raise questions about how self-driving cars “learn” and adapt to their surroundings.

9 Best Android Phones of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

JULIAN CHOKKATTU

Shopping for a phone can be an ordeal. That’s why we’ve tested almost every Android phone, from the smartest to the cheapest—even phones that fold—to find the ones worth your money.

Polygraphs have major flaws. Are there better options?

SARAH SCOLES, UNDARK MAGAZINE

Research proceeds on alternatives, but some doubt whether true lie detection is possible.

Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC

ROB PEGORARO

Why did a leading prediction market feel the need for an in-person bar in DC?

SXSW rebounds as a top networking, ideas festival for founders and VCs

DOMINIC-MADORI DAVIS

SXSW made some changes this year, but some founders loved it all the same.

TechCrunch Mobility: When a robotaxi has to call 911

KIRSTEN KOROSEC

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

Sora’s shutdown could be a reality check moment for AI video

ANTHONY HA

Is this just normal corporate strategy, or are we about to see a broader pullback on AI-generated video?

‘Project Hail Mary’ becomes Amazon MGM’s biggest box office hit

ANTHONY HA

Amazon’s bet on “Project Hail Mary” has paid off handsomely.

YouTube CEO says the best YouTubers will ‘never leave their home’

ANTHONY HA

CEO Neal Mohan insisted that he isn’t worried about Netflix luring away YouTube's most popular creators.

The Pixel 10a doesn’t have a camera bump, and it’s great

IVAN MEHTA

The Google Pixel 10a can lay flat on a table, but otherwise the company hasn't brought a ton of upgrades to its newest budget smartphone.