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As social media becomes increasingly reliant on algorithmic feeds, creators are navigating a new normal: Just because you post something doesn’t mean your followers will see it. “I think that 2025 was the year where the algorithm completely took over, so followings stopped mattering entirely,” LTK CEO Amber Venz Box told TechCrunch. This isn’t news to creators – Patreon CEO Jack Conte has ardently banged this drum for years – but throughout the year, the industry at large has reacted to this phenomenon in different ways, from the influencers to the streamers. According to the executives that TechCrunch spoke to…
Peace of mind will be high on many travelers’ wish lists in the new year amid ongoing geopolitical conflicts and inevitable travel hiccups prompted by Mother Nature and tech failures.Fortunately, travelers don’t have to compromise when it comes to safety, as there are plenty of exciting destinations with stellar records when it comes to visitor security. Here are the safest places you can travel to in 2026.AustraliaDespite a recent terrorist attack at famed Bondi Beach, Australia remains one of the safest places you can travel to in 2026. Consider that the continent ranks second on Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection’s (BHTP) list…
At TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors took the stage to dissect what makes — and breaks — a pitch deck. Jyoti Bansal, a founder-turned-investor; Medha Agarwal of Defy; and Jennifer Neundorfer of January Ventures shared with the crowd their candid views on what works in a pitch deck — and what doesn’t. Their biggest pet peeve? Buzzword overload. The more a founder says AI in the pitch, Agarwal said, the less AI the company likely uses. “The people who are doing things that are really innovative, they’ll talk about it, and it’s built in, but it’s not the core of their pitch,” she told the audience. Bansal, who built and sold multiple companies…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:00 AM ET, Sun December 28, 2025 Saying “hello” to the New Year is going to be easier than you think when you read about all the amazing new resorts expected to open in 2026 across the Caribbean. From Aruba to the U.S. Virgin Islands, our curated list highlights some of the most anticipated openings, so take a read and be sure to check out our other lists of new hotels and resorts opening soon around the globe. Aruba The Westerly at Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino Rendering of a king guest room inside The Westerly, the…
Following his inauguration in January, U.S. President Donald Trump brought along a new team of advisers and a playbook for higher education. The administration unleashed a slew of demands on colleges and universities in what has been seen by higher education leaders as an “overreach” on academic freedom by the federal government. At the forefront of top political adviser Stephen Miller, Trinity ’07, and Trump’s agenda was mandating universities axe diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, limit international student enrollment and decrease their reliance on federally funded research. The administration also changed student loan policies, cut Medicaid reimbursement rates and…
Miami Beach may be famous for its sunshine, nightlife and iconic coastline — but if you’re hoping to ring in the New Year there, be ready to pay a serious premium. According to a new survey from Cheaphotels.org, Miami Beach has been named the most expensive place in the world to stay on New Year’s Eve this year, edging out every other major global city when it comes to hotel pricing over the holiday. The study took a close look at hotel rates in 60 big-name destinations worldwide. Researchers tracked the cheapest available double room for a three-night stay from…
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups all blew us away as well in their respective categories and compete in their own pitch competition. Here is the full list of the enterprise tech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on why they landed in the competition AI Seer What it does: Builds…
OpenAI offers app integrations in ChatGPT to allow you to connect your accounts directly to ChatGPT and ask the assistant to do things for you. For instance, with a Spotify integration, you can tell it to create personalized playlists that will show up right in your Spotify app. To get started, make sure you’re logged into ChatGPT. Then type the name of the app you want to use at the start of your prompt, and ChatGPT will guide you through signing in and connecting your account. If you want to set everything up at once, head over to the Settings…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:00 AM ET, Sat December 27, 2025 The holidays are always followed by the eventual closing out of the year, and after we reflect on the 2025 we’ve had, it’s time to look ahead—and what’s more exciting than looking ahead to all the new amazing resorts set to open next year? Check out our curated list of some of the most highly anticipated new resorts opening in Mexico in 2026 right here, and be sure to check back in at TravelPulse to read our other curated opening guides—including one for the Caribbean and a larger, regional…
One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was … nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires in California and freezes in Texas raised awareness of the electrical grid. But it was in 2025, when the electrical grid — and concerns about demand, supply, pricing, and the strain on natural resources — moved into the spotlight. And a new batch of startups have emerged with a software-as-a-solution pitch. Electricity rates are up 13% in this U.S. this year driven by an AI boom…