#Innovation

Apple turns 50. From a garage in 1976 to the world's most valuable company, the real story isn't about products — it's about how Apple made technology feel like identity.

The original Macintosh had too little memory, almost no software, and helped get Steve Jobs fired. Forty years later, it's considered one of the most important computers ever made. What gives?

The vocoder was built to compress phone calls. It ended up encrypting Churchill's war dispatches—and eventually defining the sound of Daft Punk, Auto-Tune, and K-pop. The story of technology's most unexpected detour.

Samsung Biologics and Eli Lilly will co-establish a Lilly Gateway Labs site in Songdo, Incheon by 2027. What does this mean for Korea's biotech ecosystem and global pharma strategy?

For 2 million years, human technology advanced through expertise and collaboration. Now AI threatens to disrupt this ancient formula that built our civilization.

McCormick has used AI for flavor development for a decade, while Unilever tests thousands of recipes digitally in seconds. But new AI food startups face a fundamental challenge - human biology.

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 2026 applications open in mid-February. Join the elite cohort of early-stage startups for a chance to win $100,000.

The official Best of CES 2026 finalists have been announced. Discover the 22 categories of innovation chosen by 40+ experts at the world's largest tech show.

Discover how creative simple solutions to complex problems, from shipping containers to airport design, have reshaped history and improved efficiency.

Discover the Seattle Ultrasonics C-200 at CES 2026. This $399 chef's knife uses ultrasonic vibrations to slice effortlessly, bringing pro-grade tech to home kitchens.

TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield 200 highlights a new wave of clean tech innovators. From 80% more efficient batteries to AI-powered tree-planting robots, explore the future of sustainability.

Revisit the most impactful stories of 2025 from MIT Technology Review. From 30-year-old frozen embryos to the massive energy footprint of AI.