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Slay the Spire 2 is best as a co-op game

The new game mode lets players synergize their builds and strategize during fights to make runs easier.

The AI code wars are heating up

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the AI coding and vibe-coding booms, follow David Pierce. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Writing code was a killer app for AI […]

Hope vs. optimism, explained

On Explain It Me, we try to give you useful information to help you navigate and understand the world around you. But lately there’s been an elephant in the room: Life feels kind of…bad.  Polling suggests that Americans are unsatisfied with their lives now, and with prospects for the future. It’s understandable why: We’re on […]

The Fire Force anime was a surrealist shonen masterpiece and not enough people watched it

Fire Force has ended with its third season, bringing to a conclusion the surrealist and exciting adaptation of Atsushi Ohkubo's hit manga.

Flipkart and Amazon's quick commerce push in India is intensifying competition in an already crowded space where profitability remains under pressure (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
Flipkart and Amazon's quick commerce push in India is intensifying competition in an already crowded space where profitability remains under pressure  —  India's quick commerce market is booming, with demand more than doubling for some players.  But the fast-delivery push by Flipkart …