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Making sure your home is secure before you go away is an important part of your holiday prepping. To avoid leaving your house in a vulnerable state whilst abroad, we’ve compiled a list of security measures you should take to protect your property from theft and break ins. For more home security ...

Welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering the past few days in tech. The TC crew — including this reporter — is coming off the high of Disrupt, which hopefully some of you, dear readers, were able to attend in person. Fret not if you didn’t — there’s always ...

With so many horizontal and vertical planes and sharp angles in a home, an interior arch provides welcome contrast in design. The eye is naturally drawn to the curvaceous and expanded shape of them. Classically speaking, successful arch construction depends on a series of wedge shaped ...

The era of e-commerce has brought choice, convenience, and cardboard boxes. Oh, so many cardboard boxes. “Everything goes in packaging these days,” said Chantal Emmanuel, co-founder and CTO of LimeLoop, which is a participant in the TechCrunch 2023 Battlefield 200 ...

Smart home automation systems have risen in popularity in the last few years, increasing the amount of smart home appliances currently on the market. They’re designed to add comfort and give you peace of mind that you can access your home tech from anywhere, even remotely. Thinking of ...

Livestream shopping isn’t as popular in the United States as it is in other parts of the world — yet. As the shopping method gains momentum, eStreamly is the latest startup out to make its platform the one businesses want to use. The company initially launched in 2021 ...

Instead of adding parental controls to an already existing platform, Betweened is designed for kids Keeping kids off social media is idealistic at best, and giving them access to it opens a Pandora’s box of privacy concerns. Tech giants have addressed ...

I had this idea to create a spooky little village painted black and lit up with black tealights to create Halloween mantel scene. I’m not big into decorating my whole house for Halloween especially since my teenagers aren’t as enchanted as they were when they were little. But I do like to do ...

Satellites depend on radio frequency spectrum to communicate with each other and with ground stations on Earth, but spectrum is a finite resource that’s prone to interference — an issue that’s only gotten worse as more satellites are launched into orbit. Satellite operators have become ...

There are thousands of interior design upgrades and makeovers you can do to add personality and style to your home. Importantly, you don’t have to invest in a huge home improvement like a conversion or an extension in order to breathe fresh air into your home and renovate it in style. Below, ...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Firefly Aerospace conquered the night News from Varda Space and more Firefly Aerospace successfully launched a satellite for the U.S. Space Force with just 24 hours’ notice, in a record-setting demonstration of rapid launch capabilities for ...

I am famous among my friends and family for booking cheap flights to Europe in the spring and fall. I stay away from the continent in summer but when I see a deal pop up, I clear space in my schedule to go! I prefer to visit European countries in April, May, September, or October when the ...