Graham Starr

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TechCrunch deputy editor; tech/media/health care beats leadership.

Seagram, the Ginger Ale Maker, Briefly Owned Death Row Records
SocialApr 17, 2026

Seagram, the Ginger Ale Maker, Briefly Owned Death Row Records

Fun bit of trivia: For about two years in the '90s, ginger ale company Seagram owned Death Row Records. https://t.co/nf9Hqn6gyx

By Graham Starr
NY Home Care Workers Hunger Strike Over 24‑Hour Shifts
SocialApr 16, 2026

NY Home Care Workers Hunger Strike Over 24‑Hour Shifts

Home care workers in New York are set to begin a hunger strike on Thursday as they fight to ban 24-hour shifts. The city and state seem prepared to wait it out, as Hochul and Mamdani work behind the scenes...

By Graham Starr
Objection Lets Anyone Pay $2k to Challenge Stories
SocialApr 16, 2026

Objection Lets Anyone Pay $2k to Challenge Stories

Really excellent interview here by @RebeccaBellan with Aron D'Souza, whose new startup Objection allows anyone to pay $2,000 to challenge a story and trigger a public investigation into its claims. It's backed by Peter Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan. https://t.co/iLEBZ4paHE https://t.co/6Fe1t2W4XN

By Graham Starr
Documented Named Deadline Club Finalist for Climate Migration Reporting
SocialApr 9, 2026

Documented Named Deadline Club Finalist for Climate Migration Reporting

Documented is a finalist for a Deadline Club award for our reporting on how climate change is driving migration https://t.co/oLaQR6A46M

By Graham Starr
Early Kindles Remain Among Last Reliable Tech
SocialApr 8, 2026

Early Kindles Remain Among Last Reliable Tech

this is terrible. the early kindles are some of the last pieces of Good Tech that still work without issue

By Graham Starr
NASA Readies Moon Return After 50 Years, Billions Invested
SocialMar 31, 2026

NASA Readies Moon Return After 50 Years, Billions Invested

Great feature by @lorengrush: Billions of Dollars and More Than 50 Years Later, NASA Prepares to Return to the Moon https://t.co/mnCAxEiLNO

By Graham Starr
Update iOS Immediately to Block DarkSword Exploit
SocialMar 23, 2026

Update iOS Immediately to Block DarkSword Exploit

NEW from @zackwhittaker @lorenzofb: Someone has posted an exploit kit that can hack hundreds of millions of iPhones to Github. The hacking tool, known as DarkSword, targets out-of-date and older iOS devices. Apple recommends updating to the newest OS now. https://t.co/tJfqYWDOe1

By Graham Starr
Crew's Log Reveals French Carrier's Exact Location
SocialMar 20, 2026

Crew's Log Reveals French Carrier's Exact Location

In case you haven't been following Le Monde's "Stravaleaks" reports — today the newspaper found the location of a French aircraft carrier because someone on board was logging their runs. https://t.co/vZjwJYppcn https://t.co/jt5Ob6kDT4

By Graham Starr
AI Firms Push Dangerous Trust in Weapons Tech
SocialMar 18, 2026

AI Firms Push Dangerous Trust in Weapons Tech

AI companies, for some reason: "AI must be trusted with chemical weapons and high-yield explosives"

By Graham Starr
Pentagon Accessed OpenAI via Microsoft, Bypassing AI Ban
SocialMar 5, 2026

Pentagon Accessed OpenAI via Microsoft, Bypassing AI Ban

Everyone is selling their software through third-party carveouts. Sometimes those third parties are the fifth-most valuable companies on Earth

By Graham Starr
AP Becomes Third Major Publisher Partnering with Kalshi
SocialMar 2, 2026

AP Becomes Third Major Publisher Partnering with Kalshi

By my count, AP is the third major news publsher to partner with Kalshi (CNN and CNBC also have deals with Kalshi). Polymarket has deals with WSJ and Barron's parent cmpany Dow Jones as well as Yahoo Finance. https://t.co/BN62xOIVjq

By Graham Starr
Samsung's Narrow-Pixel Display Adds App‑Level Privacy
SocialFeb 25, 2026

Samsung's Narrow-Pixel Display Adds App‑Level Privacy

this is cool as hell. new Samsung display tech uses narrow pixels to give privacy screen to certain apps and even smaller elements like notifications, making it so people around you can't see private info https://t.co/IpQYd5od6I

By Graham Starr