A Developer’s Guide to Same-Origin Policy (SOP) and Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)

If you’ve spent enough time developing web applications, you’ve certainly come across this error: Access to fetch at ‘https://api.example.com’ from origin ‘https://app.yoursaas.com’ has been blocked by CORS Sound familiar? Most likely, you’ve encountered it when your backend and frontend are hosted on separate servers, and the frontend tries to communicate with the backend. This error … Read more

Texas governor says his emails with Elon Musk are too ‘intimate or embarrassing’ to release

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is refusing to release months’ worth of emails sent to Elon Musk and his companies under public records laws, according to a joint report from ProPublica, The Texas Newsroom, and The Texas Tribune. After initially agreeing to an information request, the governor’s office argued that the emails are covered by a … Read more

The votes are in: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Audience Choice winners revealed for roundtables and breakouts

You voted — they made it onto the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 agenda! After reviewing hundreds of standout Call for Content submissions and opening the vote to the TechCrunch audience, we’ve locked in the top five roundtables and top five breakout sessions. Without further ado, meet the exceptional tech voices — and the sessions they’ll lead … Read more

Democrats Must Embrace Crypto: Terry McAuliffe

As a lifelong Democrat and former Governor of Virginia, I’ve always believed our party should be on the side of growth, innovation, and economic opportunity. That’s why I’m concerned that too many Democrats are standing on the sidelines or standing in the way of one of the most transformative financial innovations of our time: blockchain … Read more