Sources say Automattic’s board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg
Automattic's board is out, multiple sources have confirmed to TechCrunch, after last week's attempt…
Health benefits platform Thatch reaches $1B valuation as healthcare costs surge
That's a remarkable valuation leap for a company that isn't, at its core, an…
Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent?
Some laws are already forming around the idea of third party evaluators. California's SB…
Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate
Google and Google DeepMind researchers launched the DeepMind Institute on Wednesday to advance the…
Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies
Irregular reportedly notified Google about the hacks in late July, but the companies did…
Exhibit tables added: One last chance to showcase your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Exhibitor bookings are back open, but only through September 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT.…
YouTube Music gets more conversational with new AI features
YouTube is adding new AI-powered features to YouTube Music that aim to make it…
Bring your co-founder, partner, or colleague and get 50% off a second TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass
We're closing in on the last couple of weeks until TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 kicks…
TikTok agrees to pay at least $100M in Alabama settlement
TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations…
The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it
The singular focus also means some promising sectors risk being overlooked. It's a continuation…
Voice AI in India is hard. Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway.
India’s internet users already rely heavily on voice notes, voice search, and multilingual messaging.…
Marketing operating system Nectar Social raises $30M Series A led by Menlo
AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series…
Agentic app coding gets an upgrade with Google’s release of Android CLI
In addition to serving up its own flavor of vibe-coding tools for building on…
NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer, raises $12M seed instead
But a couple of months ago, the idea was novel and took on a…
SpaceX scrubs first Starship V3 launch just before liftoff
The company pushed back the Thursday liftoff a number of times and ultimately tried…
What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work
"The people that automate their jobs with AI will always have a job," Evans…
