TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events schedule: NMI, Backblaze, PeakXV Partners, Augment, and more to host
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Ando wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together
Du also feels there's still enough of an advantage in building an AI-agent-native team…
Cerebras Systems’ Andrew Feldman on whether AI can keep scaling at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
AI models keep getting more capable. But every leap forward demands more compute, energy,…
Hark releases an AI personal assistant with a focus on privacy
Asked about that kind of profiling, Chowdhury says that "we are doing work to…
Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis
There is a certain wildness in the tech industry these days that both mimics…
These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked
The company is also launching its platform for enterprises to try out its tech…
AI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega round
Launched in 2019, Baseten is a startup benefiting from what The Next Wave hailed…
Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired phone in a new hands-on video
Priced at $499, the Communicator looks a lot like a modern-day BlackBerry might, with…
Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation
A new $20 billion valuation would be a giant step up from the $10…
AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big-name investors
"We had no idea how hard it was going to be," Wachen says. "I…
VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why
Weiss' paper, co-authored with Emlyon researcher Nevena Radoynovska, discusses what may happen when founders…
VCs are investing more money in social media startups this year after a dismal 2025
It's a tough environment for a founder trying to build the next-generation Facebook.With more…
Apply now to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
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Ollie is betting its focus on privacy can help it win the AI assistant race
Lennon is taking a different approach with Ollie. Currently, this family assistant connects to…
AI infrastructure company Cornelis raises $205M to chip away at Nvidia’s dominance
Cornelis, a company creating networking technology to help AI chips communicate more effectively, announced…
A small but growing number of founders are betting on bringing people together offline
Indeed, right now it's unclear whether "togetherness" becomes its own sizable investment category. Getting…
