Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data
Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid…
Salesforce and Nvidia’s new reasoning model is everything the AI labs should fear
"We've built many small task-specific language models, which are part of Agentforce's portfolio," Jayesh…
Robots are waiting for a ChatGPT moment: Nvidia’s Les Karpas explains why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The world hasn't been the same since ChatGPT made its debut in November 2022,…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events schedule: NMI, Backblaze, PeakXV Partners, Augment, and more to host
TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect.…
In India, the new iPhone can arrive faster than a pizza
For some iPhone buyers in India, getting Apple's brand-new iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone…
With Tabby, a former accountant is using AI to make accountants obsolete
In May of 2025, Ahad Ali was a successful accountant, overseeing a team of…
Discord’s age verification era is upon us, despite community backlash
Starting Wednesday, Discord, the community messaging platform, will roll out age verification measures to…
Everything new coming to Meta’s AI agent Muse
Meta's personal AI agent Muse is only a few weeks old, and the social…
The Aeropod automates soil aeration without robotics. See it at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Farmers around the world face a pressing problem: the equipment they use to till,…
Maritime intelligence startup Quartermaster raises another $140M
Founder and CEO Neil Sobin said the round was preempted by software-focused venture firm…
Oura shelves its $2.2B IPO citing ‘uncertainty’ in the market
Smart ring maker Oura has postponed its up to $2.2 billion IPO indefinitely, citing…
Pledge signed by President Trump and top AI leaders misspells the United States
It seems the meet-in-the-middle was this pledge, which mapped out the ways that companies…
Opus 5.5 loves to tell you ‘this matters’ (and other AI writing tells)
Above all, Opus loves to tell you why things matter, using the phrase "this…
Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said the company has stopped using nondisclosure agreements…
Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering
Uber is buying a catering company called ezCater, as it continues to grow the…
X expands its ‘Gametime’ sports hub beyond the NFL, starting with MLB
Some advertisers had become uncomfortable with the platform's lax moderation standards under Musk, as…
