AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t
Some in Silicon Valley may think this stems from a messaging problem: that perhaps…
Mark buys a castle
Mark Zuckerberg just bought a cozy abode close to Meta's international headquarters in Ireland.…
Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors
As Harvard Business School seeks to expand its reach, it's leaning on AI avatars…
Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup known for its self-driving box trucks, has raised $200…
What’s driving Sweden’s startup boom, from Lovable to Legora
Vibe-coding darling Lovable just raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, roughly doubling…
Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data
In addition to paying out up to $18 billion and adding child safety measures,…
How AI could make it harder for governments to use hacking tools
Earlier in August, cryptography professor Matthew Green wrote a controversial thread on X and…
AIR raises $50M to help companies vet the skills and add-ons AI agents use
As companies start giving AI agents access to an increasing portion of their systems,…
Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates
The Justice Department has spent years attempting to break up Google's gargantuan advertising business…
Judge blocks X rival from using Twitter name, but allows ‘Tweet’ for now
The story of the Virginia-based startup isn't really about building something unique; it's about…
CloudNC raises $20M to automate manufacturing’s most pressing bottlenecks
Before a part can be cut, Saville said, a machinist or a computer-aided manufacturing…
Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence
Last year, Mullenweg also threatened to deactivate the accounts of several members of the open-source WordPress.org community,…
Final, final, final call for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events
No more extensions. No more chances. If you're bringing your community to Disrupt, don't…
OpenAI buys smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million, report says
OpenAI has bought smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging in a deal worth over $300…
Next wave of VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 contenders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 revealed
A great pitch doesn't win Startup Battlefield 200. A great company does. That's why…
2 days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Book your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 by tomorrow, Friday, September 18 at…
