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Final day: Save up to $300 on Disrupt 2026 tickets
Early-bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT, offering up to $300 off passes or steeper group discounts; after this deadline, prices increase. The event takes place October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, gathering over 10,000 founders, investors, and start...
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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on EVs, robots, and autonomy at Disrupt 2026
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (October 13-15 in San Francisco) about the unique challenges of building a hardware company that integrates AI, software, robotics, and manufacturing at scale. Scaringe's ambitions include achieving Level 4 autonomy by 2028, expanding R...
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Amazon's Panos Panay on life after smartphones at Disrupt 2026
Panos Panay, Amazon's SVP of Devices and Services, will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (October 13-15, San Francisco) about the future of hardware as AI shifts from apps to operating systems. Panay's background includes leading Microsoft's Surface lineup and Windows 11 for over 19 years, and he...
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AI’s future: SaaS reckoning to agent security at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s AI Stage, presented by Google for Startups, will focus on how AI is rewriting business models, creating new security vulnerabilities like agent security, and generating entirely new job roles such as GTM engineering. The event, held from October 13-15 at San Francisco’s ...
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Smart Money Stage dives into fintech, AI, and payments
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (October 13–15, San Francisco) will feature a new Smart Money Stage focused on the convergence of fintech, payments, and AI, with leaders from Circle, Robinhood, American Express, Plaid, and Airwallex. Key topics include the future of money movement via stablecoins and ins...
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Europe Demands Its Own AI as Frustration Grows
European leaders at Vivatech expressed anxiety about being locked into American-built AI systems trained on American cultural values, prompting nations like France to pursue independent AI development for "sovereignty." The funding disparity is stark, with Anthropic's recent $65 billion fundraisi...
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Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M, raised just $8M
Skio, a Y Combinator graduate founded by Kennan Frost, was acquired by competitor Recharge for $105 million in cash, delivering an exceptional return against only $8 million raised. Frost had not run Skio for two years; under current CEO Aidan Thibodeaux, the company grew from a lean operation wi...
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Cadence and Nvidia Accelerate Robotics Simulation
Cadence Design Systems and Nvidia have partnered to improve the accuracy of robot training data, aiming to bridge the simulation-to-reality gap that slows robotics development. The collaboration integrates Nvidia's computing platforms with Cadence's simulation software to create highly accurate d...
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Save $500 on Disrupt 2026 passes: 4 days left
The early registration discount for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, offering up to $482 in savings, expires on April 10, 2026. The event in October will gather over 10,000 attendees for networking and sessions on key tech topics like AI, fintech, and climate technology. It features the Startup Battlefie...
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Save $500 on Disrupt 2026 Tickets This Week
A significant discount of nearly $500 on tickets for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is available only until this Friday, April 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT, with prices set to rise after. The event, scheduled for October 13–15 in San Francisco, is a major gathering for over 10,000 tech professionals, desi...
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Bluesky App Uses AI to Customize Your Feed
Attie, a new AI-powered assistant from Bluesky's creators, allows users to generate custom social media feeds by describing their interests in plain English, using Anthropic's Claude model and the AT Protocol. The initial launch is a standalone app, with plans to integrate this user-controlled cu...
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Apple WWDC 2026 set for June with AI focus
Apple has scheduled its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) for the week of June 8, where it will showcase its latest software and developer tools. The event is expected to be dominated by artificial intelligence, particularly featuring a major AI-powered overhaul of the Siri virtual assistant...
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Nvidia GTC: NemoClaw, Robot Olaf, and a $1 Trillion Bet
Nvidia's CEO projected a $1 trillion AI chip market by 2027 and introduced new tools to move beyond hardware, aiming to provide essential software and infrastructure for next-generation AI applications. The company emphasized its "OpenClaw strategy," a unified platform for developing AI models, a...
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OpenAI Partners With Tata for 100MW AI Data Center in India
OpenAI has partnered with India's Tata Group to secure 100 megawatts of AI data center capacity, with plans to scale to a full gigawatt, as part of its strategic expansion in a key growth market. The initiative will host OpenAI's advanced models locally to reduce latency and meet India's data res...
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Infosys Partners With Anthropic to Build Enterprise AI Agents
Infosys and Anthropic are partnering to integrate Claude AI models into Infosys's Topaz platform, creating advanced AI agents for sectors like banking and manufacturing. The collaboration addresses industry concerns about AI disrupting traditional IT outsourcing, as Infosys leverages Anthropic's ...
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Glean Powers the Enterprise AI Revolution From the Ground Up
Glean differentiates itself by focusing on a foundational intelligence layer that connects AI models to a company's internal systems and context, rather than just building a user-facing assistant. Its platform is built on three key pillars: flexible access to multiple AI models to avoid vendor lo...
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Didero Raises $30M to Automate Manufacturing Procurement
Didero, a startup co-founded by Tim Spencer, has raised $30 million in Series A funding to automate the complex, manual workflows of manufacturing procurement, which are often bogged down by emails and disparate communications. The company's AI platform integrates with existing ERP systems to ing...
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SNAK Venture Partners Launches $50M Fund for Vertical Marketplaces
SNAK Venture Partners has closed a $50 million debut fund to invest in B2B vertical marketplaces, targeting undigitized industries like supply chain and construction. The firm's strategy focuses on seed investments of $1-2 million, leveraging advancements in fintech infrastructure and the founder...
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Who Owns TikTok? Key Facts About Its US Operations
TikTok's U.S. operations have been restructured into a new American-owned entity, "TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC," in response to a 2024 U.S. law mandating separation from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. ByteDance now holds only a 19.9% stake, with the remaining 80% owned by a consortium o...
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Tesla's 2025 Profits Plunge 46%
Tesla's 2025 profit fell 46% due to declining vehicle sales, influenced by CEO Musk's government role and the end of federal EV subsidies, marking a second straight year of sales decline. Despite weak automotive results, Tesla's stock rose as it beat earnings expectations, driven by strong growth...
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