geCKo Materials returned to the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to debut new products as it pushes deeper into commercializing its tech.

He painted a picture of a future of enterprise software where the SaaS is used for the core business workflow, and then the agents ride on top of that.

While San Francisco's mayor Daniel Lurie is opening his arms to autonomous vehicles, other cities are more resistant. Boston, for instance, has considered a ban on autonomous vehicles in the city.

Microsoft Azure is facing a significant outage, with services affected like Microsoft 365, Xbox, and Minecraft.

The automaker has been on a tear of cuts to its workforce and will idle two battery factories for the first half of 2026.

Prosecutors confirmed Peter Williams, the former Trenchant boss, sold eight exploits to a Russian buyer. TechCrunch exclusively reported that the Trenchant division was investigating a leak of its hacking tools, after another employee was accused of involvement.

Google is working with NextEra to reopen the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa to power the tech company's data centers.

Wednesday's news marks a new chapter for AOL, which was once one of the most recognized brands on the internet, known for its email service and "You've Got Mail" notification.

ElevenLabs' founder Mati Staniszewski said that, in the short term, AI audio models were still the "biggest advantage and the biggest step change you can have today."

Fubo and Disney have officially completed the transaction to combine the live sports platform with Hulu Live TV.

Mercor CEO Brendan Foody has built a $10 billion empire freeing up valuable data from legacy industries and making it available to AI labs.

With a market cap of $5 trillion, Nvidia is now worth more than the aggregated stock markets of all countries, apart from the United States, China, and Japan.

Kruti Patel Goyal is replacing Etsy's long-time CEO, Josh Silverman, who is stepping down by the end of the year.

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The U.S. inked Technology Prosperity Deals (TPD) with Japan and South Korea with an eye toward spurring collaboration on AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, biotech, space, 6G, and other technologies.

Grammarly is renaming itself as Superhuman after acquiring the Superhuman email client in July.

Key updates include the introduction of QR codes that let you identify and shop for items in tagged videos, AI-powered upscaling, and improved search.

After facing lawsuits and public outcry following the suicides of two teenagers, Character.AI says it's making changes to its platform to protect children, changes that could affect the startup’s bottom line.

Phia founders Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni are building an AI assistant that aims to help you shop and save.

Mogul is a film studio fantasy platform where players draft a team of actors, directors, and movies to earn points.

The move puts Uber in direct competitor with Waymo, which has dominated the metro area.

The partnership aims to issue about 2 million fixed-deposit-backed credit cards in the next 12 months.

Security researchers found a government hacking campaign that relies on Windows spyware developed by surveillance tech maker Memento Labs. When reached by TechCrunch, the spyware maker's chief executive blamed a government customer for getting caught.

Korean telecom giant LG Uplus is the third major phone provider in the past six months to report a cybersecurity incident.

A security researcher found the Indian automotive giant exposing personal information of its customers, internal company reports, and dealers’ data. Tata confirmed it fixed the issues.

After two days full of live demos and pitches, it's time to announce the five finalists at this year's Startup Battlefield.

Actor Thomas Middleditch had a planned takeover of Australian startup Othelia’s presentation at the pitch showcase stage. 

The move comes as Waabi announced earlier this year that it was partnering with Volvo Autonomous Solutions to build a custom purpose truck based on Volvo’s auto autonomy platform using Waabi's software stack.

Unlisted is like Zillow but for homes that are not yet on the market. The company is now launching an iOS app.

Super Teacher’s app features animated tutors with AI-generated voices that guide students through interactive lessons. Students talk to the app using voice, like a conversation with a teacher.

Mappa's AI hiring platform can assess a candidate's behavior based on voice patterns, and aims to take some of the guesswork out of hiring.

CampusAI is an educational platform focused on making learning accessible to everyday people who want to bring AI into their everyday workflows, and a virtual ecosystem to connect like-minded people.

Unthread builds Slack-native, AI-powered support bots for high-profile customers like Intuit, Lemonade, and Automattic.

Geothermal startup Mazama Energy said it drilled a borehole that set a temperature record. Such superhot rocks could make geothermal a key player in data center power.

Aurora's first driverless route was from Dallas to Houston. This next one is Fort Worth to El Paso.

Mirror's founder is back with a connected gaming startup called Board that combines board games and video games.

Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone says company is experimenting with vertical video, but isn't trying to be TikTok.

Netflix announces new Kids' profiles with real-time recommendations, a "My Netflix" hub, and more.

While watching live content, viewers will be able to vote to directly influence the outcome of what they're watching on their TV or mobile device.

To achieve those goals, OpenAI is betting on two key strategies: continued algorithmic innovation and dramatically scaling up "test time compute" — essentially how long models spend thinking about problems.

The goal is faster, cheaper, and more reliable risk evaluation for spacecraft insurance, and eventually to power new forms of credit and nondilutive funding for space companies looking outside venture capital and the public markets.

Tina Williams-Koroma said CyDeploy uses machine learning to understand what happens on a company’s machine and then creates a “digital twin” where system administrators can test updates.

Cyphr's product analyzes alternative data sources and financial patterns of small businesses to help lenders make decisions about small business creditworthiness. 

The startup’s platform is built on several modular systems that clients can purchase individually or as a complete suite.

Elloe AI promises a system capable of fact-checking AI outputs, making sure they don’t violate laws and regulations, and that they are safe for the users.

Vinod Khosla has a bold vision for how society could be reconfigured to share the abundance created by AI technology.

AccessGrid builds APIs that companies can use to manage digital key fobs directly within Apple and Google's wallet platforms.

The idea of memory for AI isn’t new, but it’s quickly becoming a critical battleground.

This is the first time Apple's market capitalization has crossed the $4 trillion mark, making it the third company to ever cross the milestone after Nvidia and Microsoft.

OpenAI has completed its recapitalization, splitting the AI lab into a for-profit corporation nested inside a non-profit foundation.

Second day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at San Francisco's Moscone West. Here's the rundown on what to expect, including the 50% discount on passes for remainder of the event.

Amazon said on Tuesday that it plans to reduce its corporate workforce by 14,000 jobs as it seeks to reduce bureaucracy, remove layers, and invest more in its AI strategy.

Adobe said on Tuesday that it is launching the latest iteration of its image generation model, Firefly Image 5. The company is also adding features to the Firefly website, support for more third-party models, and the ability to generate speech and soundtracks.

Adobe today released new AI assistants for Express and Photoshop that can help users with image creation and editing.

PayPal is adopting the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), an open source specification developed by OpenAI that lets merchants make their products available within AI apps, consequently enabling users to shop using AI agents.

ChatGPT Go is now free for Indian users under a limited-time promotional offer.

Sequoia's managing partner Roelof Botha noted that there are currently 3,000 venture firms in the United States, while there were just 1,000 when he joined Sequoia 20 years ago.

Teller says X has a 2% hit rate, which means that most of the things the company tries don't work out, and that's okay.

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says that, in a few years, we should be working a 3-4 day workweek because of AI.

Sequoia's managing partner Roelof Botha defended his colleague's controversial comments that sparked an online backlash, arguing that the VC firm needs "spiky" people.

Pytho AI wants to compress mission planning from days to mere minutes.

Strong by Form has designed a structural floor piece that can span longer distances than existing engineered wood, making it a replacement for steel or concrete. At the same time, the product is lighter than all three.

MacroCycle's approach to recycling dramatically reduces the amount of energy needed to produce new material, potentially lowering costs to the point where it could compete with virgin plastic.

Mbodi users prompt the software with natural language, and its cluster of AI agents works to make training easier.

Damoa pinpointed the problem: the complex, multi-step process moving a container from a ship to a freight train. He founded Glīd Technologies to try and solve it.

Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana believes the robotaxi company can increase road safety by reaching scale.

Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana opened up at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 about the vandalism of its cars and how the company pushes back on government surveillance requests.

Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana urged rival autonomous vehicle companies to be more transparent about their safety data.

Amazon could be planning to cut up to 30,000 corporate positions starting on Tuesday.

OpenAI released data on just how many of ChatGPT's users are facing mental health challenges, and how it's addressing them.

Called “Coach,” this feature is designed to be your all-in-one fitness trainer, sleep coach, and health and wellness advisor.

Two 401(k) management unicorns, Human Interest and Guideline, are squaring off in federal court with allegations so brazen they're embarrassing.

Large enterprises routinely buy more electricity than they use. COI Energy has a patented platform that lets them sell and share.

The company's so-called Pathfinder software can look at almost anything — buildings, tree-lined roads, even aerial views — and quickly match it to a database and generate real-time navigation.

“What we really do is we took the most constrained, complex, and costly medical imaging solution in radiology, and we supplanted it with what is the most accessible, simple and affordable, which is CT,” Sean Walsh, RADiCAIT’s CEO told TechCrunch. 

India-based Miraqules developed a nanotechnology that mimics blood clotting proteins to quickly stop heavy bleeding.

Although Maxim was convinced that gene therapy could reverse PKD, the biggest hurdle was creating a mechanism to deliver the drugs directly to the diseased cells.

Apple says it will soon introduce an Apple Wallet feature to allow U.S. users to create a digital ID using their passport, which can be used at select TSA checkpoints for domestic travel.

Instagram Threads is launching “ghost posts,” a new disappearing-posts feature that lets users share updates that automatically archive after 24 hours. The ephemeral option — rolling out globally on Monday — aims to encourage more casual, low-pressure sharing.

Mercor, which connects AI labs with domain experts for training their foundational AI models, is close to raising $350 million at a $10 billion valuation.

Pinterest is testing an AI-driven collage to help users create outfits from saved Pins and personalized boards curated with AI. 

X is retiring the Twitter domain for 2FA authentication. Christopher Stanley, a security engineer at X, xAI, and SpaceX, said this move is to ensure domain trust.

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These 20 companies are more than just early-stage startups — they’re the architects of what’s next. And they’ll have just six minutes on the Disrupt Stage to prove it.

The legendary firm launched a $750 million early-stage fund targeting Series A startups and a $200 million seed fund.

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Onfire, a vertical AI platform for IT revenue teams, is coming out of stealth with $20 million in funding, including a $14 million Series A co-led by Grove Ventures and TLV Partners.

Fitness app Ladder is debuting a new nutrition tracking feature that lets you snap a photo to input macros.

Prosus will match Accel's investment in Indian startups under this partnership.

This could be part of a larger strategy to introduce more advertising in iOS.

The United States and China are ready to move forward on a TikTok deal, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Such a tool could be used to add music to existing videos, or to add guitar accompaniment to an existing vocal track, sources said.

A high school student in Baltimore County, Maryland was reportedly handcuffed and searched after an AI security system flagged his bag of chips as a possible firearm.

OpenAI launched an AI-powered browser this week, but it feels like it offers a slight efficiency gain at best.

About a week ago, I woke to a dizzying DM on Instagram — Rizzbot flipping me off. This sent me down a rabbit hole about humanoids in society.

BlaBlaCar is seeing rapid growth in India, with 20 million passengers expected this year — up 50% from last year.

New AI browsers from OpenAI and Perplexity promise to increase user productivity, but they also come with increased security risks.

The revolving door reportedly reflects deeper tensions.

Learn how to use Spotify, Canva, Figma, Expedia, and other apps directly in ChatGPT.

The browser wars are heating up again, this time with AI in the driver’s seat.  OpenAI just launched Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser that lets users surf the web using natural language, and even includes an “agent mode” that can complete tasks autonomously. It’s one of the biggest browser launches in recent memory, but it’s debuting […]

With this new feature, users can go back and find videos they might not have had the chance to save.

As demand for electricity from data centers grows, Arbor Energy has made its power plant capable of burning natural gas in addition to biomass.

The European Commission said on Friday that it has preliminarily found that both companies are not complying with rules of the Digital Services Act (DSA) that mandate them to give researchers adequate access to public data.

With TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 right around the corner, we’re thrilled to introduce the companies hosting Side Events that will extend the buzz and excitement to the thousands of attendees and Silicon Valley locals alike.

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Automattic has filed counterclaims against WP Engine, alleging that the company — backed by private equity firm Silver Lake — misused WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks, misled users, and undermined the open source community.

The three-year-old lawsuit centered on Rivian's sudden decision to increase prices on the R1 lineup in 2022, which sank the stock price.

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“I believe that when Fred breaks [Usain Bolt’s] 100-meter world record in Vegas next year, it will be a watershed moment to show that enhanced humans are better than ordinary humans,” D'Souza said on a recent episode of Equity.  

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