Last call: Disrupt volunteer application closes soon | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·21d ago
If you’ve been on the fence about volunteering at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, this is your sign to stop deliberating and start applying. Spots are filling up fast. And honestly?
I tried Tovala's smart oven for two weeks — here's whether it beats takeout | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Lauren Forristal·21d ago
I tried Tovala’s smart oven for two weeks to see if it could actually make dinner as easy as the company promises.
Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Kate Park·21d ago
Huawei is moving up the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip to the first quarter of 2027, as it races to challenge Nvidia, the company said on Thursday at its Huawei Connect...
Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta's Muse, both add the ability to make calls | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Ivan Mehta·21d ago
Text-based AI assistants are a hot market, with Instinct, Wajo, Town, Ollie, and Meta’s Muse agent, which launched last week, vying for users’ attention and tasks.
Google, Nvidia and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim De Chant·21d ago
Grid software unicorn Emerald AI has formed a coalition with Google and Nvidia that will use the startup’s technology to secure space on the grid for more data centers.
Lucid Motors has a potential robotaxi partner for Europe | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sean O'Kane·21d ago
Lucid Motors has entered into a partnership with European mobility platform Bolt that could bring robotaxis made by the California company to the continent.
How Bain Capital Ventures plans to deploy its fresh $1.6B fund | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Marina Temkin·21d ago
Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), the venture division of private equity firm Bain Capital, has raised a new, $1.6 billion fund, which is 14% larger than its previous $1.4 billion fund the firm...
Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Dominic-Madori Davis·21d ago
Comp AI, a cybersecurity and compliance startup, announced that it has raised a $34 million Series A round on Thursday. The round was led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures.
Iceland-based Treble raises $18 million for its voice simulation platform | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Ivan Mehta·22d ago
Voice AI has emerged as one of the hottest sectors in AI, with investors pouring in billions of dollars to serve use cases ranging from automating customer support and sales calls to creating...
Learn about AI in HR at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·22d ago
The first few hires at a startup can define the company. But increasingly, not every new capability requires a new employee.
Snap tries to make the case again for its $2,200 smart glasses | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Lucas Ropek·22d ago
When Snap debuted its long-awaited smart glasses, Specs, earlier this year, the reveal was not only underwhelming but a genuine disaster.
Al Gore has a surprisingly calm take on the AI data center backlash | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Connie Loizos·22d ago
Al Gore has spent more than two decades as one of the most recognizable voices in the climate movement, so when he talks about AI, it’s worth paying attention to what he considers truly scary.
US automakers could soon be forced to include AM radio for free | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Kirsten Korosec·22d ago
It turns out that the one thing that can apparently bridge Washington’s partisan divide is AM radio. U.S. automakers may be forced to build AM radio into new vehicles within the next year.
Noise wants to help everyday people become paid content creators | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Dominic-Madori Davis·22d ago
Marketing platform Noise aims to connect brands with content creators at a much lower cost than hiring traditional influencers or running standard ad campaigns.
Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent? | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Rebecca Bellan·22d ago
In a lengthy essay published over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei made a proposal that the AI industry would have rejected instantly even a year ago: embed third-party evaluators inside all...
X will now let US users trade via Cashtags | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sarah Perez·22d ago
X will now allow users to trade from their timelines. The Elon Musk-owned social network on Wednesday launched a feature called Cashtag that will let U.S.
Automattic's interim CEO and legal chief signed reciprocal severance deals during Mullenweg's brief ouster | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sarah Perez·22d ago
Last week, on September 9, Automattic’s board voted to put CEO Matt Mullenweg on paid leave, a decision the board still hasn’t explained publicly.
Former Waymo CFO jumps to self-driving startup Wayve | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Kirsten Korosec·22d ago
Elisa de Martel, who was chief financial officer at Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle company Waymo, has been hired to the same position at buzzy self-driving vehicle startup Wayve.
AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim Fernholz·22d ago
Last weekend, after one of his researchers resigned over fears that AI could lead to human extinction, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote about the need for outside organizations “to verify adherence...
Co-founder Max Hodak joins the agenda lineup on Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·22d ago
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