TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect. And while the main event takes over Moscone West from October 13-15, the conversation doesn’t stop when the Expo Hall closes. The TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Event program brings founders, investors, operators, researchers, and tech enthusiasts together across San Francisco for…
Roku is turning your TV into its own testing grounds. On Thursday, the connected TV device maker unveiled the latest update to Roku OS, which introduces a new experience called Roku Labs that allows U.S. customers to access experimental apps made by the company. Image Credits:Roku These still-in-development apps will be accessible through a new…
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 conference. The Chinese tech giant had previously planned to launch the chip in Q3 of 2027, a Huawei spokesperson told TechCrunch….
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. San Francisco-based Instinct is one of the most popular of the lot, attracting huge investor interest at what is reportedly a $10 billion valuation. Instinct’s popularity may now grow even further,…
Spotify is expanding its partner program for podcasts, which lets podcasters earn money from ad and Premium revenue sharing, to a total of 35 regions, including Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Chile, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas this fall. Eligible podcasters will be able to earn revenue from both video and audio podcasts…
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. The company was founded last January by Lewis Carhart (CEO), Claudio Fuentes (COO), and his brother, Mariano Fuentes (CTO). Claudio and Mariano had been building…
Advertising and marketing platform Noise goals to attach manufacturers with content material creators at a a lot decrease price than hiring conventional influencers or operating customary advert campaigns. That’s as a result of many creators on the Noise platform are on a regular basis folks — anybody can obtain the app, no matter follower rely…
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. And it isn’t what has people protesting data centers in the streets. In an interview with TechCrunch this week alongside…
The first few hires at a startup can define the company. But increasingly, not every new capability requires a new employee. AI agents are beginning to take on engineering, customer support, research, and operational work that would previously have been assigned to early team members. For founders, that creates a new question before they even…
OpenAI has released a new framework for tracking, investigating, and disclosing misalignment in its own models. The OpenAI team announced it on X alongside 6 detailed incident reports. The framework sets criteria and deadlines for public disclosure. It applies even when OpenAI has not fully explained or mitigated the behavior. Why OpenAI Built It OpenAI’s…
