February 23, 2026

The 9,000-pound monster I don't want to give back: I thought: other than hotels that use SUVs like the Escalade IQL to ferry guests around, what kind of monster chooses a car like this? Read More

Defense Secretary summons Anthropic's Amodei over military use of Claude: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon for a tense discussion over the military's use of Claude. Hegseth has threatened to designate Anthropic a "supply chain risk." Read More

5 days left to lock in the lowest TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket rates: 5 days to save up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket. These lowest rates of the year disappear on February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here. Read More

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Tech firms are setting the pace in global trade preparedness, with 91% confident about international growth in the next two years. 79% have made or considered changes to where assembly or processing takes place to mitigate tariffs. Liquidity is a top priority, as 71% have seen an increase in short-term financing to address working capital needs.

Bill Gurley says that right now, the worst thing you can do for your career is play it safe: "The number one thing is to get out of your head this ideal that gets passed around in the self-help world: 'go get a mentor,' and everyone runs out and cold calls someone that's ridiculously too high and unachievable, and it doesn't work." Read More

Trump says Netflix will face 'consequences' if it doesn't fire board member Susan Rice: Netflix board member Susan Rice had predicted that corporations that "take a knee" to Trump will be "held accountable" when Democrats return to power. Read More

How AI agents could destroy the economy: Citrini Research imagines a report from two years in the future, in which unemployment has doubled and the total value of the stock market has fallen by more than a third. Read More

6 days left to lock in the lowest TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 rates: Super Early Bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. That means you have just 6 days left to secure up to $680 of ticket savings. Read More

Can the creator economy stay afloat in a flood of AI slop?: On the latest episode of Equity, we debated what's next for the creator economy, and whether there will be any room for the next generation of creators to stand out. Read More

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TechCrunch Mobility: Waymo makes its defense: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Read More

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February 22, 2026

Sam Altman would like remind you that humans use a lot of energy, too: "It also takes a lot of energy to train a human." Read More

Great news for xAI: Grok is now pretty good at answering questions about Baldur's Gate: A new report from Business Insider reveals that high-level engineers at xAI were pulled off other projects to make sure Grok could answer detailed questions about the video game Baldur's Gate. Read More

Google VP warns that two types of AI startups may not survive: As generative AI evolves, a Google VP warns that LLM wrappers and AI aggregators face mounting pressure, with shrinking margins and limited differentiation threatening their long-term viability. Read More

At Disrupt, founders find momentum, VCs discover their next investment, and operators take their next leap. October 13–15 in San Francisco, 10,000 tech leaders converge at San Francisco's Moscone West to connect and hear from 250+ industry-defining voices across 200+ sessions. Save up to $680 on your pass before February 27, 11:59 p.m. PT. Or save up to 30% when you bring your community.

7 days until ticket prices rise for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Lowest ticket prices to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end February 27. Up to $680 off individual passes and up to 30% off group passes. Register before they go up to join 10,000 founders, tech operators, and VCs. Read More

Tesla loses bid to overturn $243M Autopilot verdict: "The grounds for relief that Tesla relies upon are virtually the same as those Tesla put forth previously during the course of trial." Read More

India's Sarvam launches Indus AI chat app as competition heats up: Sarvam's Indus chat app is currently available in beta. Read More

Apple's iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more: Several updates are introduced in iOS 26.4, including an AI-powered playlist-generation feature in Apple Music, support for video content in the Podcasts app, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, and more.  Read More

Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today after alleged DDoS attack: Wikipedia editors have decided to remove all links to Archive.today, a web archiving service that they said has been linked to more than 695,000 times across the online encyclopedia. Read More

Exhibiting at Disrupt puts your company in front of 10,000+ decision-makers and VCs, powered by upgraded lead-capture technology that drives up to 30% higher-intent connections. Limited tables position your brand at the center of three days of high-volume Expo Hall traffic. Secure your table early.

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Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies: A Ukrainian man has been sentenced for helping North Koreans gain fraudulent employment at dozens of U.S. companies and funnel that money back to the regime to fund its nuclear weapons program. Read More

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