September 01, 2026

John Ternus hypes 'huge launch next week' in first memo as Apple CEO: Apple is hosting its iPhone release event next week, which is rumored to feature the first-ever foldable iPhone. Read More

Google's Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more: The new features coming to Android are aimed at reducing motion sickness, helping blind users navigate their surroundings, and more. Read More

Anthropic's new Fable release is cheaper, less restrictive: Fable 5.1 includes changes meant to reduce token cost and false-positive restrictions from the model's safeguards. Read More

Fambot introduces an 'AI chief of staff' for families: Fambot is building an AI “chief of staff” to help families manage the emails, calendars, school updates, sports schedules, and other logistics of raising kids. Read More

Google's answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of design: With Google Pics, Google is pushing deeper into the creative software market dominated by Canva and Adobe, but with a distinctly AI-first approach. Read More

Who is John Ternus, the new Apple CEO?: Starting on September 1, Ternus will lead one of the world's most valuable companies, but if you're not a dedicated Apple enthusiast, you've probably never heard of this man, who has largely remained out of the spotlight until now. Read More

Microsoft 365 outage drags on, but things are improving: Microsoft 365 and Outlook are still seeing service degradations on Tuesday, the company's status page indicates. Read More

Waymo goes on offense ahead of Tesla's Cybercab launch: Waymo argued that fully autonomous vehicles aren't possible without using a mix of sensors and warned that pure end-to-end AI systems aren't safe enough. Read More

Find out what product leaders are getting wrong about AI-native analytics. See how top teams ship embedded intelligence: in-product actionable answers, not an outdated chart.

GoPro to be acquired for $285M, will remain a public company: GoPro is merging with a company that builds AI infrastructure, and will continue supporting existing consumer products. Read More

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September 01, 2026

Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.'s investment fund: The firm, 1789 Capital, led the funding round that reportedly will total around $1 billion. Read More

Apple shares 'shocking evidence' against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI: Apple says it has evidence that a former employee destroyed evidence of data theft after learning he was under investigation. Read More

Waymo accelerates robotaxi expansion with launches in Denver, San Diego and Tampa: Waymo will begin inviting riders on a rolling basis and slowly ramp up access in the three cities, following its usual commercial playbook. Read More

AI has made it faster than ever to bring an idea from concept to launch.  

But it hasn't made it easier to build something durable.  
 
Disrupt 2026's programming is built around that challenge, delivering practical sessions on what actually holds up and how to build it with leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Replit, Amazon, and more.

The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and Grok: Versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and SpaceXAI's Grok will join Google's Gemini on the Pentagon's central portal for AI tools. Read More

This startup is fuel-injecting hydrogen to make cargo ships more efficient: Newlight has raised a $9 million seed round and completed an 8,500-nautical-mile test run from Singapore to Ghana. Read More

If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel?: The team behind Starcloud's orbital data centers has a new high-risk space project: Sending a probe to Alpha Centauri. Read More

India's Unacademy sells to rival upGrad for $206M, about 94% less than its peak valuation: "We raised at a peak, but sold at a fraction of that," Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal wrote. "I'm not going to dress these facts up." Read More

Apply now to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Apply before September 4 to be a part of the TechCrunch Disrupt community by hosting your own Side Event. Read More

Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly in the Expo Hall.

And by exhibiting, you get 10 passes to Disrupt to share with your team!

Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year: Founded by a 20-year-old, Alteon is developing autonomous aircraft that hopes to harvest wind energy to stay aloft for several months. Read More

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