August 31, 2026

Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage: Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures. Read More

Ryan Breslow is raising up to $27M in pay-to-play bridge funding to save Bolt: The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money. Read More

Tim Cook's parting message: Apple is in the hands of a product builder: Tim Cook’s farewell memo to Apple employees offers a glimpse at how he wants John Ternus to be seen: as a product builder with deep experience across the iPhone, Mac, AirPods, and other major hardware lines. Read More

MapQuest's app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario: MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario. Read More

Apple's top App Store exec, Phil Schiller, follows wave of exits as CEO Tim Cook steps down: The longtime executive won't be leaving Apple just yet but staff at the company say it's a step closer to Schiller retiring. Read More

Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson: The company, which distributes medicines and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare practices across the U.S., said it was hacked and expects intermittent service degradation. 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

Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a 'Harvey for police officers': Blue Voice is trained on department-specific laws, local ordinances, protocols, and guidelines that general-purpose AI tools can't access on the public internet. 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 See how top teams ship embedded intelligence: in-product actionable answers, not an outdated chart.

FTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuit: Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising. Read More

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August 31, 2026

MapQuest's app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario: MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario. Read More

The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them: The U.S. is shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots. China’s scale means the global competition may simply move elsewhere. Read More

Musk's faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem: Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it's a bet on a fuel source that's already triggering lawsuits and health studies everywhere his (and others') turbines have gone in. 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. Ticket prices increase at midnight PT Friday, so grab yours before then! 

Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps: Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas. Read More

Meeting notetaker Circleback adds a free tier to attract more customers: Circleback is also introducing new pricing plans starting from $14 per month Read More

"We're not doing 30 bets a year": Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z: Vijay Pande — who left a16z's roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a "discovery" science to an "engineering" one, why clinical trials are still brutally expensive, and why he thinks open, shared datasets (not walled-off ones) are what will actually let AI transform medicine. Read More

Liux's Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals: The Liux Big microcar is made in Spain. The startup thinks it can compete in a crowded market with its tiny electric car built around sustainability. Read More

Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining: Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment. 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!

Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a "brazen campaign" of intellectual property theft: This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy. Read More

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