Introducing the 6 stages at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — built for today’s tougher startup market: From October 13-15, TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature 200+ sessions across six stages, led by 250+ tech leaders shaping the industry today. Register now to save up to $410, plus 50% off a second pass. Read More
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r/WallStreetBets really hates the SEC's proposal to weaken quarterly reporting: The retail trading subreddit submitted the sharpest criticism yet in response to the financial regulator's idea of letting companies report twice per year. Read More
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Potholes cost cities millions: This company is using AI and trucks to fix them: Fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they're deteriorating. Read More
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Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite |
Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.
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Deck operates your existing tools like an employee would — logging in, navigating, getting the job done. No rebuild required. If a human can use it, Deck can too.
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WhatsApp adds an incognito mode in Meta AI chats: Meta said these incognito conversations are not saved, and messages will disappear by default once you close the chat. Read More
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Anthropic warns investors against secondary platforms offering access to its shares: "Any sale or transfer of Anthropic stock, or any interest in Anthropic stock, offered by these firms is void and will not be recognized on our books and records," the company's support page reads. Read More
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Anthropic now has more business customers than OpenAI, according to Ramp data: For the first time, Anthropic has more verified business customers than OpenAI, according to this month’s AI Index from the fintech firm Ramp. Read More
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Medicare's new payment model is built for AI, and most of the tech world has no idea: There is no governmental mechanism to pay for an AI agent that monitors a patient between visits, calls to check in, coordinates a housing referral, or makes sure someone picks up their medication. ACCESS creates that mechanism for the first time. Read More
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Former Tesla exec and Heron Power CEO Drew Baglino has founded a heat pump startup: Sadi Thermal Machines is Drew Baglino's second startup since leaving Tesla in 2024. Read More
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Investors don’t just listen to what you say - they look at how your company operates. Is ownership clear? Do your numbers match your story? Can you answer follow-up questions without digging through spreadsheets? The Fundraise-Ready Startup Kit equips founders with the materials investors expect to see, before pressure is on. Because confidence in the room doesn’t come from slides. It comes from preparation. 
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US lawmakers demand answers from Instructure after Canvas data breaches: U.S. House lawmakers want to know how hackers broke into education tech giant Instructure twice, and stole reams of data from students who use the company's flagship student data software Canvas. Read More
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