The biggest change about Ember's new mug is that you no longer have to open the app to adjust your drink's temperature.

Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you'll get a cold plunge, a blood panel and a protein muffin without needing a trust fund.

Replit CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad made the comments during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

Maybe it was the grey color, the slightly bulbous roofline, or the vaguely SUV-like proportions of the electric Porsche Macan, but as I shuttled kids and groceries around city and suburban streets, I never once noticed a longing stare from other drivers. Unlike with other cars I've tested, no enthusiasts stopped to ask me questions. […]

The agents got in through credentials and connection settings left exposed in app configurations, public code repositories, and overly permissive cloud roles.

Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA's robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its "Lego era," with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt.  This view runs counter to those who believe that robotics, powered by a general foundation model, is about to have […]

The company will start off by testing its self-driving vehicles on Toronto's streets.

according to Elorian's evaluations, Glimpse outperforms even GPT-6 Astra on scientific chart reasoning and short-form video captioning, with competitive results on other visual reasoning tasks. 

Tressfecta will be at this year's TechCrunch Disrupt!

Nathan Fielder's documentary about disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has created a constellation of colliding personas that interrogate the very nature of authenticity.

The data comes from Vercel's AI gateway, a unified API service similar to OpenRouter.

Actor and angel investor Mark Wahlberg says he's OK with using AI in filmmaking, provided it's used "to enhance what you're doing."

Counterfeits of luxury goods are a major problem for fashion houses. Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands' marks and passing off dupes, known as "superfakes," as genuine items. A startup called Veritas wants to tackle the problem with its own chip that verifies goods. Veritas was founded by Luci Holland, a former Tesla technical […]

Replit CEO Amjad Masad envisions a future of "self-driving companies," where AI agents handle day-to-day tasks and people focus on higher-level decisions.

Benchmark says the Valley's rule against backing rivals is getting harder to keep.

The new car used thrusters to leap over a Cybercab, Cybertruck, Tesla Semi, Model Y, and Model 3 at a demo in Texas.

The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitnessPal for an undisclosed amount of money in March.

Intero Biosystems beat out 199 other Startup Battlefield companies to take home the $100,000 grand prize at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

Panay said that it's possible to recover and learn from all sorts of failures, even catastrophic ones, when building products.

Meta and Apple have teamed up for the launch of the social media giant's newest model, Muse Spark Open, which will run locally on Apple silicon.

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay described a future where ambient AI devices work in the background, anticipating users' needs instead of waiting for commands.

The executives argued that advertising isn't the only path to monetization, and that there are alternative models that are feasible when it comes to monetization.

METR will publish its own assessments of Anthropic's risks, incidents, and practices, and the frontier AI model maker has given up the right to block them.

Bluesky is bringing "social vibe coding" to its experimental Attie platform, allowing users to create interactive experiences like games, quizzes, and websites that can tap into the social network's audience.

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Volvo is leveling up its automated driving system through an expansion of its nearly decade-long partnership with Nvidia that will extend beyond its battery electric vehicles.

SK Hynix's Solidigm is reportedly seeking US approval to send more chipmaking equipment to China as it weighs building a new NAND chip factory in America.

We'll likely learn more about how this will work at the company's upcoming "AI & Autonomy Day" event in December.

The funding comes as Ramp's annualized revenue crosses $2B, and its customer count reaches 85,000.

The new shopping tool is available in the U.S. across Google Search and the Gemini app.

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Amazon-owned Bee has launched its first new AI devices since its acquisition, including an updated wearable and a credit-card-sized recorder that attaches to smartphones. The devices can summarize conversations, create to-do lists, and integrate with Alexa and Amazon shopping, with prices starting at $74.99.

The digital rights unit found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after being shown malicious online ads.

Figma is also releasing its code layers feature in open beta.

The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve subsequent designs, all with the goal of automating and accelerating the chip design process.

At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse.

It's time to unveil the five companies that will be competing in the Startup Battlefield finals.

Every day, conversations unfold across social media and websites around the world. A seemingly insignificant post—whether it involves AI-generated misinformation, hate speech, or a damaging rumor—can quickly snowball into a much larger public controversy. Gudea, a company that tracks how stories and rumors spread online that describes itself as the "storm tracker for the internet," […]

Intero Biosystems is selling lab-grown human intestines to drugmakers as regulators push for alternatives to animal testing, while the startup looks to scale production and expand its organoid technology.

Databases have traditionally been designed either for analytical data or for operational data. But database engine CedarDB supports both, and its approach has gained relevance with the rise of agentic AI.

Jio plans to use most of its IPO proceeds to repay debt as it expands beyond telecom.

Langley's comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology.

Colossal announced a new AI platform to help accelerate its de-extinction efforts and Peter Diamandis has launched a new fund to back startups who use it.

Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that the surveillance company has not cancelled contracts of any police department or law enforcement agency, despite reports of abuse.

The electric vehicle market in the U.S. has been growing for the last three consecutive quarters.

German startup TimeTeller has developed a saliva test kit to help anyone understand their circadian rhythm; it aims to reduce side effects from cancer treatments.

Startup Ambrosia Energy will build a massive factory to crank out batteries to augment solar panels, creating a round-the-clock clean power plant.

Former Apple engineers figured out how to get a biometric sensor to attach to your watch without any magnets or adhesives.

The label will appear on the player page and include songs entirely generated by AI or partially, such as involved in composition and vocals.

Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed.