Power up your AI infrastructure! A first look at the Smart Systems Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 

Google’s AI Overviews now appear in 43% of searches, underscoring how quickly AI-generated answers are becoming the default way people discover information online.

This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.

After two years in stealth, Safe Superintelligence has announced a long-term partnership with Nvidia as it prepares to scale to its next phase. 

The massive seed round was led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Sarah Guo's Conviction Partners.

Starting with Spotify, Snapchat users will be able to link their accounts, choose who can see their listening activity, and see what their friends are listening to in real time.

On Monday, the network announced a $1.6 million seed round from top players in the media ecosystem, including Powerhouse Capital, Axel Springer SE (which owns Business Insider and Politico), the...

Forget YouTube videos — frontier physical AI models need multiple camera angles, dense annotation, and, soon, brain wave readings.

As Apple prepares to launch its first smart glasses, the company may also be wrestling with how to address consumer privacy concerns.

On the latest episode of Equity, we discussed why Moonshot AI's Kimi seemed to panic Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

How one founder house is betting work-life balance can beat burnout .

"The first autonomous agent cyberattack is an unprecedented event. It deserves an unprecedented response!"

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.

The lawsuit will likely renew debates about whether term employment agreements are enforceable under California. law

An awe-inspiring hacktivist who hacked two controversial government spyware makers may be the most prolific hacker to have never gotten caught. What do we know about Phineas Fisher?

Elon Musk's tunneling startup is reportedly in talks for a major new funding round.

Kalshi claims the trailer is “defamatory” and contains “both fabricated documents and false and misleading statements.”

At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.

A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.

OpenAI's fancy new AI keypad will be a lot of fun for some, while many others are probably not going to touch it.