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Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings

Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings

The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year....

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Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better

Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better

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

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Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept

Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept

Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promis...

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Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says

Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says

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

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Porsche’s electric Macan Turbo is an automotive existential crisis

Porsche’s electric Macan Turbo is an automotive existential crisis

Maybe it was the grey color, the slightly bulbous roofline, or the vaguely SUV-like proportions of the electric Porsche ...

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India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity

India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity

The agents got in through credentials and connection settings left exposed in app configurations, public code repositori...

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A Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet

A Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet

Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is cur...

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Waymo’s robotaxis are headed to Canada

Waymo’s robotaxis are headed to Canada

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

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Tressfecta wants to make hair braiding a less arduous task for hairstylists

Tressfecta wants to make hair braiding a less arduous task for hairstylists

Tressfecta will be at this year's TechCrunch Disrupt!...

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In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes meets her equal in comedian Nathan Fielder

In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes meets her equal in comedian Nathan Fielder

Nathan Fielder's documentary about disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has created a constellation of colliding pers...

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Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy

Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy

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

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Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles

Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles

Counterfeits of luxury goods are a major problem for fashion houses. Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating br...

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Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’

Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’

Replit CEO Amjad Masad envisions a future of “self-driving companies,” where AI agents handle day-to-day tasks and peopl...

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Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals

Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals

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

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Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style

Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style

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

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When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off

When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off

The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitness for an undisclosed amount o...

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And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems

And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems

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

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Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the importance of failure and bouncing back from it 

Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the importance of failure and bouncing back from it 

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

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Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs

Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs

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

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Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps

Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay described a future where ambient AI devices work in the...

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Bluesky wants to make it easier to buy, sell, and fundraise on the network

Bluesky wants to make it easier to buy, sell, and fundraise on the network

The executives argued that advertising isn’t the only path to monetization, and that there are alternative models that a...

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Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access

Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access

METR will publish its own assessments of Anthropic’s risks, incidents, and practices, and the frontier AI model maker ha...

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Bluesky expands its AI-powered Attie app to let anyone build websites, games, and more

Bluesky expands its AI-powered Attie app to let anyone build websites, games, and more

Bluesky is bringing “social vibe coding” to its experimental Attie platform, allowing users to create interactive experi...

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Last chance to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Founder Summit pass: Early booking ends Oct. 16

Last chance to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Founder Summit pass: Early booking ends Oct. 16

Savings of up to $200 end October 16 for TechCrunch Founder Summit end on October 16. These savings for Founder and Inve...

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Volvo makes a bigger bet on Nvidia

Volvo makes a bigger bet on Nvidia

Volvo is leveling up its automated driving system through an expansion of its nearly decade-long partnership with Nvidia...

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SK Hynix bargains for chip equipment exports to its China facility in return for building a factory in US

SK Hynix bargains for chip equipment exports to its China facility in return for building a factory in US

SK Hynix’s Solidigm is reportedly seeking US approval to send more chipmaking equipment to China as it weighs building a...

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AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars

AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars

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

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Ramp reaches $60B valuation as it pushes deeper into AI

Ramp reaches $60B valuation as it pushes deeper into AI

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

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Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US

Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US

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

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Last day

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Last day

Last day to join TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Join 10,000+ tech leaders for a day of connections and insights. Save 75% on y...

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Amazon’s Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75

Amazon’s Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75

Amazon-owned Bee has launched its first new AI devices since its acquisition, including an updated wearable and a credit...

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Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ spyware

Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ spyware

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

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Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform

Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform

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

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Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis

Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis

The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve s...

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Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’

Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’

At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology despite growing privacy ...

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Meet the five companies competing in the Startup Battlefield finals at Disrupt 2026

Meet the five companies competing in the Startup Battlefield finals at Disrupt 2026

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

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Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt

Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt

Every day, conversations unfold across social media and websites around the world. A seemingly insignificant post—whethe...

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Intero Biosystems wants drugmakers to test on mini human intestines, not animals

Intero Biosystems wants drugmakers to test on mini human intestines, not animals

Intero Biosystems is selling lab-grown human intestines to drugmakers as regulators push for alternatives to animal test...

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CedarDB wants one database to handle both transactions and analytics, as AI agents raise the stakes

CedarDB wants one database to handle both transactions and analytics, as AI agents raise the stakes

Databases have traditionally been designed either for analytical data or for operational data. But database engine Cedar...

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Ambani’s Jio seeks to raise $3.2B in what could be India’s biggest IPO

Ambani’s Jio seeks to raise $3.2B in what could be India’s biggest IPO

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

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