by News Feed Editor | May 25, 2026 | Technology
Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever done. He landed famed public investor Cathie Wood and her ARK Invest Venture Fund as a lead in a startup fundraising round. Lucra announced last month that it raised...
by News Feed Editor | May 25, 2026 | Technology
The deadline to apply or nominate for Startup Battlefield 200 is Friday, May 27. This program is your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100,000 in equity-free funding. If you’re building a breakout startup — or know a founder who is — now...
by News Feed Editor | May 25, 2026 | Technology
Five days. That’s all that’s left to lock in one of the smartest advantages you can give yourself as a founder, investor, or operator right now. Early Bird savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now to save up to $410 before prices...
by News Feed Editor | May 24, 2026 | Technology
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Francis de Souza, COO of Google Cloud, backstage at an event in Los Angeles. Amid the din around us, de Souza, who speaks in the calm, measured manner of a university professor, offered useful advice for companies...
by News Feed Editor | May 24, 2026 | Technology
The smart glasses industry has long been a tortured dream of Silicon Valley. The premise is appealing enough: What if, to enjoy the benefits of mobile computing, people didn’t have to stare at their phones all day long and could, instead, simply wear a lightweight...
by News Feed Editor | May 24, 2026 | Technology
There is a category of production incident that engineering teams are not tracking yet — because it doesn’t fit any existing postmortem template. The agent initiated an action. The action was technically correct given the agent’s context. The context was...