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Live only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Why most founders are already behind on raising a Series A in 2027
If you’re planning to raise a Series A in the next 12 to 24 months, the rules you think you’re playing by may already be outdated. Series A isn’t just harder — it’s slower, more selective, and increasingly unforgiving. The bar has shifted, and many founders are...
Last 24 hours to get 50% off a second pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Today is the last day. At 11:59 p.m. PT, the 50% off second pass offer for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends. After that, prices go up, and the option to bring a partner, co-founder, or colleague with you at half the cost disappears. Register now to lock in your...
Lime, the Uber-backed micromobility company, files for IPO
After years of hints and preparation, the Uber-backed electric bike and scooter rental startup Lime has filed for an initial public offering. The company, which is incorporated as Neutron Holdings Inc., has eyed the public markets for at least five years. CEO Wayne...
The biggest U.S. power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy
Pity the PJM Interconnection. For decades, the grid operator worked quietly and in the background, matching electricity demand with supply. Meanwhile, customers enjoyed some of the lowest electricity prices in the United States. No longer. Politicians, businesses,...
5% GPU utilization: The $401 billion AI infrastructure problem enterprises can’t keep ignoring
For the last 24 months, one narrative justified every over-provisioned data center and bloated IT budget: the GPU scramble. Silicon was the new oil, and H100s traded like contraband. Reserve capacity now or your enterprise would be left behind.The bill is now due, and...
Airbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new code
A large part of Airbnb’s Q1 2026 earnings call was dedicated to talking about how the company is using AI tools for coding, customer support, and search. Notably, the company claimed that 60% of the code its engineers produced in the quarter was written by AI —...
Why you can never get your doctor to call you back
A lot of the conversation around AI in healthcare focuses on diagnostics and drug discovery or on doctor-patient visits. But a less visible part of the system affects whether patients actually get seen at all, and it has less to do with the number of doctors in the...
Anthropic introduces “dreaming,” a system that lets AI agents learn from their own mistakes
Anthropic on Tuesday unveiled a suite of updates to its Claude Managed Agents platform at its second annual Code with Claude developer conference in San Francisco, introducing a new capability called "dreaming" that lets AI agents learn from their own past sessions...
Ramp in talks to hit $40B+ valuation, 6 months after reaching $32B
Investors could not get enough of Ramp throughout 2025 and it looks like 2026 could be another banner year of fundraising for the corporate spend management startup. The company is in talks to raise another $750 million at a pre-money valuation of more than $40...
Why scientists can’t get a laugh
A newly published survey of more than 500 science conference presentations across a two-year period set out to determine whether scientists are funny, which is itself funny, if not the most productive use of time. The results were about what you’d expect: two-thirds...
A French Navy officer accidentally leaked the location of an aircraft carrier by logging his run on Strava
A French Navy officer went for a run on the deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and uploaded his workout to Strava, inadvertently leaking the location of the nuclear-powered warship as it heads to the Middle East. First reported by French newspaper Le...
WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more
Web hosting platform WordPress.com is embracing AI agents, a decision that could change the look and feel of the web. The company announced Friday that it will now allow AI agents to draft, edit, and publish content on customers’ websites, as well as manage comments,...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin enters the space data center game
Blue Origin, the space conglomerate founded by Amazon chair Jeff Bezos, has asked the U.S. government for permission to launch a network of more than 50,000 satellites that will act as a data center in orbit. In a March 19 document filed with the Federal...
Scale AI launches Voice Showdown, the first real-world benchmark for voice AI — and the results are humbling for some top models
Voice AI is moving faster than the tools we use to measure it. Every major AI lab — OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, xAI — is racing to ship voice models capable of natural, real-time conversation. But the benchmarks used to evaluate those models are largely still...
US accuses Iran’s government of operating hacktivist group that hacked Stryker
The U.S. Justice Department accused Iran’s government of being behind the hacktivist group Handala, which last week claimed responsibility for the destructive cyberattack against the U.S. medical tech giant Stryker. In a press release published on Thursday, the...
Trump’s AI framework targets state laws, shifts child safety burden to parents
The Trump administration on Friday laid out a legislative framework for a singular policy for AI in the United States. The framework would centralize power in Washington by preempting state AI laws, potentially undercutting the recent surge of efforts from states to...
AI startups are eating the venture industry and the returns, so far, are good
Well, the data is out. AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a record-high annual share. In a sense, though, we knew that. Investors last year were voracious in deploying capital to AI startups,...
Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US
A cyberattack on a U.S. vehicle breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States stranded and unable to start their vehicles. The company, Intoxalock, says on its website that it is “currently experiencing downtime” after a cyberattack on March 14....
The best AI investment might be in energy tech
Venture capitalists have placed increasingly bigger bets on AI startups, investing over half a trillion dollars into the sector over the last five years. But these days, the smartest AI investment might be in energy, according to a report by Sightline Climate....
These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings
Digital meeting notetakers like Read AI, Fireflies.ai, Fathom, and Granola help record and transcribe online meetings. But for in-person or more versatile options, many people prefer physical recording devices. These physical notetakers transcribe audio and give users...
Anthropic just shipped an OpenClaw killer called Claude Code Channels, letting you message it over Telegram and Discord
The hit open source autonomous AI agent OpenClaw may have just gotten mogged by Anthropic. Today, Anthropic announced Claude Code Channels, a way to hook up its own powerful Claude Code AI agentic harness to a human user's Discord or Telegram messaging applications,...
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The Latest Technologies In Online Gaming
In the past, video games were mostly played in isolation. It was you against the machine. The Internet has changed all that. Now games can be played online and turned into a social experience. This has made the activity even more fun for long-time players. It has also...
Is It Worth It to Have a Smart Car If You Know It Can Be Hacked?
The technology of tomorrow is here today, and it is incredible. We have self-driving cars, delivery drones, 3D printers, and more that are changing our very way of life. But does it come at a cost? Long have there been discussions about whether or not it is wise to...
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