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Teller says X has a 2% hit rate, which means that most of the things the company tries don’t work out, and that’s okay.

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says that, in a few years, we should be working a 3-4 day workweek because of AI.

Sequoia’s managing partner Roelof Botha defended his colleague’s controversial comments that sparked an online backlash, arguing that the VC firm needs “spiky” people.

Pytho AI wants to compress mission planning from days to mere minutes.

Even before a building accepts its first occupant, it has racked up a steep carbon debt. Worldwide, the materials and construction required to erect buildings contributes 11% of global carbon emissions, according to the World Green Building Council. Some places have begun experimenting with multistory timber buildings, and while they’ve recently reached new heights, timber … Read more

MacroCycle’s approach to recycling dramatically reduces the amount of energy needed to produce new material, potentially lowering costs to the point where it could compete with virgin plastic.

Mbodi users prompt the software with natural language and its cluster of AI agents works to make train easier.

Kevin Damoa came face-to-face with the challenges and dangers of moving freight from road to rail as a 17-year-old U.S. Army enlistee tasked with loading tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles onto the railroad. It was — as the mechanical engineer and founder of Glīd Technologies puts it — the beginning of his love story with … Read more

Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana believes the robotaxi company can increase road safety by reaching scale.

Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana opened up at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 about the vandalism of its cars and how the company pushes back on government surveillance requests.

Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana urged rival autonomous vehicle companies to be more transparent about their safety data during an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. She said that companies removing human drivers from vehicles have a responsibility to prove their technology makes roads safer.

Amazon could be planning to cut up to 30,000 corporate positions starting on Tuesday.

Fitbit’s Gemini-powered health coach is rolling out to Premium subscribers in the U.S. on Android.

Two 401(k) management unicorns, Human Interest and Guideline, are squaring off in federal court with allegations so brazen that they’re embarrassing.

“What we really do is we took the most constrained, complex, and costly medical imaging solution in radiology, and we supplanted it with what is the most accessible, simple and affordable, which is CT,” Sean Walsh, RADiCAIT’s CEO told TechCrunch. 

India-based Miraqules developed a nanotechnology that mimics blood clotting proteins to quickly stop heavy bleeding.

When Demetri Maxim was seven years old, his mother’s kidneys stopped working. She was put on dialysis, which meant that she had to go to the hospital four times a week to have her blood filtered by a machine since her own kidneys could no longer function independently. Two years later, Maxim’s mother received a … Read more

Large enterprises routinely buy more electricity than they use. COI Energy has a patented platform that lets them sell and share.

The company’s so-called Pathfinder software can look at almost anything — buildings, tree-lined roads, even aerial views — and quickly match it to a database and generate real-time navigation.

Apple says it will soon introduce an Apple Wallet feature to allow U.S. users to create a digital ID using their passport, which can be used at select TSA checkpoints for domestic travel.

Instagram Threads is launching “ghost posts,” a new disappearing-posts feature that lets users share updates that automatically archive after 24 hours. The ephemeral option—rolling out globally on Monday—aims to encourage more casual, low-pressure sharing

Mercor, which connects AI labs with domain experts for training their foundational AI models, is close to raising $350 million at a $10 billion valuation.

Pinterest is testing an AI-driven collage to help users create outfits from saved Pins and personalized boards curated with AI. 

X is retiring Twitter domain for 2FA authentication. So you need to re-enroll your hardware keys before November 10

If you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our livestream of the Disrupt Stage, which features some of our most prominent speakers and the highly anticipated Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition.

These 20 companies are more than just early-stage startups — they’re the architects of what’s next. And they’ll have just six minutes on the Disrupt Stage to prove it.

The legendary firm launched a $750 million early-stage fund targeting Series A startups and a $200 million seed fund.

Today is the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! 10,000 founders, investors, and builders are flooding Moscone West for a nonstop run of ideas, demos, and deals. The energy is electric, the conversations are everywhere, and the breakthroughs are only just beginning. Don’t miss out. Register here or head straight to Moscone West to join.

Onfire, a vertical AI platform for IT revenue teams, is coming out of stealth with $20 million in funding, including a $14 million Series A co-led by Grove Ventures and TLV Partners.

Fitness app Ladder is debuting a new nutrition tracking feature that lets you snap a photo to input macros.