If there’s one lesson the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident taught us, it’s that AI agents can be unpredictable. “Imagine if something like that happened in the physical world,” Howie Sun, CEO…
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Tressfecta wants to make hair braiding a less arduous task for hairstylists | TechCrunch
Aisata Diallo, 24, calls herself a lifelong braider. “I’ve always braided my hair growing up and, at some point in my college career, started braiding other people’s hair,” she said.…
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems | TechCrunch
For three days this week in San Francisco, 20 eager startups participated in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. The top 20 were chosen to represent the best of…
CedarDB wants one database to handle both transactions and analytics, as AI agents raise the stakes | TechCrunch
Databases have traditionally been built for one of two jobs. Analytical databases help businesses spot trends and answer questions, while operational databases store the day-to-day records of transactions, like orders…
TimeTeller puts our internal clocks at the center of personalized medicine | TechCrunch
At-home health testing has been mired in overblown claims and outright fraud. But German startup TimeTeller, which has developed a saliva test kit to help anyone understand their circadian rhythm,…
Hiyd is a health tracker that attaches to the watch you already wear | TechCrunch
If you’re a watch enthusiast, you probably don’t want to exchange your prized timepiece for a bulky fitness tracker. But Hiyd founder Salah Batroukh doesn’t think people should have to…
Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence | TechCrunch
Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or to speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed. Founded in 2024 on the basis of research done…
Prismm helps banks keep inherited money in-house | TechCrunch
Meet Prismm, a startup that helps banks keep families’ money in-house after an account holder dies. It does this by building beneficiary and estate planning into accounts from day one,…
Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weeks | TechCrunch
In most factories, automation is fixed: robots and machines are programmed for one specific task and product. Changing a line means reprogramming and physical retooling, or swapping out equipment, which…
Helix Carbon says it can make iron cheaper by recycling blast furnace pollution | TechCrunch
The iron and steel industries are among the biggest polluters in the world. Plenty of startups have tried to cut the industry’s emissions, mostly by developing new ways to make…