The AI era has changed how fast startups can grow. Startups can grow so fast that they hit high annual recurring revenue (ARR) numbers, only to crash and burn a…
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Rivian’s CEO says autonomy will enable ‘dramatically different’ vehicle designs | TechCrunch
Rivian is going full steam ahead on developing autonomous vehicle software for its EVs, to the point that it is willing to delay profitability. Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said…
Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world | TechCrunch
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…
Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says | TechCrunch
Replit, the AI coding platform that has become a favorite of startup founders and developers, is no longer working with Anthropic, the company’s CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad said Thursday…
Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says | TechCrunch
Replit, the AI coding platform that has become a favorite of startup founders and developers, is no longer working with Anthropic, the company’s CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad said Thursday…
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.…
Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy | TechCrunch
Even as Hollywood remains divided over the use of AI in filmmaking, actor and director Mark Wahlberg believes the technology has a place in the industry as long as it’s…
Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles | TechCrunch
Counterfeits of luxury goods are a major problem for fashion houses. Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands’ marks and passing off dupes, known as “superfakes,” as genuine items. A…
Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’ | TechCrunch
Replit CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad has seen how AI is impacting the workplace firsthand, with businesses adopting his company’s AI coding tools to develop and launch their own software.…
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…