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…
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Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the importance of failure and bouncing back from it | TechCrunch
Amazon executive Panos Panay has a message for startup founders: Failure is an inevitable, required part of building a successful product. Panay, Amazon SVP of Devices, Alexa, and Leo, shared…
Bluesky wants to make it easier to buy, sell, and fundraise on the network | TechCrunch
Bluesky plans to introduce payments in the coming months, a first step in its strategy to make money without relying on advertising. CEO Toni Schneider and COO Rose Wang outlined…
Bluesky expands its AI-powered Attie app to let anyone build websites, games, and more | TechCrunch
Open social network Bluesky is once again expanding beyond its flagship app. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on Thursday, the company announced the launch of a new tool that allows creators…
AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars | TechCrunch
Rivian recently rolled out an AI assistant that lets drivers and passengers interact with the company’s electric vehicles just by talking to them. But the carmaker’s founder and CEO, RJ…
Last day for Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
The final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 has arrived, and the week is ending on a high note. As 10,000+ founders, investors, and technology leaders gather at San Francisco’s Moscone…
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…
Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different | TechCrunch
Flock CEO Garrett Langley said the company’s gunshot-detection microphones detect “just gunshots,” but Flock’s website paints a far broader picture of what other ambient audio also gets picked up. Speaking…
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,…
Ambrosia Energy will build a 10 GWh factory in Texas to make batteries for off-grid data centers | TechCrunch
Ambrosia Energy has begun work on a massive, 10 gigawatt-hour battery factory near Austin, Texas, co-founder and CEO Ben Longmier announced onstage Tuesday at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. “That…