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…
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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…
Mosqitter is turning its mosquito traps into an AI-powered surveillance network | TechCrunch
Mosquitoes and the diseases they carry are expanding into new territory. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and global travel are reshaping where disease-carrying mosquitoes can thrive, according to the World…
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,…
Cerebras CEO pushes back on AI doomsday warnings | TechCrunch
Cerebras Systems CEO and co-founder Andrew Feldman thinks the AI doomer narrative isn’t doing the industry any favors. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI chipmaker exec quipped that “some of…
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…
Licube wants to be the fuel provider to the fusion power industry — see how at TechCrunch Disrupt | TechCrunch
If fusion power pans out, and there are signs that it will, the world will need a lot more lithium. That’s the bet behind Licube, a startup that has licensed technology…
Niobia takes the guesswork out of some of tech’s most expensive mistakes | TechCrunch
San Francisco-based startup Niobia is betting big on a critical but often overlooked part of battery and chip making: helping engineers understand how and why things go wrong. Its AI…
Exclusive: Rivian’s startup Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field | TechCrunch
Doug Field has worked on EVs at Ford and Tesla, the not-so-secret car project at Apple, and was employee No. 1 at Segway. Now the executive is turning his attention…
Flox Intelligence is building AI to keep wildlife away from trains, airports, and roads | TechCrunch
When I was eight, I remember our train to Mumbai ground to a halt with a great noise. When we started moving again, a good eight hours later, someone pointed…