TechCrunch is a technology media outlet covering startups and venture capital. Recent coverage centers on its own events: Disrupt 2026 ran October 13-15 in San Francisco with more than 250 speakers and over 300 startups, and the Founder Summit is set for November 4 at Boston's SoWa Power Station. Stories also covered Rivian's plan to run third-party AI agents in its cars, Hugging Face's view on AI evaluation, and a roundup of AI wearables.
Startups may add AI agents as teammatesAt TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 speakers from Gusto, Insight Partners and Leland will discuss how early-stage startups build teams where humans and AI agents collaborate, focusing on preserving speed, accountability and culture while adopting agents. The session offers practical guidance for founders.
More VCs named judges for Disrupt 2026TechCrunch named five additional VCs—including Aditi Maliwal of Upfront Ventures—as judges for Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2026 (Oct 13–15, San Francisco). The piece stresses judges evaluate long-term company potential over polish.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: When OpenAI ships your roadmapTechCrunch will host an interactive Builders Stage session at Disrupt 2026 examining how advancing foundation models can erode startup value and product roadmaps. The event targets AI builders; registering before Sept 25 saves up to $200.
Hear how AI can engineer nature’s comebackTechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature discussions on how AI, genetics, and computational biology are enabling conservation research and efforts to revive extinct species, raising scientific and ethical questions. The topic has attracted billion‑dollar startups.
Superintelligence is coming—should we let it?TechCrunch's Equity podcast debated whether superintelligence is inevitable and controllable, noting safety incidents like OpenAI's Hugging Face breach highlight risks of more capable systems; guest Connor Leahy joined the discussion.
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