The Reinforcement Gap — or why some AI skills improve faster than others
AI tasks that work well with reinforcement learning are getting better fast — and threatening to leave the rest of the industry behind....
05 outubro, 2025
The Young Minds App wants to protect and educate children online and will show its tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Young Minds gives parents control over what their kids do on the internet, while also protecting their children’s privacy and teaching them good online habits. ...
05 outubro, 2025
If you’re not an AI startup, good luck raising money from VCs
New PitchBook data illustrates how dramatically AI is dominating startup investment, with 2025 on-track to become the first year when AI accounts for more than half of all VC money invested....
04 outubro, 2025
Startups and the U.S. government: It’s getting complicated
Equity co-hosts Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, and Max Zeff explore the how startups are navigating a topsy-turvy relationship with the U.S. government....
04 outubro, 2025
Instacrops will demo its water-saving, crop-boosting AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Agriculture consumes a vast amount of water, and some countries are under more stress than others. Instacrops pivoted to AI to help farmers cut water use by 30%....
04 outubro, 2025
Sam Altman says Sora will add ‘granular,’ opt-in copyright controls
OpenAI may be reversing course on how it approaches copyright and intellectual property in its new video app Sora....
04 outubro, 2025
With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI
OpenAI is acquiring the CEO of Roi, an AI financial companion. Roi will sunset its service as its talent heads to OpenAI, ostensibly to help boost revenue in consumer apps....
03 outubro, 2025
Sources: Naveen Rao’s new AI hardware startup targets $5B valuation with backing from a16z
Former Databricks AI chief is raising $1 billion to build a Nvidia rival through a novel approach....
03 outubro, 2025
What to expect at OpenAI’s DevDay 2025, and how to watch it
OpenAI's third-ever developer conference is around the corner, and it's shaping up to be the company's biggest yet....
03 outubro, 2025
Google’s Gemini AI app could soon be getting a big makeover
The company is seemingly experimenting with a new user interface that would shift the app from having a chatbot-style look and feel to one offering a scrollable feed with suggested prompts accompanied by eye-catching photos....
03 outubro, 2025
Can you think like a YC partner? This game will help you find out
The YC Partner Simulator game, created by an undergrad in Berlin, lets you see if you can predict which startups get into Y Combinator....
03 outubro, 2025
Can AI companies turn brainrot into revenue?
The U.S. government shutdown that began this week is the first in seven years. While it might not feel immediately disruptive, for startups waiting on permits, visas, or regulatory approvals, even a few weeks can become an existential problem. On this episode of Equity, Kirsten...
03 outubro, 2025
Supabase nabs $5B valuation, four months after hitting $2B
It's been a wild year of growth and fundraising for vibe-coding database of choice, Supabase....
03 outubro, 2025
AI slop, government stops, and startup uncertainty
The U.S. government shutdown that began this week is the first in seven years. While it might not feel immediately disruptive, for startups waiting on permits, visas, or regulatory approvals, even a few weeks can become an existential problem. On this episode of Equity, Kirsten...
03 outubro, 2025
Your Delivery Robot Is Here
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we introduce you to DoorDash's new delivery robot, and discuss what the growing robot population means for humans....
03 outubro, 2025
Sam Altman Says the GPT-5 Haters Got It All Wrong
OpenAI's CEO explains that its large language model has been misunderstood—and that he's changed his attitude to AGI....
03 outubro, 2025
The clock is ticking: Savings of up to 20% on group passes end tonight for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
The Founder Bundle Sale ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. Save 15% on 4–9 Founder Passes and 20% off investor bundles to unlock sessions with leaders like Vinod Khosla, Aaron Levie, Jason Citron, and Karandeep Anand at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025....
03 outubro, 2025
New deep tech fund Wave Function Ventures raises $15 million
Former SpaceX Falcon 9 engineer Jamie Gull, who started the fund, has already made nine investments....
03 outubro, 2025
A new search engine raises $1.1M to let obsessive fans dive down internet rabbit holes
Lore raises $1.1 million to build a personalized search engine for fandom culture....
03 outubro, 2025
Why Are Car Software Updates Still So Bad?
Over-the-air upgrades can not only transform your ride, they can help carmakers slash costs. Here's why they're still miles away from being seamless....
03 outubro, 2025
After nine years of grinding, Replit finally found its market. Can it keep it?
While AI coding startups like Cursor raise brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit's path to a $3 billion valuation has been anything but swift....
03 outubro, 2025
Anthropic hires new CTO with focus on AI infrastructure
Former Stripe CTO Rahuil Patil is joining Anthropic to fine-tune the company's infrastructure....
02 outubro, 2025
OpenAI’s Sora soars to No. 3 on the U.S. App Store
Sora becomes the No. 3 US app after 164K downloads in 2 days, making the AI video app an early hit....
02 outubro, 2025
Google’s Jules enters developers’ toolchains as AI coding agent competition heats up
Jules is already being used by developers to complete code after experimenting on vibe-coding platforms....
02 outubro, 2025
How startups could be affected by a prolonged government shutdown
Slow or stopped permitting and a frozen visa process are existential threats for some startups....
02 outubro, 2025
Celebrating the partners driving Disrupt’s big ideas, connections, and community
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 wouldn’t be possible without the incredible support of our sponsors, who bring world-class expertise, bold innovation, and community energy to every corner of the conference....
02 outubro, 2025
Ex-OpenAI researcher dissects one of ChatGPT’s delusional spirals
A former OpenAI researcher looked into how ChatGPT can mislead delusional users about their reality and its own capabilities...
02 outubro, 2025
Perplexity’s Comet AI browser now free; Max users get new ‘background assistant’
AI search startup Perplexity is making its new Comet browser available to everyone in the world for free as it works to position the product against big browsers and search engines. For certain paid subscribers, the startup has also launched a new ‘background assistant’ to handle multiple...
02 outubro, 2025
Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni share the playbook for scaling consumer AI and winning Gen Z at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Phia co-founders Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni are redefining how Gen Z shops with AI. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, they’ll share how they’re scaling one of the year’s hottest startups into a lasting consumer brand. Register to join....
02 outubro, 2025
A new a16z report looks at which AI companies startups are actually paying for
a16z releases its first AI spending report that shows which AI-native application layer companies startups are actually spending money on ....
02 outubro, 2025
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