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AI

Goodfire says its new ‘inside-out’ monitors catch rogue AI agents at a fraction of the cost | TechCrunch

The standard way to keep an AI agent in line is to have a second AI read over...

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New York alleges TikTok gave teens, children a placebo safety feature instead of a real one | TechCrunch

TikTok gave teens and children access to a placebo safety feature instead of a real one that would...

Security

Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification | TechCrunch

UK fashion retail giant Asos has confirmed a data breach of its customers’ personal information after hackers used...

TechCrunch Disrupt Builders Stage
AI

Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy join Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

AI may be built in software, but scaling it is becoming a physical-world problem. Every new model, agent,...

TechCrunch Disrupt 2015
Startups

5 days to Disrupt 2026: Don’t pay more at the door for your pass | TechCrunch

Five days from now, the global tech ecosystem gathers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 at San Francisco’s Moscone West....

Cal AI founder Zach Yadegari
AI

Cal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup | TechCrunch

Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of calorie tracking app Cal AI, has launched Persona, a new AI agent...

Space & Spaceflight

ASTRO Becomes First Robotic Satellite Repair Man

Now that they’re poised to take over the planet, robots are turning to outer space thanks to the...

Space & Spaceflight

A Rare Image of Mars at Dawn Reveals the Beauty of Its Ancient Cliffs

NASA's Curiosity rover captured the soft morning light illuminating the Martian landscape.

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AI

China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta | TechCrunch

Chinese AI lab Manus’ parent company, Butterfly Effect, said on Thursday in a WeChat post that it has...

Startups

Last call to volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Founder Summit is gearing up to return to Boston on November 4! We’re doing a last call...