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Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals | TechCrunch
For decades, the unwritten rule of venture capital was that a firm doesn’t back two companies that compete...
When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off | TechCrunch
Zach Yadegari has enjoyed an immense amount of success for someone who only recently graduated from high school....
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems | TechCrunch
For three days this week in San Francisco, 20 eager startups participated in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch...
Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs | TechCrunch
Meta has launched what it calls the “most capable” open-weight model in the United States. Dubbed Muse Spark...
Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps | TechCrunch
Amazon is placing its bets on ambient computing, not apps, as the future of personal AI. Alongside the...
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...
NASA Images Reveal 10,000 Young Faults on the Moon. That’s a Problem
Unlike Earth’s multi-plate surface, the Moon is a single chunk—an “unbroken shell” where over 10,000 young faults can...
Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access | TechCrunch
Anthropic is giving employee-level access to six researchers from METR, a nonprofit that tests frontier AI models, to...
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,...
Meet ‘D. Rex,’ the Monster Fungus Born in the Wake of the Dinosaur Apocalypse
Scientists just found a record-setting new fungal species, the largest now known in the sprawling Ascomycota phylum. It...
