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AI

Clay’s Kareem Amin joins Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

Two years ago, most companies didn’t have a GTM engineer. Now the role is showing up across tech,...

Startups

Less than 24 hours to apply for a Side Event at Founder Summit 2026 | TechCrunch

The clock is almost out. You have less than 24 hours left to apply to host a Side...

TechCrunch Disrupt Expo Hall
Startups

Last 24 hours to book an exhibit table at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

Exhibit bookings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 close in less than 24 hours. On October 13–15, 10,000+ founders, investors,...

Judy Faulkner, founder and chief executive officer of Epic Systems Corp.
Security

Medical records giant Epic pauses product development to fix security bugs that risk patients’ data | TechCrunch

Epic, the software technology giant that makes the widely used MyChart software for accessing patients’ medical data, has...

Health

The I-PPO Menstrual Cycle Tracker

Even those of us at Gizmodo who get periods don’t understand what the point of the I-PPO menstrual...

Health

Colorectal Cancer Is Rising Among Kids and Teens—and It’s Not the Same Disease Adults Get

Colorectal cancers in people 20 and under are often aggressive and delayed in diagnosis, new research shows.

Space & Spaceflight

Neeerds In Spppaccee!

It must be the dream of every nerd to get into orbit, but one lucky bastiche is going...

Space & Spaceflight

How a New Satellite Constellation Is Rewriting the Rules of Early Wildfire Detection

FireSat is the first satellite constellation dedicated entirely to detecting the first signs of a wildfire from space.

AI agents, AI swarm, agent hackers
In Brief

Kevin Mandia’s new ‘agent swarm’ security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation | TechCrunch

Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of cybersecurity startup Mandiant that sold it to Google for $5.4...

In Brief

Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president | TechCrunch

In December 2025, about a month before the U.S. invaded Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, President...