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The Most Powerful Weight Loss Drug Yet Isn’t Approved, but Its Black Market May Already Be Turning Deadly

Though retatrutide isn't approved anywhere yet, some companies are already widely distributing and selling it alongside other unregulated...

AI

Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music | TechCrunch

Streaming platform Deezer remains steadfast in its intent to help users avoid listening to AI-generated music: The company...

Caleb Appleton, Feyza Haskaraman, Sho Sho Leigha Ho, Leah Solivan, Sayandeep Biswas, co-founder & CEO, LNK Energies, and Alexis Huynh, co-founder & CTO, LNK Energies, speak onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 at Moscone Center on October 13, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
Startups

Save 50% on your Disrupt 2026 ticket | TechCrunch

The first day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 may have concluded, but there’s still plenty more Disrupt programming to...

AI

Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace | TechCrunch

Many businesses around the world use consumer-facing chat apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord or iMessage to talk and...

Enterprise

Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to | TechCrunch

Floqer is an autonomous customer knowledge platform that provides business-to-business sales and marketing teams with an AI-powered database...

KKirsten Korosec and RJ Scaringe, Founder & CEO, Rivian, speak onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 at Moscone Center on October 13, 2026 in San Francisco, California
Startups

Disrupt 2026: Day 2 | TechCrunch

Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is here at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Explore innovative startups and solution...

NTangible
Startups

NTangible bets it can predict how athletes will perform under pressure | TechCrunch

When collegiate sports programs recruit athletes, they can measure concrete metrics like a player’s sprint speed, throwing velocity,...

Space & Spaceflight

The Sun’s Death Could Tear Apart the Outer Solar System Much Sooner Than Thought

“The Sun’s death is not an event the planets will quietly survive—it is the trigger for their orbital...

Scimplify co-founder Sachin Santhosh
AI

Scimplify raises $25M to challenge China’s grip on critical materials with AI | TechCrunch

As manufacturers across industries strive to reduce their reliance on Chinese suppliers, Indian startup Scimplify has raised $25...

TOPSHOT - News coverage showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch is seen on a screen at Seoul Station in Seoul on October 12, 2026. North Korea on October 12 fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast, Seoul's military said, after weeks of mounting friction over a landmine explosion along the countries' heavily fortified border. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)
Security

Justice Department says North Koreans have infiltrated dozens of U.S. companies | TechCrunch

The U.S. Department of Justice is warning that hackers working for the North Korean regime are increasingly relying...