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Trump’s DOJ gains oversight of OpenAI’s green-card employee sponsorships | TechCrunch

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced on Wednesday that OpenAI, and its once-subsidiary Statsig, signed a settlement...

Sam Altman
Venture

Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup | TechCrunch

During a Y Combinator event on Tuesday night, Sam Altman had what YC partner Tyler Bosmeny called a...

Kevin A. Damoa, Founder & CEO, Glīd, Claire Kroft and Ankit Malhotra, winners of the Startup Battlefield 2025, pose onstage during day three of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone Center on October 29, 2025 in San Francisco, California.
Startups

Meet the eight startups pitching at Startup Battlefield Australia | TechCrunch

The applications are in. The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield team made their decisions. Eight Australian startups have earned their...

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AI

Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym | TechCrunch

By now, we all realize that Silicon Valley’s AI labs have built the world’s best hackers in the...

TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 audience
Startups

Founder Summit pass rates increase June 26 | TechCrunch

Founders don’t grow alone. They learn from peers tackling similar challenges, connect with those who have already navigated...

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Startups

The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs | TechCrunch

With each new season comes another YC Demo Day. On Tuesday, the Spring 2026 cohort was unveiled, filled...

Startups

Learn what VCs actually want, from a founder who’s raised $1B | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Investors want founders who understand the financial reality of their business. Messy data, misunderstood metrics, or...

Outernet founders, Athena Leong and Danielle Egan
Apps

Outernet turns your saved posts into real-world adventures | TechCrunch

Danielle Egan and Athena Leong know how to have fun. Between the two of them, they’ve organized a...

Startups

Why enterprise AI will be a major focus at VivaTech 2026 | TechCrunch

TechCrunch is partnering with VivaTech 2026 to highlight the technologies, founders, and ideas driving the next wave of...

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Startups

Startup Battlefield is returning to Australia — here’s what happened the last time we came to Sydney | TechCrunch

In November 2017, TechCrunch brought Startup Battlefield to Australia for the first time. Fifteen startups from across Australia...