Your brand deserves its own stage — Side Events at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
From October 10-16, host a Side Event and command the room during the week of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
How an overlooked geothermal plant got a second chance
In June 2024, a small company called Zanskar purchased a geothermal power plant in New Mexico that was failing fast. The water coming from the underground reservoir was getting colder by the day, making the plant uneconomical to run. Now, two years later, that plant is running at full capacity again, thanks to a new…
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Lumo, Proton’s privacy-focused AI chatbot, gets an upgrade
Proton’s Lumo 2.0 is dropping this week, giving users a broader variety of capabilities.
How to Push Back on Impossible Deadlines Using This Simple Framework
In high-pressure environments, leadership isn’t defined by how fast you execute, but by whether you have the clarity to challenge unrealistic timelines before they quietly compound into failure.
How This Former Chicago Public School Teacher Bought a Franchise and Grew It to $2M Annual Revenue
Joe Becker was a teacher for 11 years in some of the roughest neighborhoods in Chicago.
Why the Smartest Leaders Are Acting Before They Feel Ready on AI
As AI accelerates the pace of change across industries, the leaders who win will be those who move decisively on directional clarity, rather than waiting for certainty that rarely arrives in time.
How to Push Back on Impossible Deadlines Using This Simple Framework
In high-pressure environments, leadership isn’t defined by how fast you execute, but by whether you have the clarity to challenge unrealistic timelines before they quietly compound into failure.
The Download: AI “coworkers” and stratospheric internet
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI agents are not your “coworkers” Imagine coming in to work to learn that a new underling will report to you. The worker is not a person but an AI tool—one…
Agriculture is ready for AI, but its data isn’t
Artificial intelligence is transforming what is possible in agriculture, but industry leaders should be wary of investing in AI without first laying the groundwork. The use cases are promising, especially for an industry navigating volatile fertilizer costs, unpredictable weather, and margins that leave little room for error. Research shows AI-enabled predictive models can improve crop…
Why the Smartest Leaders Are Acting Before They Feel Ready on AI
As AI accelerates the pace of change across industries, the leaders who win will be those who move decisively on directional clarity, rather than waiting for certainty that rarely arrives in time.
Building tech in the world’s secret R&D hub
Apple. Anthropic. Disney Research. Google. Meta. Microsoft. NVIDIA. OpenAI. Few places outside Silicon Valley can claim R&D hubs from all of these companies. Fewer still are concentrated in a city of just over 400,000 people—roughly half the size of San Francisco. Over the past two decades, however, many of the world’s most influential technology companies…