How AI Is Helping Companies Catch Performance Issues Before They Turn Into Major Incidents
Most companies are still running performance tests the way they did in 2015. The winners have moved from reactive validation to predictive intelligence.
Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company’s surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse.
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This Major Red Flag Could Mean That the Role You’re Applying for Is a ‘Ghost Job’
Are you applying for ghost jobs, or positions a company never intends to fill?
Cyberhackers Just Took Down the Freezers at 400 French Supermarkets, Forcing Grocers to Throw Away Food
Nobody has claimed responsibility, and many of the targeted systems were running outdated software.
Your Employees Are Already Using AI. Here Are the 6 Questions Every Business Owner Should Be Asking Now.
AI is becoming part of everyday work whether business owners planned for it or not. The next challenge isn’t adoption. It’s learning how to manage an AI-enabled workforce.
Why Slowing Down Was the Boldest Move I Made as a New Leader
The first weeks in a new role are not about proving that you have every answer. They are about creating the conditions for better answers.
Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world
University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield.
Pluto Security raises $42M as AI gives enterprise security teams a new headache
Pluto Security has raised $42 million Jump Capital, TLV Partners, Ansa Capital and angel investors.
MIT startup says it can turn diesel trucks into cheaper hydrogen haulers; see it at Disrupt
Diesel is expensive and polluting, and LNK Energies says it has come up with a way to replace it with hydrogen, all while undercutting diesel on cost.
Google Play now supports private, vibe-coded apps built just for you
Google is making it easier to build and use personal Android apps created with AI, without having to make them available to everyone on the Play Store.
The 2026 Startup Battlefield Top 20: From organs to orbit and everything in between
Twenty founders just earned their shot at Disrupt glory. They’re headed to the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to compete for the $100,000 prize and the coveted Disrupt Cup.