Why Lewis Hamilton Is Racing Into the $1.3+ Trillion Non-Alcoholic Beverage Market
With Almave, the world’s most decorated driver is reimagining tequila for a generation that wants performance without compromise.
Security bug in India’s income tax portal exposed taxpayers’ sensitive data
TechCrunch verified that the security bug in the Indian Income Tax Department’s e-Filing portal exposed taxpayers’ data to other users. The security researchers who found the flaw say the data leak is now fixed.
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Zoom’s Eric Yuan and Emergence’s Santi Subotovsky on navigating the second act at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and Emergence Capital General Partner Santi Subotovsky will join the Going Public Stage at Disrupt 2025 in a session called “What Comes After Breakout Success?.” Join 10,000+ tech and VC leaders from October 27-29 in San Francisco.
US, China reach ‘framework’ deal for TikTok
The “framework” deal with China is
“between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon,” CNBC quoted Bessent as saying on the sidelines of a meeting between the two countries in Madrid on Monday.
“between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon,” CNBC quoted Bessent as saying on the sidelines of a meeting between the two countries in Madrid on Monday.
From Idea to Manuscript: AI-Powered Book Writing for Entrepreneurs
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Llama join forces to build your book.
Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks
Spotify is adding new features for free customers that let them pick and play tracks.
Harvard Law to AI: MarqVision lands $48M to combat brand abuse
How a Harvard Law grad turned YC founder raised $48M to fight brand abuse in the AI era
OpenAI board chair Bret Taylor says we’re in an AI bubble (but that’s okay)
Like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Bret Taylor thinks we’re in an AI bubble — but he doesn’t sound too worried about it.
Vibe coding has turned senior devs into ‘AI babysitters,’ but they say it’s worth it
TechCrunch spoke to experienced coders about their time using AI-generated code about what they see as the future of vibe coding.
Users turn to chatbots for spiritual guidance
At least one website claims to allow users to chat with God.
Karen Hao on the Empire of AI, AGI evangelists, and the cost of belief
OpenAI’s rise isn’t just a business story — it’s an ideological one. On Equity, Karen Hao, author of Empire AI, explores how the cult of AGI has fueled a billion-dollar race, justified massive spending on compute and data, and blurred the line between mission and profit.