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Why Your AI-Generated Marketing Strategy Looks Great on Paper — But Fails in Practice

October 14, 2026

It’s okay to use ChatGPT and other LLMs to formulate a marketing strategy, but your marketing plan should not be formed without using real data and inputs from your business.

Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence

October 14, 2026

Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed.

Mosqitter is turning its mosquito traps into an AI-powered surveillance network

October 14, 2026

Mosqitter is turning its mosquito-trapping hardware into an AI-powered surveillance network designed to identify species, monitor populations, and provide earlier warnings of mosquito-borne disease risks.

These Plumbing Pros Are Using a ‘Jackpot’ Strategy to Fix Your Boring Bathroom. Their Colorful Business Made $3.9 Million Last Year.

October 14, 2026

Benjamin Fix and Greg Reinecker started a business to appeal to the next generation.

Why Your Business Sometimes Needs an Uncomfortable Leap to Get ‘Unstuck’

October 14, 2026

When your business is “stuck” in neutral, sometimes you have to take an uncomfortable leap of faith to get your business moving again.

Prismm helps banks keep inherited money in-house

October 14, 2026

With Prismm, account holders can give designated family members access to their accounts and documents ahead of time.

Who’s at Fault When AI Makes a Serious Mistake? Managers Can’t Agree.

October 14, 2026

A Wharton study finds a growing accountability problem as businesses hand more impactful decisions to AI.

Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music

October 14, 2026

Deezer said that the new toggle will be rolled out by the end of the year.

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October 14, 2026

Get 50% discount on the last two days of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Oct. 14-25, in San Francisco’s Moscone West. Register now and join the rest of the startup ecosystem. Today, it’s all about physical and software AI.

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

October 14, 2026

Zenzap is used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell

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