Inside The Summit: NFL Greats, Top CEOs and the Truth About What It Takes to Win
Here’s how the world’s most elite athletes and the sharpest minds in business approach goal-setting and long-term success.
The Download: a “God-driven” cryptocurrency and a solar engineering roadmap
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. God told them to sell crypto. Their investors lost everything. When Eli Regalado first heard God speak to him, he wondered whether he was hallucinating. According to Eli and his wife,…
Private Equity Is Pouring Billions Into Franchises. Many Are Discovering An Expensive Blind Spot.
Private equity is investing billions into franchise brands, but many franchisors are unknowingly creating a financial blind spot that can reduce valuations, slow growth and derail acquisition opportunities long before due diligence begins.
LLMs are stuck in a groupthink rut. This startup is trying to get them out.
Let’s start with a game. Open up your chatbot of choice—Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini—and type “Give me a random number between 1 and 10.” You’re going to get 7. Almost always. Now type “Another” and you’ll get 3 or 4. Type “Another” again and you’ll get 8 or 9. That won’t work every time—but if it…
The Big Winner at the World Cup This Year Is Beer: ‘There’s a Brew For Every Kind of Fan’
On-premise beer sales are up 15% in World Cup host markets and nearly 30% in Massachusetts. Scotland fans nearly drank Boston dry.
Venice AI becomes a unicorn with $65M Series A as its privacy-first AI platform takes off
Venice AI is already profitable, with annualized run-rate revenues of over $70 million, CEO Erik Voorhees said.
Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac
Google’s 24/7 agentic assistant, Gemini Spark, comes to Mac alongside other improvements, like real-time tracking and support for more apps.
Sony to end physical PlayStation game discs in 2028
Sony will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games beginning in 2028, as the company embraces an all-digital future.
America Is Producing 1,200 New Millionaires Every Day — Here’s What They Have In Common
The U.S. minted more than 440,000 new millionaires in 2025 — and the money they’re banking has little to do with their day jobs.
NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson Is Now an Equity Owner of a Salad Chain: ‘I’ve Been a Fan for a Long Time’
Fresh off an NBA championship win, the Knicks’ star guard Jalen Brunson is hoping to make more green with Just Salad.
Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together 10,000+ founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations. and Q&A on what it takes to build and scale successful companies. Register now to save up to $330.