Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni share the playbook for scaling consumer AI and winning Gen Z at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

October 2, 2025

Phia co-founders Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni are redefining how Gen Z shops with AI. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, they’ll share how they’re scaling one of the year’s hottest startups into a lasting consumer brand. Register to join.

A new a16z report looks at which AI companies startups are actually paying for

October 2, 2025

a16z releases its first AI spending report that shows which AI-native application layer companies startups are actually spending money on .

Hackers are sending extortion emails to executives after claiming Oracle apps’ data breach

October 2, 2025

Google says hackers associated with the Clop ransomware gang are emailing executives at multiple organizations claiming to have stolen their personal information from a suite of Oracle E-Business apps.

OpenAI is the world’s most valuable private company after private stock sale

October 2, 2025

OpenAI employees sold $6.6B in shares, leading company’s valuation to jump to $500B.

Apple shelves Vision Pro overhaul to focus on AI glasses

October 2, 2025

Bloomberg reports that the tech giant is developing at least two types of smart glasses.

Last chance alert: Founder and Investor Bundle savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ends tomorrow

October 2, 2025

Founder and Investor Bundle savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 end tomorrow, October 3. Groups of 4–9 founders save 15% and investors save 20%. Access top VCs, pitch-ready startups, and hands-on sessions.

Spacecoin beams blockchain transaction through space in bid for decentralized internet

October 2, 2025

Spacecoin envisions a decentralized rival to SpaceX’s Starlink.

Improve Business Performance with Better Sleep for Just $19.97

October 2, 2025

Smart entrepreneurs can now boost bottom lines with advanced sleep tech, on sale now through October 12.

Your Nonverbal Cues Could Be Destroying Your Leadership — Without You Knowing It

October 2, 2025

Most leaders think influence lies in their words. The truth is, there’s something else people trust first — and it decides whether your message lands or dies.

Perplexity acquires the team behind Sequioa-backed AI design startup Visual Electric

October 2, 2025

Perplexity has acquired Visual Electric, an AI Design tool. Its team is going to lead a new agents experience group at Perplexity

What we’ve been getting wrong about AI’s truth crisis