TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch the Startup Battlefield finale, Cluely, Solana, SF’s Mayor
If you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our livestream of the Disrupt Stage. Tune in right here starting now!
Brutal times for the US battery industry
Just a few years ago, the battery industry was hot, hot, hot. There was a seemingly infinite number of companies popping up, with shiny new chemistries and massive fundraising rounds. My biggest problem was sifting through the pile to pick the most exciting news to cover. That tide has turned, and in 2026, what seems…
It’s official. Fubo is combining with Hulu Live TV
Fubo and Disney have officially completed the transaction to combine the live sports platform with Hulu Live TV.
How AI labs use Mercor to get the data companies won’t share
Mercor CEO Brendan Foody has built a $10 billion empire freeing up valuable data from legacy industries, and making it available to AI labs.
Wall Street Is Losing Its Edge. Here’s Where the Smart Money Is Moving Now.
Stocks are stale, crypto lost its sparkle, and bonds are boring. Here’s where the real action (and fun) is now.
Nvidia becomes first public company worth $5 trillion
With a market cap of $5 trillion, Nvidia is now worth more than the aggregated stock markets of all countries, apart from the United States, China and Japan.
Exclusive eBook: We did the math on AI’s energy footprint.
In this exclusive subscirber-only ebook you’ll learn how the emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next. by James O’Donnell and Casey Crownhart May 20, 2025 Table of contents Related stories:
Building a high performance data and AI organization (2nd edition)
Four years is a lifetime when it comes to artificial intelligence. Since the first edition of this study was published in 2021, AI’s capabilities have been advancing at speed, and the advances have not slowed since generative AI’s breakthrough. For example, multimodality— the ability to process information not only as text but also as audio,…
Chobani CEO Says He Slept On the Factory Floor in the Company’s First 5 Years: ‘You’ve Got to Make Those Kinds of Commitments’
Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, 53, joins other chief executives like Elon Musk, 54, who slept in their company’s factories.
Etsy names former head of Depop, Kruti Patel Goyal, as its new CEO
Kruti Patel Goyal is replacing Etsy’s long-time CEO, Josh Silverman, who is stepping down by the end of the year.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Day 3
This is the third and final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Register here to get a 50% discount and don’t miss out on innovation and scaling. Disrupt won’ come back for another year.