One week left to book your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Only one week left to secure your exhibit table. Tables are limited and can sell out before the September 18 deadline.
The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector
The US government wants to spend $30.3 million over the next five years on an improved form of lie detector, according to a Department of Defense budget request. The program, called “Polygraph+” or “Polygraph Next”, will focus on scoring algorithms that use artificial intelligence and machine learning and on a technique called “standoff sensing”, which…
Roundtables: Will AI really kill us all?
Employees at the world’s leading AI labs are saying there’s a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanity. Are they right? Or is this more scaremongering and hype? Join MIT Technology Review executive editor Niall Firth for a conversation with senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven and AI reporter Grace Huckins unpacking AI extinction…
Final, final, final call for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events
The absolute last chance to apply to host an official Side Event during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is tonight, September 11, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Kimi-maker Moonshot AI targets $2 billion in annual revenue
While K3’s usage figures have declined slightly in recent months, OpenRouter data currently shows as many as 300 billion tokens being generated each day by K3 models on the system.
As a Company Grows, the CEO’s Role Must Change. Here’s What That Requires.
As a company grows, the CEO’s role must evolve. Instead of managing every detail, the CEO must delegate, develop strong leaders and focus more on long-term strategy.
Choose One of These 3 College Majors If You Want to Avoid Being Replaced By AI, According to Experts
It takes more than a computer science degree to land a job after graduating from college.
How to Know When Feedback Deserves Your Attention — and When It’s Just Noise
I pay close attention to feedback, but not all criticism is constructive. Here’s how to tell the difference and ignore the noise.
Hiring Transparency Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage. Here’s the Cost of Getting It Wrong.
From ghost jobs to vague compensation ranges, broken hiring communication is costing employers top talent. Discover why candidate trust is the new deciding factor in recruitment.
How to Build a Service Business That Doesn’t Depend on Its Founder
Growth exposes a problem many service business owners don’t recognize until it becomes the bottleneck: too much of the company still depends on what they personally know.
Nscale adds former OpenAI exec Fidji Simo to its board ahead of potential IPO
The No. 2 exec at OpenAI also led Instacart through its IPO in 2023.