Waymo restarts San Antonio service five months after flooding troubles
The company suspended service in the city in April after one of its robotaxis got swept away.
The Download: AI “mind-reading” and creative uses for small batteries
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. An AI “mind-reading” tool can reconstruct what you’re looking at based on a brain scan A new AI tool can guess what you’re looking at just by analyzing your brain scans—and…
I Failed at Going Global — But This 3-Step Framework Has Fueled Every Successful Expansion I’ve Led Since
Here’s what I learned from a failed international expansion — and how founders can validate a market before committing capital.
Job-Seekers Are Facing a ‘Jarring’ New Interview Experience
More employers are using a new kind of interview, prompting job-seekers to adapt.
Even the King of England has his hesitations about AI
King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and UK government.
Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and Goodfire
Base Labs, the research group Baseten spun up earlier this year, will develop and publish methods for training and monitoring open models.
Pinterest teases a new ‘Restyle’ feature that lets you redesign your room with AI
Pinterest is testing Restyle, a new AI-powered feature that lets users visualize furniture, decor, lighting and other changes in photos of their own rooms — potentially helping turn saved inspiration into purchases.
Endless Meetings May Be Hiding a Bigger Execution Problem. Here’s What Leaders Need to Know.
A recurring meeting survives when the organization has made it the only reliable place to resolve work that doesn’t fit the normal process.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events schedule: NMI, Backblaze, PeakXV Partners, Augment, and more to host
TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect. And while the main event takes over Moscone West from October 13-15, the conversation doesn’t stop when the Expo Hall closes.
The Q4 Course Correction Every CEO Should Run Right Now
A practical, honest framework for CEOs who are off plan heading into Q4 — and don’t want to carry the same problems into next year.
Apple will let EU apps use less alarming tracking consent screens
Apple is changing its App Tracking Transparency prompts in parts of Europe after competition regulators said the system favored Apple over third-party apps, giving developers more flexibility over how they ask users for tracking consent.