Why AI Search Will Soon Decide If Customers Ever Find Your Brand
AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity are replacing Google search as the new front door to commerce, forcing brands to optimize for AI-driven discovery.
The Download: a battery pivot to AI, and rewriting math
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. Why this battery company is pivoting to AI Qichao Hu doesn’t mince words about the state of the battery industry. “Almost every Western battery company has either died or is going to die. It’s kind of…
These YC founders pivoted 5 times before building a social app that nabbed 300K users and over $1M ARR in 6 months
A couple of months ago, the founders behind YC-backed social app Candle were in “pivot hell,” cycling through more than a dozen ideas after joining Y Combinator’s Fall 2024 batch, while the clock on their seed money ticked down. Alex Ruber, previously an engineer at Apple, and Parth Chopra, formerly an engineer at Asana and […]
Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users, will test features to help users control their feeds
As Instagram celebrates the 3 billion milestone, it also plans to roll out features that help users control what content is algorithmically recommended to them.
Why Saying ‘Yes’ Is Your Best Career Move in the Age of AI
Stretch assignments often come masked as uncomfortable inconveniences. Saying yes is one of the best ways to give yourself options for the future.
Oracle is reportedly looking to raise $15B in corporate bond sale
This news comes just a few weeks after Oracle allegedly inked a $300 billion compute deal with OpenAI that surprised the market.
How to customize your iPhone Home Screen for iOS 26’s Liquid Glass
Tips and tricks for customizing your iPhone with iOS 26’s Liquid Glass.
Your Competitors Are Already Using These 4 Customer Service Strategies — Are You?
It’s time to put customers back at the center of growth.
The Spectrum of Platform Risk
Platform risk shouldn’t be binary, but rather one of many variables used to evaluate an investment.
Waymo is getting into the corporate travel business
One of Waymo’s first enterprise customers is Carvana.
From Digg to deals: Kevin Rose on reinvention and investing at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Kevin Rose, Digg founder and True Ventures partner, returns to the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to talk pivots, reinvention, and spotting the next wave of breakout startups.