4 Reasons Your Target Buyers Aren’t Responding to Your Marketing
Learn why your target buyers aren’t responding to your marketing, and how customer interviews can uncover problems with targeting, messaging, buyer confidence, content and conversion.
We’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say no
Ever since people first seriously contemplated giving machines an intelligence modeled on our own, there has never been any question that they would, like us, be able to say no. The sci-fi canon is full of stories of robotic disobedience. Most of these capers are, of course, cautionary. But recently, the idea that AI shouldn’t…
Oura’s $2.2B IPO is mostly a payday for existing shareholders
Forerunner Ventures plans to sell its entire stake in Oura for as much as $1.26 billion, according to Oura’s latest IPO filing.
With Tabby, a former accountant is using AI to make accountants obsolete
Tabby is designed to be a real-time bookkeeping interface, handling clients’ paperwork as it gives them up-to-the-minute data on their business’s profit and loss.
A Wendy’s Franchisee With 314 Stores Filed for Bankruptcy — Now It Owes Wendy’s $25 Million
The no. 3 burger chain has posted six straight quarters of falling sales. Now one of its biggest operators is feeling the heat.
San Francisco Is Booming Again — Unless You’re a Laid-Off Tech Worker
The AI boom promised jobs, but many San Francisco engineers are still waiting for work. Meanwhile, one job title has gained popularity.
I Analyzed 16,625 Publishers. The Best Ones Don’t Sell SEO.
New data from 16,625 publishers across 53 languages: the median sponsored article costs $570, and the most expensive sites refuse to sell the one thing link buyers think they’re paying for.
AI Is Raising the Stakes for Employee Mental Health. Here’s What Leaders Need to Do.
Companies have invested heavily in workplace mental health, yet many employees and managers are still struggling. The next evolution is helping people build the capacity to perform, adapt and grow as the demands of work continue to change.
Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark’s full partnership weighs in at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark’s full partnership weighs in on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Save up to $200 before September 25, 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now.
Google’s $899 Googlebook is a bet that you’ll buy a new laptop for Gemini
Google’s AI-native Googlebook ties Gemini to the cursor, dictation, widgets and other parts of the desktop experience.
From first users to billions: Google’s Robby Stein joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
From first users to billions: Google’s Robby Stein joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Lean in on this Builders Stage session. Save up to $200 before Sept 25.