When you design for people instead of institutions, you do not just build a product. You build a movement. That is the idea behind the live Builders Stage session called “Creating Communities and Companies That Last,” taking place at TechCrunch…
Acqui-hires appear to be a lasting trend. The team behind Alex Codes, a popular tool that enabled developers to use AI models within Apple’s development suite Xcode, is now joining OpenAI. In a post on X, Alex Codes’ founder Daniel…
Isotopes emerged from stealth on Thursday with a healthy $20 million seed round. The company offers an AI agent designed to solve a persistent problem in data analytics. The people who manage big data infrastructure are often not the ones…
If you are a founder who planned to wait until the last minute, this is it. Today is the final day to secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. If you want to get in front of more than…
Tesla has proposed a new ten-year compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk that could be worth as much as one trillion dollars. This proposal comes at a time when the company’s electric vehicle business is facing challenges and it is…
Snapchat is introducing a new Lens that allows users to create and edit images with a text-to-image AI generator. This feature, called the Imagine Lens, is exclusively available to Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers. It enables users to create, edit,…
Rivian is laying off around 150 workers in its second small staff reduction in a matter of months. This move comes as the company prepares for the all-important launch of its more affordable R2 SUV next year. The company confirmed…
Investors are clearly bullish about former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s AI agent startup Sierra. The company, which helps enterprises build customer service AI agents, announced it raised a $350 million funding round on Thursday. This round was led by earlier…
Stripe is funding a new blockchain company called Tempo. The announcement was made by co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison on Thursday. The new company is focused on the high-volume processing of stablecoins. Stablecoins help reduce the notorious volatility of cryptocurrency…
Technically, the poke never really left Facebook. This classic feature from the platform’s early days allows users to get a friend’s attention with a virtual nudge. Although the poke fell out of common use long ago, the company has recently…
