A group of notable open-source programmers are joining with a venture capital investor to launch a nonprofit called the Open Source Endowment. Their goal is to permanently solve the perennial issue of funding open-source software development. Backers include Thomas Dohmke,…
Time is running out. The Super Early Bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends tomorrow, February 27, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Once this deadline passes, ticket prices will increase. Missing this opportunity means paying more for the same access to…
Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco this Wednesday featured the Korean tech giant unveiling its new S26 series of smartphones, a pair of new earbuds, and a strong focus on AI assistants and agents. Here is a quick recap…
This week on TechCrunch’s founder-focused podcast, Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen was joined by Sarah Lucena, the CEO and co-founder of Mappa. Mappa is a behavioral intelligence platform that uses voice AI to decode human behavior in less than sixty seconds.…
Despite their potential, AI agents have been slow to make an impact in the enterprise. A new startup, Trace, is betting the reason for this is a lack of context. Launched as part of Y Combinator’s 2025 summer cohort, Trace…
Figma is integrating OpenAI’s AI coding tool, Codex, to allow users to create and adjust designs directly from within their coding environments. This move follows a similar partnership the design company struck with Anthropic just a week prior to integrate…
On June 9, over one thousand founders, investors, and decision-makers will gather for the TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026. This is not just about foot traffic. It is a full day of concentrated deal flow. An exhibit table turns that energy…
For years, the world of mobile gaming has been synonymous with app stores. Developers pour countless hours, months, or even years into creating games, only to surrender a significant portion—up to 30%—of their earnings to major platform holders like Apple…
Instagram will start alerting parents if their teen repeatedly tries to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period of time. The company announced this on Thursday. The alerts are launching in the coming weeks to…
Salesforce made a major effort to convince investors that the rise of artificial intelligence will not be its downfall when it announced fourth-quarter earnings. The company reported a solid quarter with revenue of $10.7 billion, an increase of 13 percent…
