At TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors took the stage to dissect what makes and breaks a pitch deck. Jyoti Bansal, a founder-turned-investor, Medha Agarwal of Defy, and Jennifer Neundorfer of January Ventures shared their candid views on what works and what…
When Kevin Hartz’s security system failed to alert him as an intruder rang his doorbell and tried to enter his San Francisco home late one night, the serial entrepreneur decided existing solutions weren’t good enough. His co-founder Jack Abraham had…
As social media becomes increasingly reliant on algorithmic feeds, creators are navigating a new normal. Just because you post something does not mean your followers will see it. LTK CEO Amber Venz Box told TechCrunch that 2025 was the year…
The AI industry began 2025 with seemingly limitless funding. OpenAI raised $40 billion at a staggering $300 billion valuation. New ventures like Safe Superintelligence and Thinking Machine Labs each secured $2 billion seed rounds before even launching a product. First-time…
A flurry of AI voice recording gadgets like Omi, Bee, and Friend aim to capture your voice for conversations with an AI chatbot. While Bee was acquired by Amazon, and devices like the Stream ring by Sandbar and a new…
One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires in California and freezes in Texas…
OpenAI now offers app integrations within ChatGPT. This feature allows you to connect your accounts directly to ChatGPT and ask the assistant to perform tasks for you. For example, with a Spotify integration, you can instruct ChatGPT to create personalized…
It has been three years since OpenAI released ChatGPT, kicking off a surge in innovation and attention on AI. Since then, optimists have regularly claimed that AI will become a critical part of the enterprise software industry, leading to a…
For years, Google Photos users who wanted to enjoy their photos and videos on a big screen had limited options. They could cast content to an Android TV or sideload the app. This is now changing for Samsung TV owners.…
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We narrow those applications down to the top 200 contenders. From that group, the top 20 compete on the big stage for the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash…
