Digg founder Kevin Rose talks about the need for trusted social communities in the age of AI
“The idea that the internet is dying is real,” Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian told Digg founder Kevin Rose, referring to the idea that the internet is mostly bots rather than humans. Since then, the two entrepreneurs have teamed up to reimagine the way we build social communities in a world where it will soon be […]
The winners of Disrupt 2025’s Startup Battlefield are: Glid
Over three days this week, 20 startups participated in TechCrunch Disrupt 2025’s Startup Battlefield. Each was named the Best Player of the Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. After some intense pitching, the winner was decided. These startups were hand-picked to compete in the […]
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is a big fan of agent coding
The rise of agent coding tools was a game-changer for software engineers across the industry. But things seemed especially tough for Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko. Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Yakovenko said he has become increasingly comfortable putting software development tasks on the back burner. After more than 15 years of software development, Yakovenko says […]
‘Unprecedented’ view of the sun reveals elusive coronal waves after 85 years of search
A hot mystery about the sun may be close to being solved. Scientists have been trying for decades to understand why the sun’s outer atmosphere is so much hotter than the surface, even though it is further away from the core. The surface, or photosphere, is millions of degrees Fahrenheit, while the outside air is […]
2,000-year-old Celtic teenager may have been sacrificed and considered ‘disposable’
British archaeologists have discovered the 2,000-year-old skeleton of a teenager lying face down in a hole. This unusual burial position may provide a clue to the murder mystery. Researchers at Bournemouth University discovered a strange burial site earlier this year while excavating Celtic ruins in the county of Dorset in southwest England. Bournemouth University said […]
Why aren’t teeth counted as bones?
At first glance, teeth look a lot like bones. Both are hard, white, and rich in calcium. So why aren’t teeth considered part of the skeletal system? Although teeth and bones have some basic similarities, they are actually quite different. The main similarity between teeth and bones is what teeth and bones are made of: […]
2024 Startup Battlefield runner-up geCKo Materials announces four new products at TechCrunch Disrupt
geCKo Materials, the 2024 runner-up of the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield, returned to the stage at this year’s show to further commercialize its technology and unveil new products. Founder Dr. Capella Kerst has revealed four new applications for geCKo’s ultra-strong dry adhesive. They are semiconductor wafer processing tools, robotic grippers for smooth surfaces (such as […]
Free-ranging lab monkeys in Mississippi are free of herpes, a university has announced. But are they dangerous?
A truck accident in Mississippi resulted in lab monkeys, initially thought to be carrying various diseases, escaping from the truck and law enforcement officers killing numerous animals. However, it is still unclear how dangerous they are. On Tuesday (Oct. 28), a truck carrying Tulane University’s rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) overturned in Jasper County, unleashing several […]
Box CEO Aaron Levie talks about how AI is changing the landscape of enterprise SaaS
Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levy doesn’t think AI agents will replace enterprise SaaS (software-as-a-service) companies. Rather, he believes the more likely future is a hybrid combination of SaaS and agents, he said, speaking on stage at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference on Wednesday. “Typically, once you create a business process, you want to be […]
San Francisco Mayor: “We should be a testing ground for emerging technologies”
Waymo and Zoox robotaxis have become a common sight on the streets of San Francisco, and soon Uber will be in the city as well through partnerships with Lucid and Nuro. That’s exactly what San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie likes. “I think we should be a test bed for emerging technologies, AI, healthcare technologies, all […]