Less than 24 hours until Disrupt 2025 – ticket prices increase
The countdown is almost over – tomorrow is the day! In less than 24 hours, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will take over Moscone West. From October 27th to 29th, 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators will flock to San Francisco for three days of building, connecting, and trading. We’re just days away from live demos of never-before-seen […]
Less than 24 hours until Disrupt 2025 – ticket prices increase
The countdown is almost over – tomorrow is the day! In less than 24 hours, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will take over Moscone West. From October 27th to 29th, 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators will flock to San Francisco for three days of building, connecting, and trading. We’re just days away from live demos of never-before-seen […]
President Trump and President Xi Jinping will ‘complete’ TikTok agreement on Thursday, Treasury Secretary says
The United States and China are ready to move forward with the TikTok agreement, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent already said last month that the two countries had reached a “framework” for an agreement during talks in Madrid, after which President Donald Trump signed an executive order to facilitate the deal. Appearing on […]
Who is the AI Browser for?
OpenAI this week released an AI-powered web browser called ChatGPT Atlas. This made me wonder, “Is it finally time to ditch Safari?” This news was on our minds when Max Zeff, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed the browser landscape (including lesser-known alternatives) on the latest episode of the Equity podcast. But I don’t think any […]
TikTok robot star Rizzbot gave me the middle finger
A few Thursdays ago, I woke up at nearly 4:30 a.m. to an Instagram DM that kept me awake. Rizzbot, a child-sized humanoid robot developed by Unitree Robotics with a large following on social media (more than 1 million followers on TikTok and more than 500,000 followers on Instagram), sent me a photo. He was […]
India, where BlaBlaCar once exited, is now its largest market.
Every few weekends, Lavanya Jain, a 21-year-old student, opens the BlaBlaCar app to find a lift from Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, to her home in Kandla, a small town in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state. The 120-kilometre journey costs about 500 rupees, or the equivalent of about $6. This is a fraction of […]
Obvious security risks of AI browser agents
New AI-powered web browsers, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet, are poised to supplant Google Chrome as the gateway to the internet for billions of users. The main selling point of these products is a web-browsing AI agent that promises to complete tasks on your behalf by clicking on websites and filling out […]
OpenAI wants to harden browsers, but it could be a security nightmare
The browser wars are heating up again, and this time AI is in the driver’s seat. OpenAI just released Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser that allows users to surf the web using natural language, and also features an “agent mode” that allows users to complete tasks autonomously. It’s one of the largest recently released browsers, but […]
How to use new ChatGPT app integrations like Spotify, Figma, Canva, and more
OpenAI recently launched a new app integration with ChatGPT. This allows you to connect your account directly to ChatGPT and ask your assistant to take action. For example, when you integrate with Spotify, you can tell it to create personalized playlists that appear in the Spotify app. To get started, make sure you’re logged in […]
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Side Events schedule: Women in Tech, MongoDB, Silkroad Innovation Hub, and more to host
With TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 right around the corner, we’re thrilled to introduce the companies hosting Side Events that will extend the buzz and excitement to the thousands of attendees and Silicon Valley locals alike. Whether it’s a fun happy hour, insightful panels, or energizing morning runs, Disrupt Week — happening from October 25-31 — offers […]