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The startup team of 2026 looks radically different from what we imagined just five years ago. Instead of a fixed roster of humans handling every task, successful early-stage companies are experimenting with a hybrid model where AI agents operate as…
Streaming devices have become the central hub for home entertainment, but most users never see what’s brewing behind the scenes. Roku is changing that approach by opening its kitchen door—letting TV owners test experimental features before they hit the mainstream…
How much longer will we be tethered to screens? That question is about to get a serious airing at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, where Neuralink co-founder Max Hodak will challenge the entire premise of the visual interface paradigm that has dominated…
When Jensen Huang fielded a live call from a former U.S. president on camera, you might expect the conversation itself to dominate headlines. Instead, the tech community zeroed in on something arguably more telling: the actual phone in his hand.…
While the venture capital world appears locked in a feeding frenzy over foundation models and large language models, one of Silicon Valley’s largest investment firms is deliberately pumping the brakes. With $90 billion in assets under management, Insight Partners has…
When a company launches shiny new hardware, you’d expect the older models to get cheaper. That’s how the playbook usually works. But Apple just rewrote the rules, and consumers aren’t thrilled about it. The tech giant is raising prices on…
After years of speculation and competitive pressure from Samsung and other manufacturers, Apple has finally committed to the foldable revolution. The company’s fall event delivered its most significant hardware announcement in recent memory: the iPhone Duo, marking a watershed moment…
The artificial intelligence arms race between the United States and China just took a sharper turn, with American officials leveling serious allegations against six Chinese AI firms for what amounts to systematic intellectual property theft. This isn’t garden-variety competitive borrowing—we’re…
When was the last time you had a private conversation? If you’re wearing the latest Apple Watch, that question just became significantly more complicated. The latest product launch from Apple introduces AI-powered features that can transcribe speech and summarize ambient…
Here’s a sobering reminder that the most dangerous tech hazards aren’t always the dramatic ones: a young person developed a recognizable skin condition called erythema ab igne—colloquially known as ‘toasted skin syndrome’—from nothing more than routine daily laptop use. While…