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Investors predict AI is coming for labor in 2026
Concerns about how AI will affect workers continue to rise in lockstep with the pace of advancements and…
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Tade Oyerinde and Teddy Solomon talk about building engaged audiences at TechCrunch Disrupt
Tade Oyerinde and Teddy Solomon know a few things about building communities that last. Afterall, Oyerinde is the founder and…
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The 10 top government, legal startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the…
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The dumbest things that happened in tech this year
The tech industry moves so fast that it’s hard to keep up with just how much has happened…
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The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?
True Ventures co-founder Jon Callaghan doesn’t think we’ll be using smartphones the way we do now in five…
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VCs predict enterprises will spend more on AI in 2026 — through fewer vendors
Enterprises have been piloting and testing different AI tools for the past few years to figure out what…
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Almost 80 European deep tech university spinouts reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue in 2025
Universities and research labs have long been Europe’s deep tech treasure trove. Now, academic spinouts have consolidated into…
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12 investors dish on what 2026 will bring for climate tech
This was supposed to be the year that climate tech died. President Donald Trump and the Republican Party…
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The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025
In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off. Dictation apps have been around for…
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The top 26 consumer/edtech companies from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the…