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Builders Stage agenda revealed for Disrupt 2026

Revealing the Builders Stage agenda for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Join 10,000 founders, VCs, and operators on October 13-15 in San Francisco. Register here.

Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say

The acquisition also leaves Sequoia-backed Serval as the de facto startup leader in AI IT service automation, industry watchers believe.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals

On our new Real World AI stage, we’ll be focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical, and all the ways we’ll continue to see a blending of the two.

Americans love AI. They don't want the data centers that power it.

Americans hate data centers and don't trust the Big Tech companies that need them. But they love using the artificial intelligence models they power.

AI & Tech Brief: Fable 5.1 and Data Privacy

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Compound Writing: The Ultimate Guide

Use AI to make better editorial decisions, and carry what you learn into the next story

I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale

The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.

Will AI fix California?

Will AI fix California?

Google says its new Gemini 3.8 Flash model ‘works harder’ but might cost more

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Jason Isbell sues Suno, but not for copyright infringement.

He filed the suit alongside Guy Forsyth, Eduardo Calle, and Camper Van Beethoven’s David Lowery. Interestingly, rather than filing a straightforward copyright case, the plaintiffs claim Suno imitates their voices and styles without permission. After a long intro that involves the Borg for some reason, the complaint says:

New York City to ban generative AI until high school

New York City Public Schools, the largest school system in the country, has banned student-facing generative artificial intelligence tools in classrooms through eighth grade for this school year, adopting one of the most aggressive AI policies in the nation.

Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times' copyright case over training of chatbots

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is wading into a legal fight between OpenAI and the New York Times , backing the ChatGPT-maker’s argument in a closely watched case over how it builds its AI technology by ingesting and processing millions of news articles.