Nvidia-backed Firmus secures $1.35 billion in six months to scale AI data center infrastructure across Asia.
Eclipse's new $1.3B fund signals a move away from screen-based software toward companies that solve problems in the material world through integrated AI.
A 26-person team is proving that massive computing power matters less than architectural surgical precision in the race for AI dominance.
As the curtain begins to close on early registration for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we examine why startup founders still crave the physical room.
Matei Zaharia receives the ACM Prize in Computing, arguing that Artificial General Intelligence is a matter of definition rather than a future milestone.
Poke is stripping the complexity away from AI agents by putting them where we spend most of our time: the messy, blue-and-green bubble world of text messaging.
Prediction markets face a regulatory and ethical reckoning after allowing users to wager on the rescue status of a downed U.S. Air Force officer.
Spain's Xoople just secured $130 million to build a live, searchable map of the physical world designed specifically for artificial intelligence.
Early tickets for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 are on sale, but the real value lies in the networking arbitrage, not just the $500 savings.
Applying for a major startup competition is more than a bid for cash; it's a strategic move for visibility and venture capital access.
A $12 million bet on AI content moderation promises to fix the inconsistency of human oversight, but the math behind 'predictable behavior' remains unproven.
Anthropic is shifting its monetization strategy by adding extra costs for OpenClaw users, signaling a new era of margin protection in AI coding.
