Starbase hires Cameron County to police its streets and jail its offenders
Starbase is a city without a police department, but not without police. For months, Cameron County sheriff’s deputies have patrolled the roads and beaches surrounding
California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, a first-in-the-nation bill that sets new transparency requirements on large AI companies. SB 53, which passed the state legislature two weeks ago, requires large
The AI services transformation may be harder than VCs think
Venture capitalists have convinced themselves they’ve found the next big investing edge: using AI to wring software-like margins out of traditionally labor-intensive services businesses. The
AI startup Friend spent more than $1M on all those subway ads
If you’ve been on the New York City subway recently, you’ve probably seen stark white ads promoting a wearable AI device called Friend. CEO Avi
Discover how developer tools are shifting fast at Disrupt 2025
The idea of hiring your “first critical engineer” is getting a serious reality check at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at San Francisco’s
Inside the Box: Aaron Levie on reinvention at Disrupt 2025
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Box CEO and co-founder Aaron Levie takes the Disrupt Stage for a
It isn’t your imagination: Google Cloud is flooding the zone
The $100 billion partnership between Nvidia and OpenAI, announced Monday, represents – for now – the latest mega-deal reshaping the AI infrastructure landscape. The agreement
Even Rogers and Max Haot join the Space Stage at Disrupt 2025
The space economy isn’t just about rockets and satellites — it’s about infrastructure, autonomy, and entirely new models for building and defending off-Earth assets. At
Rocket.new, one of India’s first vibe-coding startups, snags $15M from Accel, Salesforce Ventures
Rocket.new, an Indian startup building an AI-powered app development platform, has raised $15 million in a seed round led by Salesforce Ventures to take on
VCs are still hiring MBAs, but firms are starting to need other experience more
The MBA-to-VC pipeline remains a very real thing. But that path is a little shakier than it once was, according to PitchBook reporting and new