Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform
Figma is also releasing its code layers feature in open beta. Figma is also releasing its code layers feature in open beta.
Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis
The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve subsequent designs, all with the goal of automating and accelerating the chip design process. The founders detailed how their startup is developing...
Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse. At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his...
Meet the five companies competing in the Startup Battlefield finals at Disrupt 2026
It’s time to unveil the five companies that will be competing in the Startup Battlefield finals. It’s time to unveil the five companies that will be competing in the Startup Battlefield finals.
Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt
Every day, conversations unfold across social media and websites around the world. A seemingly insignificant post—whether it involves AI-generated misinformation, hate speech, or a damaging rumor—can quickly snowball into a much larger public controversy. Gudea, a...
Justice Department says North Koreans have infiltrated dozens of U.S. companies
U.S. authorities warn that sanctioned hackers are increasingly targeting Americans to act as facilitators between breached U.S. companies and Pyongyang. U.S. authorities warn that sanctioned hackers are increasingly targeting Americans to act as facilitators between...
Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient
Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, detailed onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt how his company's work with PRIMA is part of its path toward a novel brain-computer interface (BCI). Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink,...
Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at home
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud. Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as...
Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weeks
Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor. Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor.
Martin Shkreli livestreamed himself violating lifetime pharma ban, FTC says
Martin Shkreli—the ex-pharmaceutical executive infamous for illegally hiking the price of a lifesaving anti-parasitic drug by more than 4,000 percent and getting a seven-year prison sentence for the fraudulent scheme he used to do it—has been under a lifetime ban from...