Today is the last day to save up to $668 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 tickets

Today is the last chance to save up to $668 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Join 250+ top tech leaders, explore 200+ sessions, and connect with 10,000+ innovators, investors, and founders.

Steph Curry’s VC firm just backed an AI startup that wants to fix food supply chains

While building AI for food supply chains may sound unglamorous, Burnt argues that decades of failed tech rollouts have left operators skeptical of “tech tourists” with no industry experience. 

OpenAI says GPT-5 stacks up to humans in a wide range of jobs

A new test from OpenAI aims to understand how close AI is to outperforming humans at economically valuable work.

Elon Musk’s xAI offers Grok to federal government for 42 cents 

xAI has reached a deal with the U.S. GSA to sell Grok to federal agencies for 42 cents over 18 months, undercutting OpenAI and Anthropic.

Love, lies, and algorithms: Is AI really helping us find ‘the one’? Live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

From dating apps and AI-powered matchmaking to full-on digital companionship, artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a third party in our most personal relationships. But is it truly helping us find deeper connection — or just reshaping romance into an algorithmic illusion?

What top VCs want from AI founders: Inside the investor lens with Jon McNeill, Aileen Lee, and Steve Jang at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Jon McNeill (DVx Ventures), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), and Steve Jang (Kindred Ventures) share what AI founders need to know now: from defensibility to term sheets. TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes place October 27–29 in San Francisco. Register before tomorrow ends to save up to $668.

Clarifai’s new reasoning engine makes AI models faster and less expensive

The AI platform Clarifai has launched a new reasoning engine that it claims will make running AI models twice as fast and 40% less expensive.

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Ticktock! Less than 2 days remain to secure savings of up to $668 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 pass. This offer ends tomorrow, September 26, at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you haven’t registered yet, now’s the moment.

Cohere hits $7B valuation a month after its last raise, partners with AMD

A fresh $100 million and an interesting partnership with AMD has slightly bumped Cohere’s valuation up.

Microsoft adds Anthropic’s AI to Copilot

Microsoft is integrating OpenAI rival Anthropic’s AI into Copilot, marking another step toward the disentangling of Microsoft and OpenAI.