The last-minute pass savings are on! Only 5 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ignites the startup world

Five days until the startup conference in San Francisco kicks off. Save up to $444 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 pass, plus 60% on your guest’s. This is where 10,000 tech leaders and VCs converge from October 27-29.

David Sacks’ Craft leads $42M Series A in govtech startup Starbridge

Starbridge raises $42M Series A led by Craft Ventures to help businesses better monitor public service opportunities.

The last-minute pass savings are on! Only 5 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ignites the startup world

Five days until the startup conference in San Francisco kicks off. Save up to $444 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 pass, plus 60% on your guest’s. This is where 10,000 tech leaders and VCs converge from October 27-29.

As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2025

We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

a16z-backed Codi launches AI agent office manager

The startup released its beta version of the new AI office management product in May and officially launched it on Tuesday. The company last raised a $16 million Series A in 2022 led by a16z, and has raised $23 million to date.

I spent a month living with a $430 AI pet, the Casio Moflin

Casio’s Moflin, a hamster-like robot pet, uses AI to develop a personality over time.

Google Fi to add AI-enhanced audio and RCS web messaging

The tech giant says calls will now use AI-enhanced audio to reduce background noise and improve voice clarity, even when speaking to someone on a landline or older device.

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing UK regulator to unbundle Google’s search and AI crawlers

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is urging regulators to rein in Google’s AI practices, arguing the tech giant’s dominance in search gives it an unfair edge in the AI race.

Bill Gates’ old climate lobbyists launch a new firm

Members of Breakthrough Energy’s policy team are back with a new organization, the Clean Economy Project, aimed at nudging lawmakers toward clean energy.

OpenAI’s new browser is a broadside shot at Google 

OpenAI’s new browser announcement made it clear exactly how much Google has to lose in the AI era.