Call for speakers: TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026

Submit to speak at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 to lead a roundtable. Share scaling insights with 1,100 founders on June 23 in Boston.

Call for speakers: TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026

Submit to speak at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 to lead a roundtable. Share scaling insights with 1,100 founders on June 23 in Boston.

The battle begins: 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are open 

Calling Pre-Series A founders: nominations for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 are open. Compete in the world’s most iconic pitch competition at Disrupt 2026 from October 13 – 15.

Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm 

Gather AI has closed funding from former Salesforce CEO’s firm Smith Point Capital. Its warehouse AI system doesn’t just scan. It seeks out specific data.

San Francisco’s pro-billionaire march draws dozens

A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd on Saturday.

Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI project

But this is still a bad idea.

TechCrunch Mobility: Is $16B enough to build a profitable robotaxi business?

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

Crypto.com places $70M bet on AI.com domain ahead of Super Bowl

The purchase rewrites the domain record books — not that the crypto industry has ever been accused of restraint when it comes to spending.

Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary stumbles in second weekend

After a better-than-expected opening weekend in theaters, box office for Amazon’s “Melania”fell 67%.

New York lawmakers propose a three-year pause on new data centers

Although the bill’s prospects are uncertain, New York is at least the sixth state to consider pausing construction of new data centers.