2024's Startup Battlefield runner-up geCKo Materials reveals four new products at Disrupt |

1:06 PM PDT · October 29, 2025 The 2024 runner-up in the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield, geCKo Materials, returned to the stage at this year’s…

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is a big fan of agentic coding |

3:44 PM PDT · October 29, 2025 The rise of agentic coding tools has been a sea change for software engineers across the industry —…

And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2025 is: Glīd |

4:15 PM PDT · October 29, 2025 For three days this week, 20 startups participated in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Each was…

YouTube announces 'voluntary exit program' for US staff |

YouTube is conducting a “voluntary exit program” with severance for U.S.-based employees, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday. The news was first reported by…

Digg founder Kevin Rose on the need for trusted social communities in the AI era |

“The dead internet theory is real,” Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian told Digg founder Kevin Rose, referring to the idea that much of the internet isn’t…

NBA champion Tristan Thompson and World Mobile launch community-owned network Uplift |

NBA champion Tristan Thompson announced at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 that he’s partnering with global telecom company World Mobile to launch a community-owned mobile network called…

Cluely's Roy Lee on the ragebait strategy for startup marketing |

5:58 PM PDT · October 29, 2025 Cluely’s Roy Lee has a message for startup founders: you should be thinking harder about how to go…

India's Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet |

India’s appetite for instant convenience — once confined to food and grocery delivery — is expanding into house help. That shift has helped Snabbit, an…

IntrCity SmartBus lands $30M at $140M valuation to deepen its grip on India's intercity travel market |

IntrCity SmartBus, a tech-enabled intercity bus platform in India, has raised $30 million in funding to expand its network across smaller cities and towns in…

Automattic files counterclaims against WP Engine in WordPress lawsuit, alleging trademark misuse |

7:57 AM PDT · October 24, 2025 On Friday, WordPress.com maker Automatticfileditscounterclaimsin thelawsuit initiated by hosting company WP EngineinOctober 2024, which had accused Automattic and…