Autonomous vehicle hype is back, and Humble Robotics is bringing it to freight |

9:48 AM PDT · July 1, 2026 26 min The autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 hype cycle.…

Humble Robotics’ CEO says the tech finally caught up to the vision for autonomous vehicles

We’vesaid it before, andwe’llsay it again: the autonomousvehiclespace is starting to feel like a repeat ofthe2016 hype cycle. Travis Kalanick isback building a robotics company,…

Startup Battlefield Australia application closes in days: Apply before July 6 |

4:00 PM PDT · June 30, 2026 What if one pitch changed everything? The last time TechCrunch brought Startup Battlefield to Sydney, two little-known startups…

The DeepMind trio who built a poker AI are now making money for quant hedge funds |

Three former DeepMind researchers who created an AI that beat humans at poker have now applied the same technology to trading stocks — and the…

Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip |

Nvidia AI chip competitor Etched issued a progress report on Tuesday, after TSMC successfully manufactured its chip earlier this year. The startup says it has…

Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired phone in a new hands-on video |

Clicks Technology, a startup that’s preparing to launch its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, is showing off what it has in store in a…

Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard |

A new startup wants to bring AI to the software you use the most: your smartphone’s keyboard. On Tuesday, Singapore-based Acti (short for “action”) launched…

Arcturus could halve the grid’s electrical losses using its nano-infused metals |

The world uses a lot of copper, but thanks to the energy transition and data centers, it’ll need a lot more. Between now and 2050,…

Your brand deserves its own stage — Side Events at Disrupt 2026 |

7:00 AM PDT · June 30, 2026 The countdown is on. In just a few months, over 10,000 innovators, founders, investors, and industry leaders will…

Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role |

In Brief Posted: 1:55 PM PDT · June 29, 2026 Chamath Palihapitiya, best known for his venture capital firm Social Capital and the All-In podcast,…