Dawn Myers is making it easier to style, detangle, and care for curly hair |

Normally, Dawn Myers wears her hair up in a big old afro, and anyone with an afro can attest that wash days — the routine…

Less than 48 hours until Disrupt 2026 starts |

In less than 48 hours, the doors open for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Save up to $100 on your ticket before…

3 days to Disrupt 2026: Meet the startups before they hit mainstream |

8:00 AM PDT · October 10, 2026 TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in just three days. Moscone West is getting ready, hundreds of startups are preparing…

Beyond Disrupt 2026: The Side Events, Parties & Networking You Can’t Miss |

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 brings founders, investors, operators, builders, and technology leaders to San Francisco from October 13-15. But the activity doesn’t stop when the conference…

The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch |

In Brief Posted: 2:41 PM PDT · October 9, 2026 TypeSafe AI, the developer of Jev, a new type of AI model that gained rapid…

Execs from Gamma, Engine’s, and GV join Disrupt 2026 |

You’ve built the product. Now you need customers. But when you’re starting from zero, there may be no marketing budget, established brand, or sales team…

LumenUs helps automate tedious paperwork in times of grief |

When Sara Tashakorinia’s husband died in a car accident eight years ago, the last thing she needed was the roughly 570 hours of paperwork it…

Amazon drops data center NDAs, and AI agents want your credit card

Amazon says it willstop using NDAswhen negotiating data center deals with local governments, followingasimilar move from Microsoftearlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against…

Cal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup |

Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of calorie tracking app Cal AI, has launched Persona, a new AI agent startup, and already raised $10 million. Vine…

The complete Side Events lineup at Founder Summit 2026 |

Boston, are you ready?! TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is about to explode with energy — and the real magic kicks off with an epic lineup…