Decart’s new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats |

AI startup Decart on Wednesday unveiled Oasis 3, its latest interactive world model that can generate photorealistic driving environments in real time, TechCrunch has exclusively…

Startup Battlefield is returning to Australia — here’s what happened the last time we came to Sydney |

In November 2017, TechCrunch brought Startup Battlefield to Australia for the first time. Fifteen startups from across Australia and New Zealand took the stage in…

Corgi announces $106M raise at $2.6B valuation — double what it was worth 3 weeks ago |

Insurance tech Corgi on Thursday announced a $106 million Series B1 raise, valuing the company at $2.6 billion, just three weeks after announcing a $160…

The 6 stages at Disrupt 2026 — built for today’s tougher startup market |

The biggest risk for founders and investors right nowisn’tmoving too slowly.It’sreacting too late to where the marketalreadyshifted. The new stages atTechCrunch Disrupt 2026help founders and…

The biggest US power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy |

Pity the grid operator PJM Interconnection. For decades it worked quietly and in the background, matching electricity demand with supply. Meanwhile, customers enjoyed some of…

PayPal says it's 'becoming a technology company again' — that means AI |

PayPal is looking toward the future, despite its falling stock and looming layoffs. In its first-quarter earnings call, CEO Enrique Lores told investors that PayPal…

As Tim Cook steps down, Apple hit record sales — but a chip shortage looms |

4:59 PM PDT · April 30, 2026 Apple reported a record quarter on Thursday. Yet outgoing CEO Tim Cook warned of some gathering storm clouds…

Don’t stop hiring humans — stop hiring the wrong humans, Artisan’s founder says |

Artisan may be known for their bold “Stop Hiring Humans” campaign but the reality is every founder needs to assemble the right team if they…

Cathie Wood’s ARK makes its first lead investment in startup Lucra — and it isn’t AI  |

ARK Invest Venture Fund has made its first-ever lead investment in an early-stage startup called Lucra, firm founder Cathie Wood told TechCrunch. “We feel pretty…

SusHi Tech Tokyo isn’t a conference — it’s a deal room with 60,000 people |

There’s a version of a tech conference where you fly somewhere expensive, sit through panels, collect business cards you’ll never follow up on, and fly…