The votes are in: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Audience Choice winners revealed for roundtables and breakouts
Meet the exceptional tech voices — and the sessions they’ll lead — that will shape the conversation at Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West.
Read moreA Continental Divide for Newton’s Method
Newton’s method is a simple and efficient method for finding the roots of equations, provided you start close enough to the root. But determining the set of starting points that converge to a given root, or converge at all, can be very complicated. In one case it is easy to
Read moreTomorrow: TechCrunch All Stage launches in Boston — and ticket prices rise
TechCrunch All Stage officially kicks off tomorrow at SoWa Power Station in Boston. This isn’t just another founder event. It’s the summit built to help startups fundraise smarter, scale faster, and lead with impact.
Read moreElmo’s X account hacked to publish racist and antisemitic posts
A hacker compromised Elmo's X account on Sunday and published abusive posts.
Read moreDiscord’s virtual reward, ‘Orbs,’ launches out of beta
According to Discord, Orbs have been popular among testers, with millions earned and spent during the seven-week beta period.
Read more3 Hidden Workarounds Killing Productivity And How to Spot The Manual Work
Organizations often struggle with gray work—unstructured, manual tasks that hinder productivity. Employees face inefficiencies due to data movement between systems and lack of integrated tools. As software investments rise, many feel overwhelmed, emphasizing the need for dynamic work management solutions. Identifying gray work areas can lead to more efficient workflows
Read moreJack Dorsey’s latest app tracks sun exposure
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's new app, called Sun Day, ostensibly helps users track UV exposure and Vitamin D intake.
Read moreMeta acquires voice startup Play AI
Meta has acquired Play AI, a startup that uses AI to generate human-sounding voices.
Read moreStudy warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots
Therapy chatbots powered by large language models may stigmatize users with mental health conditions and otherwise respond inappropriately or even dangerously, according to researchers at Stanford University.
Read moreElon Musk’s SpaceX might invest $2 billion in Musk’s xAI
One Elon Musk business might be making a big investment in another.
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