Disrupt
TechCrunch Disrupt — the original startup conference — is focused on founders, investors, and the future of tech. It’s a must-attend for anyone just joining a startup, seasoned investors or experienced founders, with opportunities to to learn from expert speakers, interview panels or network with industry leaders and potential future partners. Its flagship event, Startup Battlefield, has been helped many companies reach the next stage of their development.
Watch Day 2 of Disrupt San Francisco live right here!
[tc_unified_video code=”59b82d3f8c08e025b94480d8″] The best is yet to come, and babe, won’t it be fine? Disrupt Day 2 kicks off right now, and thanks to the live stream, no one will…
Crunch Report | Slack Raises $250 Million
Slack raises a pretty big chunk of change from SoftBank, the DOJ is investigating an Equifax stock dump and Google debuts payments app Tez in India. All this on Crunch…
Pinterest’s new Sections feature begins beta testing, public launch in ‘weeks’
Pinterest is rolling out a new feature inspired by its power users, said Pinterest CEO and co-founder Ben Silbermann, speaking today at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco. The new addition, called Sections,…
Intel Capital has invested over $1 billion in companies focused on AI
Intel’s putting its investment fund where its mouth is when it comes to artificial intelligence: The chipmaker announced today that it has funneled over $1 billion into AI startups via…
Tune in to Disrupt SF Day 1 right here!
[tc_unified_video code=”59b82c4d8c08e025b9447fa8″] Buckle up, folks! It’s going to be one helluva week. Disrupt SF is about to kick off at 9 a.m., and for those of you who didn’t make…
Only one week left to apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin
Seven days, 168 hours or 10,080 minutes; you can crunch the numbers any way you like, but you still have only one week left to apply for the Startup Battlefield…
Alexa Shop Assist wins the Disrupt SF 2017 Hackathon Grand Prize
Hundreds of engineers and designers got together to come up with something cool, something neat, something awesome. The only condition was that they only had 24 hours to work on…
Disaster relief hacks dominate the stage at the Disrupt SF 2017 Hackathon
At the Disrupt SF 2017 Hackathon, a massive swath of the 102 companies that took the stage on Sunday presented hacks with disaster relief in mind. From ResQme to ResQMi…
Crunch Report | Patreon is raising a Series C at $450M
Patreon is raising at a $450 millon valuation, Chrome mutes autoplaying videos and Hulu is spending $2.5 billion for original content. All this on Crunch Report.
Crunch Report | The Many Faces of SpaceX Explosions
SpaceX releases a fail video showing all of its explosions, marijuana delivery startup Eaze raises $27 million, Nestlé buys a majority stake in Blue Bottle Coffee and BTC China is…
Crunch Report | North Korean Hackers Target Bitcoin Exchanges
Facebook bans monetization of hate, porn, drugs and violence on its platform, some shake-ups happen at Baidu and WhatsApp, and North Korea is allegedly targeting bitcoin exchanges. All this on…
Gear up for Disrupt Berlin’s Startup Battlefield and apply today
One dozen days. That’s how much time you have left to apply for the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2017. If you want to introduce your early-stage company to the…
Crunch Report | Everything Apple 2017
Apple releases the new iPhone X and iPhone 8, the latest version of the Apple Watch (Series 3) and Apple TV 4K. All this on Crunch Report.
Apply to exhibit — for free — in Startup Alley at Disrupt Berlin
Planning to attend Disrupt Berlin 2017? Don’t miss your chance to exhibit in Startup Alley. It’s one of the coolest and most energizing aspects of every TechCrunch Disrupt. In fact,…
Registration for Disrupt Berlin 2017 is now open
TechCrunch Disrupt, the premier startup and technology conference, first took the European startup community by storm way back in 2013. Since then, the continent’s startup scene has matured rapidly, and…
Crunch Report | China’s Central Bank Puts a Ban on ICOs
China’s central bank puts a ban on ICOs, the next generation of the Lily drone is here, WhatsApp for Business is launching and Alphabet creates a new holding company to…
Crunch Report | Juicero Runs Out Of Juice
Juicero, the company that created the $400 juicer, is shutting down, Tinder hits top-grossing app on the App Store, and Google reveals the top things people want to find out…
Crunch Report | Postmates delivers a personnel shift
The first ICO unicorns have arrived, the Nest Thermostat E is a new cheaper, simpler thermostat, Postmates laid off all its city managers yesterday and the latest SanDisk microSD card…
Crunch Report | Apple Might Be Getting Rid of the Home Button
Apple might be getting rid of the home button, Uber confirms that Dara Khosrowshahi is the new CEO, an Uber investor forgets he isn’t a Roman and Alexa and Cortana…
Crunch Report | Google Unveils ARCore
Google unveils ARCore, YouTube’s big redesign exits out of beta, Google Maps now makes it easier to find parking and Thiel backs offshore herpes vaccine trial. All this on Crunch…
Crunch Report | Samsung Heir Apparent Found Guilty
Samsung heir apparent is found guilty of embezzlement, Go-Jek closes a $1.2 billion round and the Google Pixel could be coming October 5th. All this on Crunch Report.
Crunch Report | WeWork Gets a $4.4 Billion Investment from SoftBank
H3H3 wins in copyright lawsuit, WeWork gets 4.4 billion investment from SoftBank, Social Capital wants to help startups go public without an IPO and Uber’s financials show the company is…
Crunch Report | Galaxy Note 8 Makes Its Return
We get a look at SpaceX’s Spacesuit, Galaxy Note 8 makes its return, a recap of YC Demo Day 2 and Apple’s latest iPhone could come on September 12th. All…
English teaching service VIPKID raises $200M and reportedly hits a $1.5B valuation
VIPKID, an online English teaching tool, announced today that it has raised $200 million in financing. That financing round values the company at $1.5 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg.…
Crunch Report | First Day YC S17 Wraps Up
LinkedIn now allows anyone to upload video to the platform, Databricks raises $140 million and Druva raises $80 million, the first day of Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Days wraps…
Crunch Report | Google Pays Apple Lots of $$$ for Search
Google pays Apple lots of money for search, Uber’s next CEO could possibly be Jeff Immelt, Volkswagen electric Microbus is going on sale in 2022 and the Tesla Model X…
Crunch Report | Benchmark vs Kalanick Goes Sour
Reddit is rolling out its own video platform, VR adtech company Immersv raises $10.5 million and Benchmark versus Kalanick goes sour. All this on Crunch Report
Crunch Report | Essential Phone Now Available to Order
Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone is now available to order and ships soon, ZeroCater expands to providing snacks and Fat Lama is my new favorite startup name. All this on Crunch…
Crunch Report | Apple Spending $1 Billion on Original Content
Apple is spending $1 billion to acquire original content, Workday acquires Pattern, Google Home now lets you make free phone calls and Andrew Ng is starting an AI fund. All…
Crunch Report | Uber Agrees to 20 Years of Privacy Audits
Amazon debuts instant pickup to order and pick up your stuff within two minutes, Uber agrees to 20 years of privacy audits, Casper’s new mattress and Microsoft buys Cycle Computing.…