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One of Waymo's first enterprise customers is Carvana.

Kevin Rose, Digg founder and True Ventures partner, returns to the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to talk pivots, reinvention, and spotting the next wave of breakout startups.

Google’s Data Commons gets an MCP Server to help AI systems access massive amounts of real-world data.

"YouTube values conservative voices on its platform and recognizes that these creators have extensive reach and play an important role in civic discourse," the company's legal counsel wrote.

The AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 in San Francisco, is officially locked and loaded, featuring the powerhouses shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Explore the full agenda and grab your pass with savings of up to $668.

Google's Nano Banana AI model can now be used to help you brainstorm ideas and make collages with Mixboard.

Emergent raises $23M for its vibe-coding software platform.

There’s no event quite like TechCrunch Disrupt, and if you’ve never been, this is the year to change that. You have just 3 days left to save up to $668 on your pass.

Users will be able to access their entire libraries and playlists directly within these programs, making it faster and easier to create sets from playlists and blend tracks.

The U.K.s National Crime Agency said the investigation into the ransomware attack against Collins Aerospace is “in its early stages and remains ongoing.”

Alibaba said on Wednesday that it is integrating Nvidia's AI development tools for robotics, self-driving cars and connected spaces into its Cloud Platform for AI.

Depop's new styling and collaging tool allows users to design curated outfits.

Google's new, cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in more than 40 countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

South Korea’s Pangyo continues to anchor the nation’s tech economy, though accessibility and competition test its edge.

A new tool from Climate Trace allows people to track the path of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, which causes as many as 10 million deaths annually.

OpenAI is continuing to build out massive AI data centers to train and serve increasingly powerful AI models.

The space economy isn’t just about rockets and satellites — it’s about infrastructure, autonomy, and entirely new models for building and defending off-Earth assets. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 in San Francisco, True Anomaly’s Even Rogers and Vast’s Max Haot will join the Space Stage to explore what’s needed to unlock a sustainable and scalable space economy. Register now to save up to $668 before September 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

We’ve compiled the answers to some of the most common questions users have about Bluesky.

Google's AI Mode is now available to Spanish-speaking users worldwide.

The California lawmaker is on his second attempt to pass a first-in-the-nation AI safety bill. This time, it might work.

Google PM Ryan Salva is responsible for tools like Gemini CLI, giving him a front-row seat to the ways AI tools are changing software development.

The timing of the price increases isn’t ideal, as Disney+ subscribers canceled their subscriptions in droves last week, protesting Disney’s decision to temporarily pull Jimmy Kimmel from its airwaves.

Swiggy has offloaded its entire 12% stake in Rapido for about $270 million through two separate deals.

After yet another extension, the shutdown caused by a cyberattack will last at least four weeks.

Does Silicon Valley still give founders an edge? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, SF), Anh-Tho Chuong (Lago), David Hall (Revolution), and Tawni Nazario-Cranz (SignalFire) debate whether location still drives startup success.

The feature is designed to make it easier to edit photos without having to understand which editing tools to use or where they can be found in the app.

The round was co-led by designer Yves Béhar and Tesla co-founder Marc Tarpenning, who helped get Telo off the ground in 2022.

SpaceX isn't just a private company – it's becoming an astronaut proving ground.

The company notes that translations occur on the user's device where WhatsApp cannot see them, which means messages remain encrypted.

An analysis of mobile apps offering vibe coding tools shows few have found traction.