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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Puts the AI Founder Playbook Under the Microscope

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is framing its next edition around a defining question for the startup market: how to build an enduring company in the AI era. The program and speaker roster are being positioned to help founders navigate a landscape shaped by rapid model advances, shifting distribution, and intensifying competition for capital and talent.

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World Politics & Diplomacy1h ago

Crusoe Drops $1.25 Billion Boom Turbine Deal, Recasting AI Power Plans

Crusoe has abandoned plans to buy $1.25 billion worth of Boom Supersonic's new stationary turbines, ending a launch partnership that was meant to anchor the Denver startups' shared bet on AI infrastructure and next-generation power. The split underscores how quickly the economics and engineering of AI data center energy supply are shifting, even as Crusoe says its broader energy strategy remains unchanged.

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World Politics & Diplomacy1h ago

Automattic Rebuilds Board After Failed Bid to Remove CEO Matt Mullenweg

Automattic has installed a new board just weeks after its previous directors tried and failed to place CEO Matt Mullenweg on leave, escalating a dramatic governance battle at the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr and WooCommerce. The reshuffle brings in an eclectic mix of writers, founders and advisers as Mullenweg reasserts control through his dominant voting stake.

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Big Tech, Cloud & Semiconductors1h ago

Meta and YouTube Reverse Course on Ads for Alex Gibney's 'Musk' Documentary

Meta and YouTube said they will now allow advertising for the trailer of Alex Gibney's documentary "Musk," after earlier reports that several major platforms had rejected the campaign as political content. The reversal sharpens questions about how tech companies classify documentary promotion, especially when films touch on politically powerful figures such as Elon Musk and his ties to President Donald Trump.

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Global Entertainment & Culture2h ago

Mark Wahlberg Brings Hollywood-to-Investing Playbook to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Mark Wahlberg will take the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 for a conversation focused less on celebrity and more on how he has built a business and investing career beyond Hollywood. In a fireside chat with Bruce K. Lee, founder and CEO of Keebeck Wealth Management, Wahlberg is expected to discuss mentorship, mistakes, and the technologies and sectors now shaping his investment focus.

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World Politics & Diplomacy2h ago

Muju Earth's tiny Aeropod aims to cut tilling costs and heal compacted soil

Muju Earth is pitching a deceptively simple alternative to conventional tilling: a fingernail-sized device called the Aeropod that aerates soil automatically after being planted alongside seeds. The startup says the approach could improve soil health while cutting tilling costs by half or more, and it is now moving into paid field trials in the U.K. ahead of its appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco.

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Cybersecurity & Cyber Warfare2h ago

Thousands of Supabase Databases Expose Sensitive Data as AI App Boom Fuels New Breach Wave

Cybersecurity researchers say roughly 16,000 databases hosted on Supabase have exposed personal information to the public web, underscoring how fast-growing AI app development can outpace basic security practices. The findings highlight a widening risk in vibe-coded apps, where misconfigurations and weak access controls can leave names, phone numbers, passwords and other sensitive records accessible online.

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Cybersecurity & Cyber Warfare3h ago

Kiteworks Urges Customers to Shut Down Servers as Cyber Threat Seen as 'Imminent'

Kiteworks is warning customers to power down systems after receiving credible threat intelligence from law enforcement about a possible cyberattack targeting some of its servers. The precautionary alert, described by the company as preventative rather than a response to a confirmed breach, has already disrupted at least one healthcare customer and raised fresh concerns about zero-day exploitation in widely used file-transfer software.

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Frontier AI & Machine Learning2h ago

Meta's AI "Tamagotchi" Bet Is Gaining Traction as OpenAI and Anthropic Race Ahead

Meta is emerging as an unexpected contender in the consumer AI race, with its personal AI agent Muse reportedly outperforming ChatGPT's early numbers and moving toward smart glasses and a small Tamagotchi-style device. The development comes as OpenAI and Anthropic continue to push frontier model releases, underscoring a widening split between raw model capability and the products most likely to become part of daily life.

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