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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/17205300128_99b3d607eb_o.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Today is the last day. At 11:59 p.m. PT, the 50% off second pass offer for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends. After that, prices go up, and the option to bring a partner, co-founder, or colleague with you at half the cost disappears. Register now to lock in your savings. Save up to $410 on your pass and get 50% on…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1233317109.jpg?resize=1200,800″] After years of hints and preparation, the Uber-backed electric bike and scooter rental startup Lime has filed for an initial public offering. The company, which is incorporated as Neutron Holdings, Inc., has eyed the public markets for at least five years. CEO Wayne Ting last spoke to TechCrunch in 2023 about the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Energy-sector-Getty.jpg?resize=1200,801″] 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 the lowest electricity prices in the United States. No longer. Politicians, businesses, households, and power companies think it needs an overhaul. Even PJM is in agreement. PJM…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/GettyImages-1234731223.jpg?w=1024″] A large part of Airbnb’s Q1 2026 earnings call was dedicated to talking about how the company is using AI tools for coding, customer support, and search. Notably, the company claimed that 60% of the code its engineers produced in the quarter was written by AI — echoing comments by others like…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-07-at-9.00.25-PM.png?resize=1200,711″] A lot of the conversation around AI in healthcare focuses on diagnostics and drug discovery or on doctor-patient visits. But a less visible part of the system affects whether patients actually get seen at all, and it has less to do with the number of doctors in the world (too few) and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1434828961.jpg?w=1024″] Investors could not get enough of Ramp throughout 2025 and it looks like 2026 could be another banner year of fundraising for the corporate spend management startup. The company is in talks to raise another $750 million at a pre-money valuation of more than $40 billion, sources tell The Wall Street Journal.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2170386424.jpg?w=1024″] OpenAI said Thursday that its API will now include a number of new voice intelligence features designed to help developers create apps that can talk, transcribe, and translate conversations with users. The company’s new GPT‑Realtime‑2 is another voice model, built to create a realistic vocal simulation that can converse with users. However,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Kodiak_EV_3.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Kodiak AI’s stock tumbled 37% in after-hours trading Thursday after the self-driving truck startup disclosed it had raised $100 million by selling shares at a steep discount — a sign that investors were willing to back the company but not at its current market price. The company sold shares at $6.50 each,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1233058211.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Disney senior executives could potentially combine Disney+ with other apps like Disneyland Resort and Disney Cruise Line Navigator to make one unified app, according to a report from Bloomberg. Sources said these discussions were at an early stage, but that they are referring to this as a “super app” internally. Disney CEO…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Pit-team-2.-Photo-by-Hugo-Thambert.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Swedish startup Pit may have gained notice for some rage-bait social media posts, but it has also become another Stockholm AI startup to watch. Pit is led by the co-founders of European scooter giant Voi, including Voi CEO Fredrik Hjelm. He is joined by former iZettle and Klarna engineers. And it is…