Three days. That’s it. TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — the startup world’s biggest stage — kicks off October 27 – 29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. When Disrupt 2025 arrives, the city doesn’t just host innovation — it amplifies it, transforming San Francisco into a living showcase of ideas, products, and partnerships driving the next wave of tech. Prices jump to the full rate when doors…
Qualcomm has introduced the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 Mobile Platform, the latest addition to its mid-range chipset lineup and a successor to last year’s Snapdragon 6s Gen 3. This new release marks a significant leap forward for the 6s-series, bringing flagship-grade efficiency, performance, and gaming capabilities to the affordable smartphone segment. The Snapdragon 6s Gen…
Rivian has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action shareholder lawsuit filed after the company suddenly hiked prices on its R1 pickup truck and SUV in 2022. The lawsuit alleged Rivian had included misleading statements and figures in regulatory filings in the run-up to its 2021 IPO about the costs required to…
Instagram has rolled out a new creative tool called “Restyle”, powered by Meta AI, that lets users transform their Story photos and videos through text prompts or preset effects. The feature brings AI-powered editing directly into the app, enabling users to remove unwanted objects, change backgrounds, or add artistic elements – all before sharing their…
On Friday, WordPress.com maker Automattic filed its counterclaims in the lawsuit initiated by hosting company WP Engine in October 2024, which had accused Automattic and its CEO, Matt Mullenweg, of defamation and abuse of power. Automattic believes that WP Engine has been abusing the WordPress trademark and has engaged in deceptive marketing practices, without properly giving back to the open source community….
BenQ has introduced the BenQ ScreenBar Pro, an upgraded version of its popular monitor light bar, designed to enhance comfort and focus for users who spend long hours at their desks. Featuring the company’s 3rd Gen ASYM-Light technology, the BenQ ScreenBar Pro provides perfectly balanced, glare-free lighting that doesn’t reflect on screens, a significant improvement…
With TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in less than 3 days, we’re loading up Moscone West with 200+ can’t-miss sessions — including breakout sessions led by top leaders across the tech and startup ecosystem. Breakout sessions are tailored for hands-on learning and tactical takeaways. These first-come, first-served rooms put you shoulder to shoulder with operators, founders, and…
OpenAI is preparing to launch its popular Sora app on Android devices soon, expanding access to its viral AI video platform that has been available exclusively on iOS since launch. The company has not revealed an exact release date yet, but the app is already listed on Google Play for pre-registration in select countries. Sora…
The browser wars are heating up again, this time with AI in the driver’s seat. OpenAI just launched Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser that lets users surf the web using natural language and even includes an “agent mode” that can complete tasks autonomously. It’s one of the biggest browser launches in recent memory, but it’s debuting…
Liquid AI released LFM2-VL-3B, a 3B parameter vision language model for image text to text tasks. It extends the LFM2-VL family beyond the 450M and 1.6B variants. The model targets higher accuracy while preserving the speed profile of the LFM2 architecture. It is available on LEAP and Hugging Face under the LFM Open License v1.0….
