PayPal introduces 1:1 direct payment links that will soon support crypto. image
Back by overwhelming demand, we’ve added 10 more exhibit tables to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and this will be the final release before they sell out. This is your last chance to showcase your company in front of 10,000+ founders, VCs, and tech innovators from October 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. image
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and Emergence Capital General Partner Santi Subotovsky will join the Going Public Stage at Disrupt 2025 in a session called "What Comes After Breakout Success?." Join 10,000+ tech and VC leaders from October 27-29 in San Francisco. image
The "framework" deal with China is "between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon," CNBC quoted Bessent as saying on the sidelines of a meeting between the two countries in Madrid on Monday. image
Spotify is adding new features for free customers that let them pick and play tracks. image
How a Harvard Law grad turned YC founder raised $48M to fight brand abuse in the AI era image
Like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Bret Taylor thinks we're in an AI bubble — but he doesn't sound too worried about it. image
TechCrunch spoke to experienced coders about their time using AI-generated code about what they see as the future of vibe coding. image
At least one website claims to allow users to chat with God. image
OpenAI’s rise isn’t just a business story — it’s an ideological one. On Equity, Karen Hao, author of Empire AI, explores how the cult of AGI has fueled a billion-dollar race, justified massive spending on compute and data, and blurred the line between mission and profit. image