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AI News
Sep 24, 2026 23

20 minutes with the CEO of ElevenLabs, now reportedly valued at $22B

ElevenLabs powers the AI voice on the other end of a lot of customer service calls, and its CEO told me this week that businesses should ...

Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar
Research
Sep 24, 2026 30

Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar

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AI News
Sep 24, 2026 28

Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS voice models

Google has launched two Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS voice models, introducing dedicated speech generation systems engineered for direct performa...

AI News
Sep 24, 2026 25

Gemini can now call businesses for you so you don’t have to wait on hold

Google's launching an "early experiment" feature on Pixel 11 that lets users delegate local business calls to Gemini, like making a reser...

AI News
Sep 24, 2026 47

Meet the next wave of VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Meet the next wave of VCs judging the Startup Battlefield 200 contenders on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register by Septem...

AI News
Sep 24, 2026 24

Google tests letting Gemini call businesses for you

Google says the AI-calling feature will first be available to Pixel 11 owners in the U.S. who pay for a Gemini subscription.

AI News
Sep 24, 2026 39

Shield AI, Waabi, and General Motors on building AI when failure is not an option at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Leaders from Waabi, Shield AI, and General Motors join the Real World AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to talk building AI. Save up to...

AI News
Sep 24, 2026 38

Lovable’s annualized revenue crosses $600M as vibe coding takes off

Lovable co-foudner Fabian Hedin said that apps created on the platform are getting nearly a billion monthly views each month.

AI News
Sep 24, 2026 35

Ando wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together

Ando has raised $20 million in pre-seed and seed funding from investors including Accel, Index Ventures, and Emergence.

AI News
Sep 24, 2026 48

Why can’t we just keep rogue AIs off the internet?

AI agents keep getting loose, escaping supposedly secure tests to attack real-world targets, commandeer obscure wikis, and leave instruct...

AI News
Sep 24, 2026 48

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Cal AI’s Zach Yadegari on how to create viral growth and capitalize on it

Zach Yadegari joins the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to share how he capitalized on viral growth. Save up to $200 before Sep...

AI News
Sep 24, 2026 43

Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week

Google is getting ready to launch a satellite with its AI processors to test how well they perform in space, as reported earlier by The N...