Top 10 government and legal startups selected for TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 2025
TL;DR TechCrunch published a curated list of 10 government- and legal-focused startups drawn from its Startup Battlefield 200 cohort. The…
AI Labs Are Solving the Power Problem with Onsite Gas Generation Rush
TL;DR Faced with a congested grid and urgent revenue timelines, AI companies are building onsite gas generation to power datacenters.…
Industrial software: AI is turning software development into mass production
TL;DR AI-assisted coding is shifting software from a craft-based process to an industrialized one, lowering costs and enabling much larger…
Save Up to 14% on Google Workspace Plans With Promo Codes in 2026
TL;DR Google is offering promo codes that cut Google Workspace prices by as much as 14% for the first three…
VCs Expect Enterprises to Boost AI Budgets in 2026, But Buy from Fewer Vendors
TL;DR A TechCrunch survey of 24 enterprise-focused venture capitalists finds most expect enterprises to raise AI spending in 2026 but…
The 70% AI productivity myth: why most companies see little real gain
TL;DR Vendor claims of 55–90% developer productivity boosts clash with independent research showing little or negative effects for most teams.…
If the AI bubble bursts, Nvidia could become the dominant software company
TL;DR Nvidia’s business today is largely driven by GPU hardware sales that surged after the 2022 generative AI boom. Because…
Tech leaders predict 2026: AI must deliver ROI, governance takes center
TL;DR Senior executives at Dell, Microsoft, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Snowflake say 2026 will be the year organizations demand measurable returns…
AI Employees Don’t Pay Taxes — How Automation Could Erode Public Revenue
TL;DR An opinion piece argues that broad replacement of human workers with AI risks hollowing out the payroll tax base…
Why LLMs Are Not Fun: A Developer’s Case Against AI-as-Teammate
TL;DR A software consultant argues that large language models sap the pleasures of both programming and management. He uses LLMs…