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Monday 5 October 2026 · UTC

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21:54

Lucid Motors’ EV output falls to lowest level in almost 2 years

19:33

Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost

18:54

Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account

18:29

TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout

18:07

At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI

17:29

Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era

17:26

5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day

17:10

Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule

16:43

HackerRank’s AI interviewer offers a glimpse into what job interviews could become

15:14

OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results

15:00

Lola Vision Systems is trying to make it easier to run AI models on chips

15:00

Open or closed AI? How founders are choosing what to build on at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

14:58

Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database

14:35

Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI ‘agent fleet’

14:30

Meet the Startup Battlefield 200 judges who’ll decide the winner at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

14:00

The final Disrupt Stage lineup: Three days of conversations you won’t hear anywhere outside of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

12:00

Can Safeworld convince people that GenAI robots won’t hurt them?