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There are no events like TechCrunch confusion. If you've never been, this is a year to change. Just three days are left to save up to $668 on your pass. Join over 10,000 founders, investors and innovators in 2025. Sign up here to ensure low prices. This is the definitive startup event where technology will take the next stage, with early access, first me bar insights and game-changing introductions all in one place. Investors discover the next breakout startup. Founders meet supporters, builders and customers who can embrace everything from ideas to scaling. Also, technology leaders at companies like Openai,…

The space economy is not just about rockets and satellites. It concerns entirely new models for building and defending infrastructure, autonomy, and off-earth assets. TechCrunch takes place in Moscone West, San Francisco from October 27th to 29th, TechCrunch takes place in 2025. Space Stage is where this shift becomes a reality. If you're ready to explore how the next generation of Tech will meet with COSMOS, grab your tickets before the end of up to $668 on September 26th at 11:59pm. In the next era of space technology In this positive panel, Rogers, co-founder and CEO of True Anomaly, and…

Luxury car-maker Jaguar Land Rover will not resume production at its factories for yet another week as it continues to grapple with fallout from a cyberattack.   In early September, the Jaguar Land Rover stopped production at its factories in the U.K. after it was impacted by a cyberattack in which hackers stole company data. Jaguar Land Rover has not said what data was stolen.   Jaguar Land Rover said in a statement on Tuesday the production suspension will continue until next week, specifically Wednesday October 1. But the company did not commit to resuming production then, only saying it “made…

As the startup world descends on San Francisco, TechCrunch will disrupt 2025, which is taking place at Moscone West. With over 10,000 startups and VC leaders coming together due to the disruption of this milestone, conversations about access, geography and opportunity have become more timely than ever before. On the builder stage, Anh-Tho Chuong (Lago), David Hall (Revolution) and Tawni Nazario-Cranz (Signalfire) lead the essential sessions for anyone looking to expand smartly in today's startup landscape. Sign up now to save up to $668 before the 11:59pm deadline on September 26th. Why this conversation is important now As decentralized teams,…

The future of work is no longer on the horizon. It has been redefined in real time. In TechCrunch's AI stage, in the 2025 AI stage, Mercor co-founder and CEO Brendan Foody breaks down how artificial intelligence is transforming not just how we work, but who works in the first place. From talent access to pipeline adoption to the rise of the Ai-Aigmented team, it's a conversation that can reconstruct how you think about your next employment. You should miss this session about how AI is redefineing employment practices on TechCrunchDon't's 20th anniversary. Sign up by 11:59pm on September 26th…

Tim Chen, a solo VC for his company Essence VC, said he had just shut down his fourth fund. The limited partner investors were very enthusiastic about investing, and they prevailed that, he told TechCrunch. He didn't even have time to generate a pitch deck. In this era of billion-dollar ventures and solo VCs like Jack Altman (who just raised the second Giants Fund for $275 million), a $41 million salary increase may not sound much. But that's mostly because Chen didn't want to take on more. This is a startup from Chen's 2022 third fund $27 million (up from…

Few investors, like Vinod Khosla, are frankly or thinking big. The founders of Khosla Ventures have never avoided calling for hype, doubling their ambitious bets, or looking beyond gradual progress on the founder. This October, TechCrunch was hampered in 2025, taking place in Western Moscon, San Francisco on October 27-29, with Khosla returning to the chaos stage for a fireplace chat that promises insight, provocation and inspiration. In a session filled with experience and hard-working lessons, he shares his unpleasant take on the world 15 years from now. This is advice that entrepreneurs need to listen to, not just what…

For Julian Emery, the issues have always been personal. He is the CEO and co-founder of SuperPanel, a platform that helps law firms seamlessly embed their new clients. He listed emotional encounters with the law. As a Canadian, he worked hard to find access to legal help. He also recalls his mother in a car accident and how legal payments helped his family continue to float for years. He felt that it was a corporate process of assessing legal intake, a new client or demand – boring. “For consumers, it's a maze of forms, phone calls, dropped leads, and most…

StrictlyVc returned to TechCrunch's chaos in October, bringing together insiders that shape the venture capital landscape. This time, we will focus on liquidity, the biggest challenge in the market. In an era of extended exit timelines, slower distribution, and increasingly selective LPS, conversations behind closed doors are more important than ever. Working with Cendana Capital, which has supported over 80 funding in its 15-year history, we are offering new recorded LP tracks that GPS need to know to survive and thrive in this environment. If you want to post, deploy or manage capital, this is the room you want to…

Ransomware attacks against Collins Aerospace, a company that provides check-in systems at several European airports, have caused continental disruption for the fourth day in a row. At the time of this writing, London's Heathrow airport has 90% delayed flights, with an average delay of 29 minutes, according to Flightradar24, a website that monitors air traffic. 88% of flights at Brussels Airport were delayed, with an average delay of 43 minutes. 94% of flights at Berlin Brandenburg Airport are delayed, with an average delay of 1 hour. Dublin Airport has an average delay of 26 minutes, with 91% of flights delayed.…