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Bluesky plans payment features for buying, selling and tipping within its network within months(techcrunch.com)
SummaryBluesky said it plans to introduce payment features within a few months that let users buy and sell goods within the network, or tip posts they like with money. It was described as the first step of…Amazon devices head Panos Panay expects AI devices to handle tasks on their own instead of apps(techcrunch.com)
SummaryPanos Panay, Amazon's senior vice president in charge of Alexa and devices, said on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage that users will rely less on finding apps and giving commands one by one. This is the…Meta releases Muse Spark Open, an open-weight AI model it said can run on a Mac(techcrunch.com)
SummaryMeta released Muse Spark Open, an open-weight AI model whose internal weights are public. Meta claims it is the 'most capable' open-weight model in the United States. The model size is 816 billion pa…Volvo expands Nvidia self-driving partnership and plans to bring it beyond electric vehicles(techcrunch.com)
SummaryVolvo said it will expand its partnership of about 10 years with Nvidia to put self-driving systems that can drive on city roads and highways into future vehicles. The technology has three parts: Nvi…Amazon's First New Product Since Its Acquisition, the Bee Conversation Recorder, Launches in Two Models Starting at About 75(techcrunch.com)
SummaryBee Frontier is a device worn on the wrist or clipped to a collar, priced at 74.99. According to the article, it listens to everyday conversations and creates summaries and to-do items. Bee Eclipse i…Recursive Intelligence aims to use AI to design chips and reduce data center compute shortages(techcrunch.com)
SummaryRecursive Intelligence aims to make chips faster and more efficient by handing chip design work to AI, its founders said on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Founder Anna Goldie claimed that compute deman…Figma Releases Specs, a Tool for Writing Design Rules as Text That AI Agents Can Reference(techcrunch.com)
SummaryFigma has released Specs, a Markdown editor where teams can write design rules as plain text. According to the original article, once a team records its design standards, people and AI agents can ref…Denver startup Interero offers a service to preview drug effects with human intestinal organoids instead of animals(techcrunch.com)
SummaryInterero Biosystems is a Denver-based startup spun out of the University of Michigan. It grows small clumps of human intestinal tissue in the lab, called organoids, and sells them to drug companies a…5 companies advance to the Disrupt 2026 Startup Battlefield finals, from scam call response to space computing(techcrunch.com)
SummaryFive companies advanced after 20 startups presented on stage: Apate.ai, Flox Intelligence, Intero Biosystems, Industrial Next and Satlyt. The fields are space and physical AI, energy and manufacturin…Gudea Uses AI to Track How Narratives Spread Online, Helping Companies Spot Warning Signs Before a Crisis(techcrunch.com)
SummaryGudea is a company that tracks how stories spread online. According to the source, its goal is to show who leads the conversation, which paths information travels, and how quickly a story gains momen…German CedarDB opens limited access to its cloud version, which handles transaction records and analytical queries in one database(techcrunch.com)
SummaryCedarDB is introduced as offering, in one database, both the function of storing everyday transaction records such as orders and payments and the analytics function of finding trends in data. It is a…Prism, a service that helps banks handle inheritance procedures digitally after an account holder dies(techcrunch.com)
SummaryPrism is a startup that builds beneficiary designation and inheritance procedures into accounts from the start, simplifying the process by which assets pass to heirs after the account holder dies. Th…Indian startup Scimplify uses AI to find specialty material manufacturers and shorten supply lead times(techcrunch.com)
SummaryScimplify is a Bengaluru, India-based startup founded in 2023 that develops manufacturing processes for specialty materials customers want and matches them with suitable producers among more than 500…Industrial Next Aims to Let Factory Robots Switch Jobs in Minutes Instead of Weeks(techcrunch.com)
SummaryFactory robots are usually programmed for one product and one task, so changing a line means reprogramming them and replacing equipment, which can take weeks to months. The San Francisco startup Indu…Science Corporation Implants Vision-Restoring Chip in Stargardt Disease Patient(techcrunch.com)
SummaryScience Corporation's PRIMA chip is implanted about 2mm in size behind the eye. According to the source, the patient wears glasses with a camera, and the chip receives the video sent by the glasses a…Helix Carbon claims it can reuse blast furnace carbon dioxide to reduce coke use(techcrunch.com)
SummaryBlast furnaces make pig iron by burning coke, which is processed from coal, and using the carbon monoxide produced to remove oxygen from iron ore. Helix Carbon proposes converting the carbon dioxide…Spotify says iPhones with iOS 27 can play music with Siri without adding 'on Spotify'(techcrunch.com)
SummarySpotify announced on 2026 October 13 (Tuesday) that on iPhones with iOS 27 installed, users no longer need to add 'on Spotify' when asking Siri to play music. According to the original article, this…Smart ring maker Ultrahuman plans to build a biological age model with Abu Dhabi health authorities and offer it across the UAE(techcrunch.com)
SummaryUltrahuman signed a 2-year memorandum of understanding with Abu Dhabi's public health center to develop and validate a model that estimates how fast a person is aging, combining wearable device data…Google unveils Fitbit Edge with a screen and automatic workout tracking, priced at 179.99(techcrunch.com)
SummaryGoogle has unveiled the Fitbit Edge. It is priced at 179.99 and adds an OLED screen to the thin band of the Fitbit Air. According to the source, the screen can show turn-by-turn navigation, notificat…AI startup says it can create building permit drawings from 2D sketches in minutes(techcrunch.com)
SummaryBlueprints AI says that when users upload a 2D sketch or PDF, it can produce drawings usable for building permit applications within minutes. According to the company, the product automates part of t…US Air Force signs contract to buy up to $49 million worth of civilian weather balloon data(techcrunch.com)
SummaryThe US Air Force has signed a contract to buy atmospheric data collected by WindBorne Systems' weather balloons. The balloons drift while adjusting their altitude to measure atmospheric conditions. T…Honeyjar unveils an AI PR tool to help write press releases and find reporters(techcrunch.com)
SummaryThe source introduces Honeyjar as a tool that automates PR work such as drafting announcements, finding reporters who may cover a story, and finding speaking opportunities. The founders say their goa…Ambi, founded by a former Flood executive, raises $26 million with an always-listening AI app(techcrunch.com)
SummaryAmbi has released apps for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch. The source reports that it works like a meeting notes app, and that when users leave it on, it listens to nearby conversations throughout the…Enperon, a pediatric sepsis device, is used in intensive care units as a blood purification device for children(techcrunch.com)
SummarySepsis is a condition in which the immune response to infection becomes excessive and damages the body. The article explains that it is a major cause of death for children under 5 years old, with abo…Mint tool that aims to cut curly hair styling to one brushing pass, and founder Dawn Myers' story(techcrunch.com)
SummaryThe company says Mint is designed to detangle, condition, apply gel, and style hair in one brushing pass. It uses refillable product pods and can gently warm the product before application. Founder D…Self-driving trucks may use roof-mounted warning beacons instead of warning triangles when broken down(techcrunch.com)
SummaryU.S. federal rules require drivers of ordinary large trucks that stop due to a breakdown to place reflective warning triangles on the road within 10 minutes. For self-driving trucks, the problem was…
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