The end of ‘rip and replace’? New survey finds businesses are sticking it out with legacy tech

Despite scaling to AI, many businesses are keeping hold of older hardware, opting to upgrade existing devices wherever possible, rather than replace them.

Creem secures €5M to build financial infrastructure for AI-native startups

Creem, a billing and monetisationplatform for AI-native companies, has raised €5 million in seed funding todevelop its platform and expand its financial and revenue tools for softwarebusinesses. The r…

Iceland-based Treble raises $18 million for its voice simulation platform

Treble’s voice simulation platform is used by voice AI model developers, AI wearable, and robotics companies

OpenAI Agents Were Using Messaging Prior To Hugging Face Incident

Reports of earlier agent collaboration deepen concerns about OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach and autonomous behavior.

APOD: 2026 September 17 – A Treasure Chest in the Carina Nebula
APOD: 2026 September 17 – A Treasure Chest in the Carina Nebula

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 17 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. A Treasure […]

Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome
Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome

Temperature records toppled across the central and southern U.S. as the autumnal equinox approached.

Nearby Computing secures €680K to scale cloud-to-edge orchestration platform

Nearby Computing, a deeptech company that orchestrates and automates distributed cloud-to-edge environments across networks, infrastructure, applications, and AI, has secured a €680,000 investment fro…

Why Protecting One Patch Of Ocean May Not Be Enough For Sharks

A new acoustic-tracking study in the Gulf of Mexico shows that protecting a place does not necessarily mean protecting the animals that use it.

Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

This session will explore how early-stage companies are building teams where humans and AI agents work alongside each other — and how founders can do that without sacrificing speed, accountability, or culture. Learn more at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Reg…