TechCrunch
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Preview Finds the Future Waiting for Its Badge to Print
The definitive TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 preview: speakers, startups, AI, robots, ticket tips, and the difficult business of networking with the future.
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Fintech
Airtel Money Takes Africa’s Cash Counters to London’s Stock Market
Airtel Money begins London trading at a £5.3 billion IPO valuation. Behind the listing are cash agents, payment fees and a business investors can finally price.
Consumer Tech
Amazon’s Alexa Tablets Kill Fire OS and Charge $550 for Adulthood
Amazon ditched Fire OS for Android, premium aluminum, and Alexa+. The $550 flagship is impressively grown-up—and still trying to sell you something.
Fintech
BNY Brings Crypto Custody to Europe. The Revolution Has a Filing Cabinet.
BNY expands crypto custody in Europe under MiCA. What institutional safekeeping protects, what it cannot fix, and why banks want the keys to digital assets.
Review
Pimax Turns Wireless VR Into a $1,899 Line-of-Sight Negotiation
Pimax’s Crystal Pro makes wireless PC VR look technically brilliant, wildly expensive, and very committed to shipping sometime in 2027.
Startups
Tensor Machines Raised $1.5 Million to Find Out What Your GPU Actually Did
Tensor Machines raised $1.5M to measure useful AI compute. The idea is smart, the hardware is hot, and the spreadsheet needs a thermometer.
Consumer Tech
Ring Built a $249 Smart Lock You Crank Back From the Dead
Ring’s $249 smart lock drops the backup key for a hand-cranked power dial. It is clever, practical, and one dead battery from becoming cardio.
AI
Google Gives Gemini an Employee Badge. Please Remember to Offboard It.
Google's new Gemini agent promises finished work and an AI coworker with its own identity. Clever architecture; the org chart still needs an adult.
Money20/20
Money20/20 USA 2026 Preview Finds Actual Technology Beneath the Networking Announcements
Money20/20 USA 2026 preview: the companies, startup watchlist, deal rumors, AI payments, and stablecoin infrastructure worth watching beyond the Vegas selfies.
Boston Tech
Uber’s $2.3 Billion ezCater Acquisition Gives Boston Tech Something Better Than Free Lunch
Uber’s $2.3 billion ezCater acquisition agreement gives Boston tech a win, validating patient company-building and the surprisingly serious lunch business.
AI
DeepSeek Nears $12 Billion in Funding. Cheap AI Has Expensive Parents.
DeepSeek reportedly nears a $12 billion round backed by Tencent and CATL. Cheap tokens are real; a cheap AI business is another question.
Review
JBL Built a Boat Subwoofer That Detaches for Shore Leave
JBL’s BassPro Go2 is a boat subwoofer that becomes a portable speaker. The engineering is clever; the missing price is doing suspiciously heavy lifting.