October 28, 2025

VC Vinod Khosla says the US government could take 10% stake in all public companies to soften the blow of AGI: Vinod Khosla has a bold vision for how society could be reconfigured to share the abundance created by AI technology. Read More

Netflix CTO announces interactive real-time voting for live content: Viewers will be able to vote while watching live content to directly influence the outcome of what they're watching on their TV or mobile device. Read More

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Astro Teller, Startup Battlefield, and more live: If you’re not able to attend in person, the next best thing is to check out our livestream of the Disrupt Stage. Tune in right here starting at 9 a.m. PT. Read More

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Netflix CTO says more vertical video experiments are coming, but streamer is not competing with TikTok: Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone says company is experimenting with vertical video, but isn't trying to be TikTok. Read More

Netflix launches redesigned profiles for kids: Netflix announces new Kids' profiles with real-time recommendations, a 'My Netflix' hub, and more. Read More

Sam Altman says OpenAI will have a ‘legitimate AI researcher’ by 2028 : To achieve those goals, OpenAI is betting on two key strategies: continued algorithmic innovation and dramatically scaling up "test time compute" — essentially how long models spend thinking about problems. Read More

Elloe AI wants to be the ‘immune system’ for AI — check it out at Disrupt 2025: Elloe AI promises a system capable of fact-checking AI outputs, making sure they don’t violate laws and regulations, and that they are safe for the users. Read More

Identifee, built by Wells Fargo alumni, unifies productivity tech for bankers into a single platform — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: The startup’s platform is built on several modular systems that clients can purchase individually or as a complete suite. Read More

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Day 2: Second day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at San Francisco's Moscone West. Here's the rundown to what to expect, including the 50% discount on passes for remainder of the event. Read More

Waymo co-CEO on robotaxi vandalism: 'We're not standing for it': Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana opened up at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 about the vandalism of its cars and how the company pushes back on government surveillance requests. Read More

Strong by Form will show its ultralight engineered wood at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Strong by Form has designed a structural floor piece that can span longer distances than existing engineered wood, making it a replacement for steel or concrete. At the same time, the product is lighter than all three. Read More

Claude Agent has become the first third-party AI agent to be built natively into JetBrains IDEs. Powered by Anthropic’s Claude Agent SDK, it delivers advanced agentic coding inside familiar workflows. With the addition of Claude Agent, JetBrains introduces a multi-agent IDE experience, empowering developers to do even more with the tools they already know and love.

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Charter Space brings fintech to spacecraft insurance and is showing off its stuff at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: The goal is faster, cheaper, and more reliable risk evaluation for spacecraft insurance, and eventually to power new forms of credit and nondilutive funding for space companies looking outside venture capital and the public markets. Read More

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