After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ Brandon Sorbom and Helion’s David Kirtley on bringing fusion to the grid at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
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FBI reportedly declares ‘cyber security incident’ after hackers steal agents’ personal data
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Next five VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 contenders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Thousands of applications. Multiple rounds of review. Hundreds of hours spent evaluating startups from around the world. Now comes the
Modulate raises $25M for its voice models and analysis suite
Modulate deploys its models to detect deepfake, fraud and scam
Your final chance to grab your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is Oct. 2
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Insuretech Outmarket raises $34.5M just months after prior round
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ElevenLabs’ new v4 speech model supports more expression control and 90 languages
ElevenLabs v4 can clone voices with a 10 second clip
Viral AI agent Instinct raises $1B Series C at a $10B valuation
Instinct has raised a $1 billion Series C, saying ‘we’re just getting started.’ The company is now valued at $10
SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time
Though not without some drama along the way.