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• Final hours to apply: Be the life of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 by hosting your own Side Event

  Today is your last chance to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco. By tonight, applications close. No extensions. No late entries. Apply now.

• Meta Ray-Ban Display and everything else unveiled at Meta Connect 2025

  Meta unveiled new versions of its AI-powered smart glasses, as well as a gesture-indicating wristband.

• Meet the latest VC judges joining Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 

  Twenty founders will pitch their companies on the Disrupt Stage, but only one will walk away with the $100,000 equity-free prize and the coveted Disrupt Cup.

• Octopus Energy spins off its Kraken utility billing and AI platform

  The British renewable energy provider said that its Kraken platform had $500 million in committed annual revenue, spurring a spinoff that could result in a massive IPO.

• How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26

  A list of apps that are using Apple's local models to introduce new features.

• One week left: Lock in discounted pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

  We are in the final week to lock in your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 pass and save up to $668. Join one of the biggest tech gatherings of the year — commit now before prices rise on September 27.

• Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web

  Mastodon launches hosting and support services to generate revenue and expand the open social web.

• Indian fintech Jar turns profitable by enabling millions to save in gold

  Jar has been profitable after tax for the past two quarters.

• OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild 

  AI models don't just hallucinate. They also "scheme," meaning deliberately lie or hide their true intentions.

• Raising Series A in 2026: Insights from top early-stage VCs at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

  Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Thomas Krane (Insight Partners), and Sangeen Zeb (GV) share how to win Series A funding in 2026 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.