Waymo’s commercial robotaxi ramp-up looks expansive, both in geographic reach and in ridership. And by almost every measure, it is — until you pay attention to where the bulk of those robotaxis are actually showing up.

Brace yourself: It turns out AI is being optimized for cheating. OpenAI’s agents hacked into Hugging Face to get the answers to a cybersecurity test. Next, they solved a prestigious math problem (or just stole from two top mathematicians’ answer sheets). Anthropic’s models have also hacked into other companies’ systems four times already. And that’s…

There are only two days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, and we’re on reason 4 of 5 why you should attend. While most tech events can give you plenty to think about, the useful ones also give you something to do differently when you get back to work.

Have you been pouring more budget into traffic, only to watch revenue stay flat? You’re not alone, and it’s not a traffic problem. According to NP Digital research, for businesses generating at least $10 million in annual revenue that invest in both conversion rate optimization and traffic generation, conversion rate accounted for 68 percent with…