In Summary. Posted:. 1:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, October 4th, 2026. Citing a notable increase in AI submissions, Google has temporarily halted its open source bug bounty program until 2022. In 2020, TechCrunch highlighted concerns… 

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify President Donald Trump hosted many of the biggest names in artificial intelligence this week — in part to announce that the U.S. government isn’t calling it artificial intelligence… 

A federal judge ruled this week that a Tulsa, Oklahoma sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock Safety to search for her license plate without a warrant.  As reported by 404… 

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said the company has stopped using nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in its dealings with government agencies as it seeks approval to build new data centers. Garman’s statement is just one… 

Meta’s Muse, a personal AI agent that books travel, fills out forms, and shops on a user’s behalf, has already proven popular with the masses, but a new side project could be particularly alluring to… 

Flock Safety, whose cameras scan license plates across the country, continues to draw public anger, and now Senator Bernie Sanders wants the federal government out of the business altogether. Sanders (D-Vermont) on Friday introduced the… 

Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology companies like Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox will have to provide first responders with local, on-the-ground support when their robotaxis cause problems under a new California law. The companies could also face… 

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 revolves around a central inquiry: What strategies are necessary for creating a sustainable organization amidst the advancements of artificial intelligence? Our programming and speaker lineup have been designed in response to the…