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At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse. Last two days at Disrupt are half off. Don’t miss any more moments. REGISTER NOW Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Flock’s founder and CEO Garrett Langley doesn’t think the risks of.

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It’s time to unveil the five companies that will be competing in the Startup Battlefield finals. Last two days at Disrupt are half off. Don’t miss any more moments. REGISTER NOW Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Over the past two days, 20 startups have been pitching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, presenting live demos and answering.

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Every day, conversations unfold across social media and websites around the world. A seemingly insignificant post—whether it involves AI-generated misinformation, hate speech, or a damaging rumor—can quickly snowball into a much larger public controversy. Gudea, a company that tracks how stories and rumors spread online that describes itself as the “storm tracker for the internet,” … Last two days at Disrupt are half off. Don’t miss any more moments. REGISTER.

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Intero Biosystems is selling lab-grown human intestines to drugmakers as regulators push for alternatives to animal testing, while the startup looks to scale production and expand its organoid technology. Last two days at Disrupt are half off. Don’t miss any more moments. REGISTER NOW Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Drug development has long relied on animal models,.

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Consulting firm McKinsey & Company is going to ask some entry-level candidates to have a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a client as part of the interview process, according to The Wall Street Journal. The AI simulation "aims to reflect 80% of the scenarios McKinsey consultants might encounter in their day-to-day work," the WSJ says, and it isn't designed to "mimic an unhinged client." The AI won't score.

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Apple’s HomeView smart display seems tailor-made for the kitchen. (That aluminum base looks like it will hold up better than my now off-white kitchen HomePod.) I'm just going to come right out and say it. I love the approach Apple has taken with the HomeView. I think it's the shared, always-available household interface that my family might finally use. Is Apple's first smart display my dream smart home dashboard? No.