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Apply now to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Apply before September 4 to be a part of the TechCrunch Disrupt community by hosting your own Side Event.

  • Application deadline for Side Events at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is September 4 at midnight PT.
  • Side Events allow hosting custom events between October 10-16, promoted to attendees and public.

World

Omokri defends Tinubu vver FBI files, days records do not amount to criminal history

Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has come to the defence of President Bola Tinubu amid the growing controversy over efforts to prevent the release of unredacted records held by the United States…

  • Omokri defends Tinubu against FBI records controversy.
  • One's presence in FBI files doesn't imply criminal conduct.
  • February 2003 diplomatic assurance of Tinubu's clean record.

AI

New AI method can support real-time management of infectious diseases

For the past 25 years, one discipline has been revolutionizing epidemiology: phylodynamics. By using genetic sequences, scientists can study how pathogens evolve. Thanks to mathematics, these data can be coherently organized into phylogenetic trees, with each branch representing a chain of transmission and each leaf representing an…

AI

Why some AI ads fail while others succeed

Artificial intelligence can create realistic depictions of just about anything, but that does not mean advertisers should lean on the technology, according to a study led by University of Mississippi professors.

AI

Instagram puts new limits on undisclosed AI profiles

As frustration over AI influencers has been growing, Instagram is limiting the reach of undisclosed AI profiles.

  • Instagram will rename AI creator label to AI-generated profile.
  • Creators without proper disclosure face reduced reach.
  • Label targets AI-generated profiles, not AI editing tools.
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