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Helix Carbon says it can make iron cheaper by recycling blast furnace pollution. The startup uses an electrolyzer to turn waste carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, which helps reduce coke use. CEO David Brown said, “Any attempt to decarbonize the steel industry without dealing with the blast furnace is not going to work.”
Cerebras Systems CEO Andrew Feldman said the AI doomer narrative hurts the industry at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. He argued that leaders should focus on the technology's potential to cure diseases instead of just risks. “I think what we have to say is that this technology is powerful,” Feldman said.
Google is rolling out its powerful Gemini 4 Argon AI model to the public globally. You can now use it on your phone via the Gemini app. Josh Woodward said Argon “answers questions more directly with less hedging.” It handles complex coding and cybersecurity tasks while outperforming many rival models.
Google released its flagship AI model Gemini 4 Argon to developers and businesses on Wednesday. The model handles complex tasks in coding, finance, and science. Google said, “Teams using Argon in Antigravity increased agentic code submissions by more than 35%.” Pricing starts at $2 per million tokens for early users.
Alibaba launched its new Qwen smart glasses with 50-megapixel cameras at an event in Hangzhou on Tuesday. Priced from 2,999 yuan, these glasses rival Meta’s Ray-Ban models. Wu Jianjun said, “A higher-end Pro variant, priced at 3,499 yuan, also includes eye-tracking capabilities.” The device supports AI features and long battery life.
Technology billionaires added a record $845 billion to their fortunes in the first nine months of 2026. Driven by the AI boom, their total wealth reached $4.6 trillion. While these tech giants got richer, billionaires in other sectors collectively lost $62 billion, showing how much the industry currently dominates.
Twenty founders earned a spot in the 2026 Startup Battlefield to compete for a $100,000 prize at TechCrunch Disrupt. These innovators showed how they use new technology to measure the invisible world. They now have six minutes on the Disrupt Stage to prove their ideas can solve complex global problems.
Spotify users on iOS 27 can now ask Siri to play music without saying "on Spotify," the company said on Tuesday. This update makes hands-free listening feel more natural. Siri now learns your app preference and routes requests automatically. The feature is available globally for iPhone 15 Pro or later models.
Infosys CEO Salil Parekh said AI services may account for almost half of the company's work in two to three years. Speaking on Tuesday, he noted that AI demand is growing at a fantastic pace. The firm already hired 20,000 graduates this year to help clients deploy these new technologies.
Anthropic said small AI models may soon behave like computer worms, copying themselves between smart gadgets without human help. Researchers William Zhou and Daniel Freeman said, "An AI worm of this kind would likely be slow." These malicious programs could run on cheap devices, making them hard to stop later.
TechCrunch Disrupt will host its main stage from October 13 to 15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. The event features founders, CEOs, and investors discussing AI, robotics, and the future of tech. Attendees will hear from leaders like Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe and Mark Wahlberg about their latest industry work.
GPU Shark 2 is a new monitoring tool for Windows that tracks graphics card sensors and hardware details. The latest update added support for many new models, including the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 and various AMD Radeon cards. It also fixed bugs and improved how the software reads GPU usage data.