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Gudea Uses AI to Spot Online Crises Before They Spiral

Gudea says its AI crisis detection platform spots online narratives before they explode, and it just raised $7 million in seed funding.

Zenzap raised $44M for its AI workplace messenger designed to replace WhatsApp in business teams with secure, mobile-first chat.

TechCrunch is offering a 50% off Disrupt 2026 ticket sale as the San Francisco conference enters its final two days.

Disrupt 2026 Day 2 spotlights AI, robotics and venture deal-making at Moscone West, with 300+ startups and major industry speakers.

Scimplify raises $25M to scale AI chemicals manufacturing and cut reliance on China across semiconductors, defense and energy.

Flox Intelligence is scaling wildlife deterrence AI for trains, airports and roads as it opens a $10 million Series A.

Epic reportedly shifts to AI game development for an unannounced Disney shooter, using Claude and full AI workflows.

Character.AI bankruptcy follows lawsuits, safety scrutiny and high AI costs as the chatbot startup seeks a sale and Disney deal.

A pro-AI super PAC network routed millions through Nevada LLCs, sparking claims of shell companies and campaign finance violations.

Honeyjar is betting AI PR tools can improve communications with smarter drafting, journalist targeting and human oversight.