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AI applications in logistics, autonomous vehicles, and traffic management.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 reveals AI, robotics and venture heavyweights for flagship stage

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 unveils a major stage lineup on AI, robotics, startups and venture capital in San Francisco this October.

DoorDash is testing AI ordering in Apple Messages, letting users text food requests and build carts with local recommendations.

Peak XV lifted its Surge seed investment ceiling to $5M and unveiled 18 startups spanning AI, robotics, health, fintech and space.

Crusoe ended its $1.25B Boom turbine plan, reshaping AI data center power strategy and dealing a setback to Boom’s launch business.

Cargo theft struck PlusAI trailers marked for Nvidia, but thieves found 20 tons of sand instead. The case highlights rising tech freight crime.

California is boosting data center transparency with new rules on water, electricity and grid costs as AI infrastructure expands.

AT&T’s AI overhaul is cutting jobs, retiring copper networks, and reshaping the telecom giant around fiber, wireless, and automation.

SK Hynix is reportedly weighing a US memory chips deal with Intel, as AI demand and Washington’s push for domestic production accelerate.

Travis Kalanick’s Atoms is reportedly targeting the robotaxi business, with hiring, acquisitions and Uber talks following its $1.7 billion raise.

Apple’s new CEO and Nvidia’s ecosystem push show how the AI stack is reshaping hardware, software and autonomy.