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TechCrunch says the discount window for early registration to Disrupt 2026, its October 13-15 conference at San Francisco's Moscone West, closes within 24 hours. Attendees who register before the deadline can save up to $200, with an additional 50% off a second pass of the same type.
TechCrunch says the last 24 hours to save up to $200 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 tickets end at midnight, after which prices rise. The conference runs October 13-15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, and buyers can also get an extra 50% off a second pass of the same type.
AI-focused insurance startup Corgi Insurance has laid off employees who were building out a chain of company-branded coffee shops in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The move follows the shutdown of one of its two existing cafe locations after city officials found it operating without a required permit, and comes as Corgi originally aimed to open 100 cafes within six months.
TechCrunch is running a buy-one-get-one promotion on Disrupt 2026 tickets, offering 50% off a second pass of the same type when purchasing one. The offer runs until doors open at Moscone West in San Francisco on October 13 at 8 a.m. PT, after which prices increase. Disrupt 2026 takes place October 13-15 and will feature over 300 startups, 10,000+ attendees, and 200+ sessions across six stages.
Speaking to about 250 founders and investors at a Bay Area event hosted by Endeavor Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis acknowledged he lacks answers to many AI policy questions facing global leaders. The trip combined fact-finding stops at Tesla and Sequoia Capital with efforts to pitch Greece as a destination for tech investment ahead of its expected upgrade to developed market status by MSCI next year.
Waymo introduced a transit rewards program in the San Francisco Bay Area that gives riders Waymo Cash when they link a Visa card and combine Waymo rides with public transit trips. The program starts with employees before a public rollout in coming weeks, and covers all 27 Bay Area transit agencies that accept contactless Visa tap-to-pay.
San Francisco filed a state lawsuit against Trump Media & Technology Group, alleging its Truth API service — which charges customers $100,000 a month for early access to posts from Trump and other officials on Truth Social — violates California's Unfair Competition Law and federal anti-corruption statutes. The suit cites instances, including an August 21st post about ground beef tariffs that moved cattle futures, as evidence that early access to presidential posts can be financially valuable.
Even as OpenAI and Anthropic employees anticipate windfalls from potential IPOs, Bay Area tech layoffs hit over 14,500 workers in the year ending June, nearly double the prior year. Former Google employee Basem Istanbouli started un(PTO) in December to support unemployed tech workers, and the group has grown from three founding members to more than 1,700, with weekly hikes now drawing crowds of 80 or more.
A photographer spent three hours at San Francisco's Muni Heritage Weekend 2026 using a line scan camera to photograph vintage streetcars, including the 1912 Muni No. 1, the first publicly owned big-city streetcar in the US, and other historic trams from Melbourne, Milan, and Blackpool. The resulting images, which capture the vehicles in a distinctive scanned format, have been released under a CC-By-SA 4.0 license and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
TechCrunch has announced that its current discounted ticket pricing for Disrupt 2026 expires Friday, Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT, after which rates rise. The conference will take place October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, expecting over 10,000 founders, investors, and tech leaders.
A venture called San Francisco Onion Futures Company is selling private, transferable contracts for future delivery of yellow onions, priced between $3 and $12 per onion for delivery up to six months ahead. Payments are processed via Stripe, and buyers in San Francisco, Toronto, Seattle, and Chicago receive physical onion delivery arranged in the first week of the contract month.
Waymo's in-cabin monitoring system flagged a terms-of-service violation involving a weapon during an early-morning ride in San Francisco's Richmond District, prompting the company to pull the vehicle over and call emergency services. Police conducted a high-risk stop and found a homemade 'ghost gun' styled like an assault rifle, along with suspected marijuana and mace, leading to the arrest of two unnamed minors on firearm possession charges.