Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says

Replit, the AI coding platform that has become a favorite of startup founders and developers, is no longer working with Anthropic, the company’s CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad said Thursday while onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI…

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Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says

Replit, the AI coding platform that has become a favorite of startup founders and developers, is no longer working with Anthropic, the company’s CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad said Thursday while onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI…

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Disrupt 2026: Day 2 | TechCrunch

Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is here at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Explore innovative startups and solution providers in the Expo Hall, discover emerging technologies through live startup pitches, and use AI-powered matchmaking to connect with a community of 10,000+ founders, investors, startup teams, and technology leaders. Whether you’re looking for your next investment,…

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Scimplify raises $25M to challenge China’s grip on critical materials with AI

As manufacturers across industries strive to reduce their reliance on Chinese suppliers, Indian startup Scimplify has raised $25 million to expand its AI-powered approach to producing specialty chemicals and critical materials, with semiconductors, defense and energy emerging as key growth markets. The all-equity strategic round was led by Hitachi Ventures, with customers Henkel and Teknor…

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Cerebras CEO pushes back on AI doomsday warnings

Cerebras Systems CEO and co-founder Andrew Feldman thinks the AI doomer narrative isn’t doing the industry any favors. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI chipmaker exec quipped that “some of the leaders in the AI world maybe shouldn’t be allowed to talk in public.” He’s referencing the negativity now spreading around the dangers of AI,…

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Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient

Science Corporation CEO Max Hodak announced that the company has implanted its vision-restoring chip, PRIMA, into its first patient with Stargardt disease, an inherited eye disease that gradually destroys central vision. Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, the brain implant company, explained on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt how the company’s work with PRIMA…

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