TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Day 2
Day 2 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, full of all themes across AI, investor-only session, more roundtables, and more. Register to save 50% on your pass.
Tech
techcrunch.com
14.10.2026
How Iran’s $2 trillion threat puts your AI stocks at risk
The Fed admits it can’t cool Big Tech’s spending spree. Tehran says it can, and it just named the targets.
Finance
marketwatch.com
14.10.2026
A New Report Sheds Light on the Secretive Race to Build Self-Improving AI
As AI companies warn of the dangers of self-improving AI, a new report offers a rare look at how they’re working to make it a reality.
World
time.com
14.10.2026
How AI apps are offering free substitutes for Big Tech software
AI-developed ArtCraft is challenging Adobe after disrupting legacy software's economic model.
World
aljazeera.com
14.10.2026
Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate through IoT devices
"Small weight-based replicators" could usher in a new generation of computer worms.
Tech
arstechnica.com
14.10.2026
What Filmmakers Should Preserve in Age of AI and Streaming | Opinion
The challenge for the film industry is to embrace innovation without losing sight of its craft, argues Scott Galloway.
Politics
newsweek.com
14.10.2026
Here’s how much the AI boom is contributing to inflation, according to Goldman Sachs calculations
Goldman Sachs economists have calculated how much the AI boom has contributed to inflation.
Finance
marketwatch.com
14.10.2026
Trump's US Super Intelligence Force and AI czar Jay Clayton
Trump announced a new Super Intelligence taskforce with the White House AI czar Jay Clayton in charge of a group responsible for making sure the US leads international competition in artificial intell
World
dw.com
14.10.2026
Tool and target: US law enforcement grapple with AI-enabled terrorism and anti-tech extremism
From the FBI to local police departments, US authorities are increasingly warning of would-be terrorists using chatbots to plan attacks and anti-AI extremist threats In May 2025, a 25-year-old man det
Tech
theguardian.com
14.10.2026
Men Can’t Stop Faking How Much They Know About AI
More than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional.
Tech
wired.com
14.10.2026
Laos eyes wider cooperation with Azerbaijan in mining, energy, AI – LNCCI (Interview)
Azerbaijan
trend.az
14.10.2026
Russell T Davies Calls BBC Boss’ AI ‘Doctor Who’ Comment ‘Clumsy’ and Teases Show’s Future: ‘You’ll Start to See Production’ in ‘Summer Next Year’
Outgoing “Doctor Who” showrunner Russell T. Davies has criticized BBC director general Matt Brittin over recent comments he made regarding an AI-generated episode of the cult show. Speaking at the Roy
Culture
variety.com
14.10.2026
AI demand to exceed supply for 2 more years, says ASML
Europe’s most valuable company said its clients that include TSMC and Intel were experiencing ‘very, very strong demand’
Finance
ft.com
14.10.2026
Russell T Davies criticises BBC boss's 'clumsy' AI Doctor Who comments
BBC director general Matt Brittin said he had seen a "pretty good" AI-generated episode of the show.
Culture
bbc.co.uk
14.10.2026
EU’s cyber unit turns to AI to fend off ‘high-risk’ hacks
European Commission IT department wants to use AI to defend its systems from the most serious cyberattacks.
Politics
politico.eu
14.10.2026
18 Years Later, the MCU Just Killed Off One of Its Oldest Heroee
In episode 2 of VisionQuest, J.A.R.V.I.S. sacrifices himself to save the other AI, giving a fitting farewell to a longrunning MCU character
Culture
polygon.com
14.10.2026
Course-embedded AI-augmented teaching is associated with engagement and performance in software education
Science
nature.com
14.10.2026
From research to clinical practice: Expert consensus on Neuroimaging AI tools for the Memory clinic (Neuro-AIM)
Science
nature.com
14.10.2026
Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at home
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud.
Tech
techcrunch.com
14.10.2026
Is it OK for jobseekers or employers to use AI?
Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.
Finance
bbc.co.uk
14.10.2026