October 15, 2026

TechCrunch Top 3

Amazon's Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75: Amazon-owned Bee has launched its first new AI devices since its acquisition, including an updated wearable and a credit-card-sized recorder that attaches to smartphones. The devices can summarize conversations, create to-do lists, and integrate with Alexa and Amazon shopping, with prices starting at $74.99. Read More

Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US: The new shopping tool is available in the U.S. across Google Search and the Gemini app. Read More

Ramp reaches $60B valuation as it pushes deeper into AI: The funding comes as Ramp's annualized revenue crosses $2B, and its customer count reaches 85,000. Read More

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Morning Must-Reads

Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: 'We shouldn't pause progress': At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse. Read More

Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform: Figma is also releasing its code layers feature in open beta. Read More

Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis: The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve subsequent designs, all with the goal of automating and accelerating the chip design process. Read More

Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with 'zero-click' spyware: The digital rights unit found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after being shown malicious online ads. Read More

Meet the five companies competing in the Startup Battlefield finals at Disrupt 2026: It’s time to unveil the five companies that will be competing in the Startup Battlefield finals. Read More

A message from Macao International Trade & Investment Fair

Macao's 31st MIF to Kick Off in October

The 31st Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (31st MIF), organised by the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) of the Macao Special Administrative Region, will be held from 21 to 24 October 2026 at the Cotai Expo, The Venetian Macao. For the latest updates on MIF, please visit the official website at www.mif.com.mo.

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Last but Not Least

CedarDB wants one database to handle both transactions and analytics, as AI agents raise the stakes: Databases have traditionally been designed either for analytical data or for operational data. But database engine CedarDB supports both, and its approach has gained relevance with the rise of agentic AI. Read More

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