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The Disrupt Stage, only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is where tech’s biggest bets get made — live and unfiltered. It’s where startup dreams turn into $100,000 wins in Startup Battlefield, and where the industry’s power players reveal what’s next.  This year, we’re bringing Alphabet’s moonshot chief Astro Teller, Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone, and Khosla Ventures’ Vinod Khosla (never one to mince words) to the stage. Sequoia’s Roelof Botha will dig into the future of venture, buzzy Slate Auto is dropping its first fully customizable electric truck, and Phia’s headline-making founders, including Phoebe Gates, are taking us inside one of the hottest new commerce startups on the scene. If you want the headlines before they hit the wire, you’ll find them here.   And stay tuned, we’re not done yet. The final reveal of what’s to come on the Disrupt…

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to send Sean “Diddy” Combs to prison for over 11 years following his conviction on prostitution-related charges, citing one of his accusers who said she lives in fear of the music mogul’s release from detention.“His crimes of conviction are serious and have warranted sentences over ten years in multiple cases for defendants who, like Sean Combs, engaged in violence and put others in fear,” they wrote in a presentence submission requesting at least 11 years and three months in prison.They filed their sentencing recommendation shortly after midnight, including…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:35 AM ET, Mon September 29, 2025 Terry Dale has signed a two-year contract extending his role as the president and CEO of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA). Dale began his role of president back in 2011 and became CEO in 2013. The new contract extends his leadership through 2028.  The USTOA expanded government advocacy, strengthened the importance of responsible tourism and strengthened worldwide partnerships under Dale’s last fourteen years. It also started the annual USTOA Congressional Caucus and its Sustainability is Responsibility (SIR) Summit. The most recent achievements of the organization during Dale’s tenure…

The U.K. government has confirmed it will guarantee a commercial bank loan of £1.5 billion ($2 billion) for car-making giant Jaguar Land Rover after a hack forced the company to shut down its production lines and left downstream suppliers at risk of bankruptcy. In a statement on Sunday, U.K. ministers said that the government-backed loan will “bolster JLR’s cash reserves so it can support its supply chain which has been greatly impacted by the shutdown.”  JLR will have five years to pay back the loan.  Companies across the U.K. that supply parts and products to JLR, many of which are…

CHICAGO (AP) — College student Maya Roman has the handoff down to a science: a text message, a walk to a designated site, and a paper bag delivered with condoms and Plan B emergency contraception. At DePaul University, it’s the only way students can get a sliver of sexual health support, she said.DePaul, a Catholic school in Chicago, prohibits distribution of any kind of birth control on its campus.To get around that, a student group runs a covert contraceptive delivery network called “the womb service.” The group was once the university’s chapter of Planned Parenthood Generation Action, but it has…

AAA inspectors have identified two hotels and two restaurants worthy of its prestigious Five Diamonds in September.Hotel designees honored for luxurious amenities and unparalleled service included Conrad Orlando at Evermore in Orlando, Florida and THE VILLAS Caeser Palace in Las Vegas, while Atlas in Atlanta and Autor in Tulum, Mexico received recognition for their culinary artistry and exceptional dining experience.Nearly 30 other properties received AAA Four Diamonds across North America, the Caribbean and Costa Rica.AAA Four Diamond PropertiesAlmare, A Luxury Collection All-Inclusive Resort | Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico Casa Azul Hotel Monumento Historico | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico Conrad Tulum…

Making democracy work isn’t easy, as recent events have made clear. Some critics would argue that technology is making it worse. But one startup is hoping that AI could help bridge some differences instead of widen them. “I had an a-ha moment one day when I realized people are asking AI to explain something like they’re five years old,” Tomy Lorsch, co-founder and CEO of ComplexChaos, told TechCrunch. “What if we use it as a facilitator to help people understand each other and find common ground?” He and co-founder Maya Ben Dror are developing tools to help people arrive at…

Connecting passengers on board one of United Airlines’ longest international flights will now have a smoother layover process, thanks to the carrier’s latest initiative. United has teamed up with United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to launch a new program that ends the need for connecting fliers with checked bags to reclaim and recheck their luggage on certain international routes. The program, called International Remote Baggage Screening, is now available to passengers on the airline’s daily flight from Sydney (SYD) to San Francisco (SFO) with a connection to a final destination.With the new process, travelers check their bags as usual…

You read that right. From today through October 3, we’re offering an exclusive deal just for founders and investors at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Founder Bundle Passes: Groups of 4–9 founders save 15%. Investor Bundle Passes: Groups of 4–9 investors save 20% (up from 15%). Round up your founder community or investor network, spread the news on all channels, and secure your bundle passes now — these group savings are only available for a limited time. Register your group before Friday, October 3, at 11:59 p.m. PT. What to expect at Disrupt 2025 Image Credits:TechCrunch Experience three full days at San…

SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — A building at an Islamic school in Indonesia collapsed onto praying students, injuring dozens and burying more in the rubble. Rescuers were digging into the unstable debris to find survivors at the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the East Java town of Sidoarjo. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Rescuers search for survivors after a building collapsed at an Islamic boarding school, in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) Rescuers search for survivors after a building collapsed at an Islamic boarding school, in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia,…