Day: October 19, 2026

No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark’s partners on investing in a frenzied market Benchmark may have grown its funds and swapped out some partners, but onstage the five who are left sounded like friends who just happen to be running one of the Valley’s most storied firms

Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’ Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/18/anthropic-says-its-committing-5-of-its-shares-to-a-public-benefit-fund/

Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ “You Can See Everything” is having the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/18/everyones-watching-the-elizabeth-holmes-documentary-you-can-see-everything/

Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce The filing also says that the “vast majority” of Character.AI employees who were offered jobs at Disney accepted them. However, this is a stalking horse bid, so another company could come forward with a higher offer. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/18/disney-agrees-to-hire-the-majority-of-character-ais-workforce/

TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s next act Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/18/techcrunch-mobility-rivians-next-act/