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A federal judge in San Francisco ordered 35-year-old Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan, accused of planting an audio recorder in an OpenAI conference room, to remain in custody. Prosecutors say he maintained contact with a member of the Saudi royal family and has 'significant backing' from a foreign state; Saudi Arabia has not responded to media inquiries.
Sardor QodirovFive partners of the venture firm Benchmark spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt and discussed their approach to investing during the AI hype: two to three new investments per year per partner, Monday meetings with no agenda, the fund's growth to $2 billion, and their view on the risks of a correction, the Cerebras IPO, and the role of San Francisco.
Dilnoza RahimovaAfter the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, organizers announced a 50% discount on all ticket types for the remaining two days — October 14 and 15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Among the announced speakers are Mark Wahlberg, Replit CEO Amjad Masad, Benchmark partners, Panos Panay of Amazon, and representatives of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face. Also planned are more than 320 exhibitors and the Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition.
Sardor QodirovOn October 15, 2026, the final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 takes place at Moscone West in San Francisco. More than 10,000 founders, investors and industry leaders are attending the conference. The program includes the Startup Battlefield final, sessions on AI agents, security, startup growth, more than 320 exhibitors and roundtables. Tickets are on sale at a 75% discount until the end of the day.
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