TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, held Oct. 13-15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, will feature over 200 sessions across six stages focused on AI strategy, agentic systems, and enterprise transformation, with …
Uncontrolled document collaboration tools expose teams to version chaos, access sprawl, and unnoticed data exposure as consumer-grade platforms scan documents for AI features and search indexing, acco…
A developer built AgentScaffold, a Python package that runs as an MCP server to add memory, peer review, and continuous improvement to AI coding agents. The tool indexes repositories into a property g…
A cohort of public software companies including Dropbox, Zoom, DocuSign, and PagerDuty are now growing under 5%, and the market has stopped pricing them as durable annuities. Dropbox grew 0.8% last qu…
ScanTicket, an iPhone app, uses AI to scan receipts and import bank statements, automatically categorizing expenses and suggesting monthly savings. The app processes data securely on its servers witho…
Meticulous, a London-based startup founded by former Dropbox and Palantir employees, raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Chemistry with participation from Menlo Ventures to address the chall…
Zapier launched the Zapier Marketplace, a plugin system that lets AI coding agents like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and OpenAI Codex connect to thousands of apps including Notion, Google Calendar…
AI is transforming cloud storage from passive file repositories into intelligent systems that predict user needs, compress data more efficiently, and prioritize sync tasks. Machine learning models emb…
SX 2.0 has launched with a shift from developers to non-technical users, offering new apps for Mac, Windows, and Linux that enable easy sharing of AI skills via cloud services like Dropbox, Google Dri…
Sx 2.0, a native desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux, lets non-technical team members share AI skills through a shared Dropbox folder without needing git or a terminal. The app translates skills i…
Developer Michael Ellis released Paperboy, an open-source MCP server that lets users manage research papers and books via Zotero and deliver them to e-readers like Kindle and Kobo through Claude's plu…
Cloud and local AI agents are complementary, not conflicting, argues a tech commentator in Issue 306 of Proof of Concept. The cloud provides contextual collaboration and shared understanding, while lo…
Google Gemini lead Josh Woodward released a top-10 list of user requests for the Gemini app, based on over 1,400 replies to a feedback request. The list includes improving Workspace integrations, tool…
Software-engineering interviews are shifting from memorized coding tests toward AI fluency and project reasoning, with companies like Dropbox and Cisco now allowing AI tools during assessments and rec…
AI has transformed software engineering hiring, with companies like Dropbox and Cisco now requiring AI skills and allowing candidates to use AI during interviews. Recent graduate Le'ale Addison noted …
Google announced Gemini Spark for macOS in beta on June 30, 2026, bringing agentic desktop automation to Google AI Ultra subscribers aged 18+ in the US. The update integrates with Google Tasks, Keep, …
A new essay argues that startups should avoid creating entirely new product categories because users need to quickly understand what a product is. The author claims that most successful products are b…
Google launched Gemini Spark, its AI agent assistant, on Mac via the Gemini desktop app, adding integrations with Google Tasks, Keep, and third-party apps like Canva and Dropbox. The macOS release pos…
Google has begun rolling out Gemini Spark, its agentic AI assistant, to the Gemini app for macOS. The assistant can perform tasks like organizing files and working with Workspace apps, but is currentl…
Google is rolling out updates for Gemini Spark, its 24/7 personal agent for Google AI Ultra subscribers, adding third-party app integrations with Canva, Dropbox, Instacart, OpenTable, and Zillow Renta…