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TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Day One With Astro Teller, Vinod Khosla and Startup Battlefield

Today marks the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, and before we dive into our packed agenda, remember that it’s not too late to get a ticket for our entire three-day event: You can watch the Disrupt Stage programming right here, and we’ll be broadcasting the following sessions for anyone to watch live. Stay tuned…

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Today marks the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, and before we dive into our packed agenda, remember that it’s not too late to get a ticket for our entire three-day event:

You can watch the Disrupt Stage programming right here, and we’ll be broadcasting the following sessions for anyone to watch live. Stay tuned for Tuesday and Wednesday when we’ll be broadcasting the rest of our Disrupt Stage sessions.

Opening remarks, Startup Battlefield Session One: 10-11:45am
Our first round of Battlefield finalists will deliver their pitches live on stage in front of a lineup of judges featuring Allison Baum Gates of SemperVirens, Cathy Friedman from GV, Seven Seven Six’s Katelin Holloway, Precursor’s Charles Hudson and Nicolas Sauvage of TDK Ventures.

The Self-Driving Reality Check: 11:15-11:45am
Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO of Waymo, takes the stage to talk about where AVs actually stand, what it’s taken to get to real deployments, and why the race isn’t just about tech, it’s about trust.

Startup Battlefield Session TwoL 1:30-2:45pm
The second lineup of Battlefield competitors take to the stage, where they’ll be vetted by our panel of judges featuring Eryk Dobrushkin of Index Ventures, Nvidia’s Jen Hoskins, Insight Ventures’ Thomas Krane, DXV’s Jon McNeil and Katie Stanton of Moxie Ventures.

What Sequoia Sees Coming Next: 2:45-3:15pm
Roelof Botha is among the most influential VCs of the modern era, and this is your chance to hear how today’s most ambitious founders are navigating AI, geopolitics, and a shifting capital landscape.

Moonshots, AI, and the Future of Alphabet: 3:15-3:45pm
Astro Teller leads the lab where Alphabet incubates the nearly impossible, and he’s going to provide a rare look into what’s succeeding within X, how their “fail fast” mantra is faring, and his perspective on, you guessed it, AI.

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October 28, 2025 at 2:06 am

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October 28, 2025 at 3:28 am

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October 28, 2025 at 1:51 pm

At this point, not implementing Waymo all over the world is negligence. Millions of deaths would be avoided.

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Were You Impressed by Google’s New Pixel Devices? Tech Editors React to Made by Google 2026

Our top mobile and health tech editors from PCMag, CNET and ZDNET share their thoughts on Google’s Made by Google Pixel event hosted by Trevor Noah. What were the coolest features on the new Pixel devices, and what felt like a dud? Read more about the Made by Google event on CNET.com: Made by Google…

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Everything Revealed at Made by Google 2026 in Less Than 12 Minutes

Google revealed its new lineup of Pixel 11 Phones, Pixel Buds Pro, the Pixel Watch 5 and the new Pixel Tag at its Made by Google event, hosted by Trevor Noah. Check out all the highlights and product reveals in less than 12 minutes. You can find the products mentioned in this article linked below…

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What You Tell AI Could Show Up in Court

Use a lawyer that uses AI, do not use AI as your lawyer. Chat GPT and Claude don’t have attorney-client privilege so whatever you ask can (and likely will) be discovered if you go to litigation. Startup lawyer Kristina Subbotina joined us on our Build Mode podcast to talk about how she built Lexsy, an…

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Use a lawyer that uses AI, do not use AI as your lawyer. Chat GPT and Claude don’t have attorney-client privilege so whatever you ask can (and likely will) be discovered if you go to litigation.

Startup lawyer Kristina Subbotina joined us on our Build Mode podcast to talk about how she built Lexsy, an AI tool that keeps human lawyers in the loop.

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