An online publisher of technology information from Yahoo!. TechCrunch features articles about tech startups as well as the industry in general. Launched in 2005, it was owned by AOL and Verizon before being acquired by Yahoo! in 2021. TechCrunch hosts in-person and online events, including the Disrupt conferences in various cities throughout the U.S. and Europe. The heads of many major tech companies were on the Disrupt stage before they became famous. See
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