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Popular AI chatbots are prone to making false claims, cite out of date figures, and answer the same question differently on different days, a new report into their accuracy has found.

Over the past two days, 20 startups have been pitching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, presenting live demos and answering tough questions from our expert judges. Now it’s time to unveil the five companies that will be competing in the Startup Battlefield finals.

A TikTok video posted by creator @mon_silvag on September 10, 2026, shows her defending working from home. The video drew about 115,100 views and 12,700 likes at the time of publication.

A civil servant “exploited” remote working culture and used sick notes to fraudulently work five Government jobs at the same time, a court has heard.

India’s economy is growing at an enviable rate of over 7% despite global energy shocks, rising interest rates, tariff uncertainties and weather-related disruptions.

Five Techstars portfolio companies landed on the Sifted 250, the annual ranking of Europe’s fastest-growing startups by revenue. Two of them cracked the top 10.

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) and Founders Factory will invest in five mining startups through their mining tech accelerator program, supporting early-stage companies to improve mineral discovery, mine safety and metals processing.

Eli Lilly is taking its direct-to-consumer playbook to Australia. The drugmaker is bypassing traditional pharmacy channels with a new model there, another sign that pharma companies are experimenting with more direct relationships with patients as competition in obesity medicines intensifies. (STAT News)

Norton Rose Fulbright has won five awards at LatinFinance’s 2026 Project and Infrastructure Finance Awards for its work on major transactions across Latin America, spanning biofuels, critical minerals, mining and sovereign green financing in Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia.

Five Below, Inc. FIVE indicated that the company’s shift toward social media advertising has increased its engagement with digital platforms and consumer trends. As media spending moves toward social channels, teams are placing greater emphasis on monitoring and analyzing activity across these platforms. While the company had previously tracked social trends, it is now taking a…