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2 days left: Get 50% off a second pass to Disrupt 2026

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Two days. That’s all that’s left to lock in your place — with your partner, co-founder, or colleague — at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

Right now, you can buy one pass and get 50% off a second of the same ticket type, but that offer ends May 8 at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices go up, and the opportunity to show up with more perspective, more context, and more clarity disappears with it.

At this stage, the advantage comes down to how quickly you leave with a clear sense of what to do next, which is why securing your pass now and deciding who to bring with you matters more than waiting.

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Disrupt is where you get clarity on leveling up

Success in the startup ecosystem depends on knowing what to do next — and moving on it with confidence. Across founders, investors, and operators, the challenge isn’t a lack of ideas. It’s clarity.

There are too many signals, too many opinions, and too many possible directions. Product decisions stall. Investment timing stretches. Execution slows, not because the path isn’t there, but because it isn’t obvious.

Disrupt compresses that uncertainty into three days of high-impact programming, unparalleled networking, and real-time insight from the people actively shaping the market, giving you access to clarity that’s difficult to replicate elsewhere, and even harder to access if you wait past the May 8 deadline to secure your second pass for 50% off.

You’ll hear directly from leaders like:

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See how waves in the industry get made

One of the biggest advantages of being at Disrupt is witnessing how decisions actually happen.

Startup Battlefield 200 makes that clear. As founders pitch live in front of seasoned VC judges and a global audience, you’re not just watching — you’re seeing what gets challenged, what resonates, and what ultimately stands out.

That level of transparency is hard to replicate elsewhere, which is exactly why being in the room — and locking in your pass while you can still bring someone with you for 50% off — matters more than trying to piece these signals together after the fact.

Clarity comes from comparison, not isolation

What makes Disrupt different isn’t any one session — it’s how patterns emerge across them. You hear one perspective, test it in a roundtable, and see it reinforced — or challenged — in conversation later that day. Over time, the signal becomes clear.

For founders, that might mean refining product direction. For investors, spotting what stands out. For operators, pressure-testing how to build and scale.

Bringing a co-founder, operator, or partner accelerates that clarity. You compare interpretations in real time, challenge assumptions, and make better decisions while the context is still fresh — an advantage you can only lock in by securing your place before the 50% off a second pass offer ends.

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Find your ticket match

All passes are eligible for the buy one, get one 50% off discount — so you can bring someone in your role or a complementary one and get more out of every conversation. But only if you act by May 8.

Founder Pass — Made for startup builders. Access investor meetings, the Deal Flow Café, curated networking, and programming on scaling, fundraising, and growth.

Investor Pass — Designed for VCs and angels. Connect directly with founders, access curated deal flow, and participate in investor-focused sessions and networking.

Attendee Pass — Ideal for operators and builders. Full access to stages, breakouts, roundtables, and networking to understand what’s working across the ecosystem.

Non-profit Pass — Tailored for mission-driven organizations. Explore how emerging tech applies to your work and connect with builders and partners.

Expo+ Pass — Focused access to the Expo Hall, breakouts, and networking. Ideal for scouting talent, products, and emerging companies.

Two days left to buy one, get the second at 50% off

The second pass at 50% off deal ends May 8 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

If Disrupt is already on your radar, the decision now isn’t whether to attend — it’s whether you’re willing to move faster than the people who wait — especially when, for the next two days, you still have the opportunity to bring someone with you at 50% off. Register before this week ends to get these savings.

Because once the offer ends, you’re not just paying more — you’re making your next set of decisions without the clarity everyone else is working from.

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EFCC Arraigns Former MD Of Port Harcourt Refinery for Alleged N1.32bn Money Laundering

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday f2026 arraigned Mr. Ahmed Adamu Dikko, former Managing Director of Port Harcourt Refining Company Ltd (PHRC), before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering.

The charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/360/2026 and dated and filed on June 22 by the Commission’s counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, listed Dikko and Masterpiece Projects & Investment Limited as first and second defendants respectively.

Dikko, who led the Port Harcourt Refining Company for about four years, pleaded not guilty to a 12-count charge filed against him by the Commission on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

The EFCC accused Dikko of laundering N1,322,839,112.7 (One Billion, Three Hundred and Twenty-Two Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty-nine Thousand, One Hundred and Twelve Naira, Seven Kobo) in proceeds allegedly linked to contractors engaged by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery, through cash property purchases, undisclosed bank retentions, third-party fund concealment and unauthorised currency conversion, in violation of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

Count one reads in part: “That you AHMED ADAMU DIKKO… did directly make cash payment of the dollar equivalent of the sum of N218,375,000.00 to one Hadeija Bashir for the purchase of Plot 558, Abubakar Umar Street, Katampe Extension, Abuja without passing through a financial Institution and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Sections 2(1)(a), 19(d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 19(2)(b) of the same Act.”

Count eight reads: “That you AHMED ADAMU DIKKO, former Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Ltd (PHRC) on or about the 26th of June, 2023 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court disguised the origin of the sum of N328,710,337.50 (Three Hundred and Twenty Eight Million, Seven Hundred and Ten Thousand, Three Hundred and Thirty Seven Naira, Fifty Kobo) paid into the GTBank Account Plc No. 0123201507 operated by Masterpiece Projects & Investment Limited by OMSA Integrated Services Limited from the transactions involving NNPC Limited allocation of Vacuum Gas Oil for export when you knew that the said sum of N328,710,337.50 constituted proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary Section 18(2) (a) and punishable under Section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”

Count eleven reads: “That you AHMED ADAMU DIKKO between October, 2022 and May, 2025 did convert the aggregate sum of $77,080 through Ibrahim Isa Yaro which amount did not form part of your known lawful earnings as a former public officer with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2)(b) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.”

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him.

Thereafter, counsel to the defendant, Okechukwu Ajunwa, SAN urged the court to grant the defendant bail pending the determination of the suit. Iheanacho, however, opposed the bail application.

In his ruling on the bail application, Justice Ekwo granted the defendant bail in the sum of N150,000,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) with a surety who must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court and with a landed property valued at not less than the bail sum. He ordered that the defendant be remanded in the custody of the EFCC pending when he’s able to meet the bail conditions.

The matter was therefore adjourned to October 12, 13 and 14, 2026 for trial.

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Truecaller clashes with India’s telecom regulator over anti-spam rules

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Truecaller has opened a public fight with India’s telecom regulator over rules governing caller ID apps, saying the country’s anti-spam framework is making it harder to protect consumers from unwanted calls in its biggest market.

On Wednesday, CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala (pictured above) took to X to publicly challenge the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), accusing the watchdog of preventing Truecaller from displaying community-reported spam information for calls from the country’s dedicated 1400 and 1600 number series, a restriction he said had enabled abuse of those numbers and eroded trust in legitimate business calls.

The dispute stems from a framework introduced in 2024 under which India’s telecom authorities designated the 1400 and 1600 number series for commercial communications, with businesses using the former for telemarketing calls and the latter for service- and transaction-related calls. TRAI later mandated the migration to the dedicated numbering series, saying the move would help consumers identify legitimate business communications and curb spam and scam calls.

The framework was rolled out amid growing concerns over spam and scam calls in India, one of the world’s largest telecom markets, where regulators and telecom operators have rolled out multiple measures to curb fraudulent communications. Last year, the Indian communications ministry said authorities disconnected more than 2.1 million fraudulent mobile numbers and took action against more than 100,000 entities over the preceding year, underscoring the scale of the challenge.

Jhunjhunwala argued the policy has produced unintended consequences. Citing internal company data, he said consumers have increasingly lost trust in the designated number series, with Truecaller users ignoring 81% of calls from the 1400 series and 79% from the 1600 series over the past eight months. During the same period, users manually blocked 74 million calls from the two number series, while daily blocking actions against 1600-series numbers have more than tripled since October 2025, he said.

Unable to mark those numbers as spam, Truecaller instead introduced a “Frequently Blocked” badge to alert users when a number from the designated series has been blocked by many people.

The unusually public criticism came after Indian business daily The Economic Times reported that TRAI had sought powers under India’s Information Technology Act to take action against caller ID apps such as Truecaller, Hiya, and Whoscall for labeling numbers from the designated 1400 and 1600 series as spam.

TRAI and India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, which would consider any such proposal, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The dispute comes at a pivotal time for Truecaller, whose core caller ID business has been facing growing regulatory and competitive pressures as the company expands into new products and services. India remains its largest market by a wide margin, with more than 350 million of its 500 million monthly active users based in the country, according to the company.

Jhunjhunwala said Truecaller would share its data with the Indian IT ministry as part of the regulatory process, arguing that any decision on caller ID apps should be evidence-based.

“Penalize the bad actors, not the ones like Truecaller that make a significant positive impact,” he wrote.

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