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Today’s TechCrunch Roundup
Pebble reboots its thinnest smartwatch with the Pebble Round 2
2 Jan 2026, 3:00 pm by Sarah Perez
Pebble launches a $199 smartwatch with rounded screen that can last up to 2 weeks on one charge.
The 16 top logistics, manufacturing, materials startups from Disrupt Startup BattlefieldÂ
2 Jan 2026, 3:00 pm by Julie Bort
Here is the full list of the logistics, manufacturing, and materials Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.
In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism
2 Jan 2026, 2:43 pm by Rebecca Bellan
In 2026, here’s what you can expect from the AI industry: new architectures, smaller models, world models, reliable agents, physical AI, and products designed for real-world use.
Clicks debuts its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, plus a $79 snap-on mobile keyboard
2 Jan 2026, 1:00 pm by Sarah Perez
The company behind the add-on mobile keyboards with physical buttons is now doing its own phone.
Even as global crop prices fall, India’s Arya.ag is attracting investors — and staying profitable
2 Jan 2026, 7:00 am by Jagmeet Singh
Arya.ag, an Indian agritech company offering storage facilities near farms and offering lending services to hundreds of thousands of farmers, has drawn investor interest and remained profitable even as global crop prices continue to fall in a volatile commodities market. The investor interest has taken shape in the latest all-equity Series D round from GEF […]
A guide to choosing the right Apple Watch
2 Jan 2026, 12:20 am by Aisha Malik
The gap between Apple’s standard and budget smart watches has never felt smaller.Â
End of today’s TechCrunch roundup.
