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Disrupt opens at Moscone West as Googlebooks review stays rocky

Over ten thousand founders and investors gather at the San Francisco venue while Googlebooks draws mixed reviews for relying heavily on Android features for its appeal.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 1:10 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by TechCrunch: “TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts tomorrow: Your final chance to secure up to $100 ticket savings”, with reporting from The Verge.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 1:10 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: TechCrunch Disrupt, Googlebooks, Android.
BBN covered this story before: Android-powered Googlebooks win and lose on Android (October 12).

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TechCrunchTechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts tomorrow: Your final chance to secure up to $100 ticket savings
The VergeAndroid is the best and worst thing about Googlebooks

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTechCrunch Disrupt opens at eight a.m. Pacific, eleven Eastern, at Moscone West in San Francisco, with more than ten thousand founders, investors and operators expected.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTen thousand people who all think they're early. I love that for them.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd there's fifty percent off a second ticket, so you can bring a friend who will also be early.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe discount ends tonight, which is a very old sales trick wearing a very new lanyard.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSomebody up there will pitch the Googlebook, I guarantee it.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe reviewer at The Verge spent a week with it and says the good parts are all Android.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo it's a phone with a keyboard, and there's no ticket discount for that.

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