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The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg

What makes this combustible: at the very moment that tens of thousands of workers...

As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?

Startups are trying to "ride that SpaceX IPO wave."...

As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future

Tech leaders debate whether the Anthropic episode is a wake-up call for India’s AI...

Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2B Manus deal after Beijing’s demand

Meta starts dismantling its $2 billion Manus acquisition after Beijing ordered the deal reversed....

KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations

Once again, AI proves to be an unreliable source of information about AI....

Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led...

OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general

It's not clear which states are involved, but they're asking about everything from OpenAI's...

Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living

Andrew Yang made a list of everything Americans overpay for — housing, food, wireless...

Anthropic’s safety warnings may have just backfired — the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI

Anthropic isn't hiding its frustration. "We disagree that the finding of a narrow potential...

SpaceX IPO: Live updates on everything you need to know

TechCrunch has followed SpaceX's start, struggles, and successes from the early days. And we're...

Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it

A new report suggests the unit, which employs 6,500 people, is on the verge...

Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google

The tech giant said a group called "Outsider Enterprise" used AI to scam hundreds...

Mistral is rumored to be raising €3B at €20B valuation

The funding round would value the company at around €20 billion (about $23.15 billion),...

SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI’s hot IPO summer

The IPO market is back, and it’s not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good...

It’s hot IPO summer, and the MANGOS are ripe

The IPO market is back, and it’s not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good...

Cheaper, faster, and culturally aware, Avataar’s video AI is built for India’s scale

Avataar AI's distilled video model is priced at $0.005 for every second of generation....

Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn’t specialize in anything

Unlike humanoid robots designed around a fixed form — think Boston Dynamics — Theker's...

Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an ‘artificial general engineer’ for the physical world

The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering...

SpaceX officially prices shares at $135 in the largest IPO ever

Wits its official share pricing announcement, SpaceX's IPO has begun. ...

SpaceX SPV investors won’t know their true holdings until post-IPO lock-ups lift

After SpaceX makes its public debut, lower-tier SPV investors face hidden fees, lengthy payout...

HarmonyOS 7 steps into the AI gap Apple left open in China

Four days after Apple confirmed that Siri AI would not launch in China, Huawei...

Accenture: Consumers show growing trust in AI shopping agents

Consumers are showing a willingness to let AI agents take on more shopping-related tasks,...

The AI off switch: How Anthropic’s export controls sparked a global AI sovereignty scramble

Anthropic export controls turned an abstract policy fear into a live one last week:...

Coinbase for Agents: Automating portfolio trading with AI

Coinbase for Agents connects AI to financial execution channels to automate trading and payments...

Visa ChatGPT integration enables AI agent retail purchasing

Visa has linked its payment infrastructure to ChatGPT, enabling AI agents to recommend retail...

Xebia: Why AI agents fail without the right data foundation

If your remit is to help your organisation add AI agents to accelerate its...

Siri AI arrives with Google inside, and much of the world is locked out

“We’ve all had that moment where you search for something you know is there,...

McDonald’s tests Google-backed AI drive-thru ordering system

McDonald’s is testing a new AI system that can take drive-thru orders and support...

How to sign PDFs easily online with a PDF signer

Signing PDFs has become an important task for businesses and individuals alike. Whether you’re...

Autonomous AI Data Loss in DevOps: Building Efficient Defenses

Autonomous AI agents are altering the speed at which software is shipped. Unfortunately, they...

Aviva deploys AI to stop £230M in sophisticated insurance fraud

Aviva has uncovered a record £230 million in insurance fraud claims and is using...

Weis Markets adds Instacart AI-powered shopping carts to stores

Weis Markets is adding Instacart’s AI-powered shopping carts, Caper Carts, to select stores in...