AI News & Articles

Firmus, the ‘Southgate’ AI data center builder backed by Nvidia, hits $5.5B valuation

Nvidia-backed Asia AI data center provider Firmus has now raised $1.35 billion in six...

Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project

Intel will join SpaceX and Tesla in an effort to build a new U.S....

Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative

The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to...

Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips

Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on...

Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand

Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has...

Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI

Google is rolling out new features to make it easier for users to contribute...

4 days left to save close to $500 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 passes

Four days left to save up to $482 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket. These...

The AI gold rush is pulling private wealth into riskier, earlier bets 

On a recent episode of Equity, we talked to Arena Private Wealth to...

AI startup Rocket offers vibe McKinsey-style reports at a fraction of the cost

Rocket's new AI platform combines strategy, product building, and competitive intelligence, aiming to move...

OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund 

Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI, is aiming...

Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline

Google's new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps...

Iran threatens ‘Stargate’ AI data centers

Iran said it will target U.S.-linked data centers with new missile strikes, as the...

OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day workweek

OpenAI proposes taxes on AI profits, public wealth funds, and expanded safety nets to...

Startup Battlefield 200 applications open: a chance for VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K

Nominate your startup, or one you know that deserves the spotlight, and finish the...

How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others

Learn how to use Spotify, Canva, Figma, Expedia, and other apps directly in ChatGPT....

Ticket savings of up to $500 this week for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Starting today, you have 5 days to save nearly $500 on your ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. This...

Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI

The company is also announcing a deal with L3Harris to build the sensors for...

Copilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ according to Microsoft’s terms of use

AI skeptics aren’t the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models’ outputs...

Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX?

On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we debated Elon Musk's vision for...

In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants

Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world...

Asylon and Thrive Logic bring physical AI to enterprise perimeter security

Exciting times are ahead in the world of enterprise perimeter security with a new...

Boomi calls it “data activation” and says it’s the missing step in every AI deployment

The failure mode for enterprise AI in 2026 is not what most people expected....

Anthropic’s refusal to arm AI is exactly why the UK wants it

The Anthropic UK expansion story is less about diplomatic courtship and more about what...

As AI agents take on more tasks, governance becomes a priority

AI systems are starting to move beyond simple responses. In many organisations, AI agents...

KiloClaw targets shadow AI with autonomous agent governance

With the launch of KiloClaw, enterprises now have a tool to enforce governance over...

5 best practices to secure AI systems

A decade ago, it would have been hard to believe that artificial intelligence could...

China’s Five-Year Plan details the targets for AI deployment

China has approved its 15th Five-Year Plan [PDF] setting out the country’s economic, education,...

Autonomous AI systems depend on data governance

Much of the current focus on AI safety has centred on models – how...

Experian uncovers fraud paradox in financial services’ AI adoption

The same technology that financial institutions deploying is being weaponised against them. That is...

KPMG: Inside the AI agent playbook driving enterprise margin gains

Global AI investment is accelerating, yet KPMG data shows the gap between enterprise AI...

DeepL’s Borderless Business report reveals 83% of enterprises are still behind on language AI

AI is everywhere in the enterprise. The translation workflow often is not. That is...

Hershey applies AI across its supply chain operations

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond software and further into the physical side of business....