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AI

UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents | TechCrunch

The United Nations on Thursday announced that it is working with Google to make its vast collection of...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco
AI

Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ new unredacted filings reveal | TechCrunch

New unredacted information in the copyright lawsuit The New York Times brought against OpenAI and Microsoft three years...

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Venture

Mercor’s Brendan Foody calls out Sequoia, accusing it of ‘dual-pricing’ valuation tricks | TechCrunch

In recent days, founders and founders-turned-investors took to X to share horror stories about being mistreated by VCs....

Vivodyne CEO Andre Georgescu and the one of the company's Hive labs.
AI

AI isn’t close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take. | TechCrunch

A biotech startup called Vivodyne says the AI drug-discovery industry has a data problem, and that it has...

Government & Policy

Even the king of England has his hesitations about AI | TechCrunch

King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and the...

StrictlyVC New York City December 2024
Startups

Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles | TechCrunch

With just two weeks to go, StrictlyVC Los Angeles is quickly approaching. On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus...

Etched co-founder COO Robert Wachen
Startups

Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month | TechCrunch

Etched on Tuesday announced that it has raised another $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by...

AI

Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps | TechCrunch

Two years ago, Microsoft described AI as a “generational shift” in technology that it wanted to lead. Today,...

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AI

Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers | TechCrunch

Grid software unicorn Emerald AI has formed a coalition with Google and Nvidia that will use the startup’s...

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
In Brief

Intel’s comeback story is even wilder than it seems | TechCrunch

Bloomberg has a deep dive this week into how Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is trying to rescue one...