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Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., and Olaf, a robotic character from the Disney movie Frozen, during a keynote address at the Nvidia GTC conference in San Jose, California, US, on Monday, March 16, 2026. Nvidia Corp., the company at the center of an explosive build-out of AI computing, expects to generate at least $1 trillion from its Blackwell and Rubin chips through the end of 2027.
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Nvidia has already committed $40B to equity AI deals this year | TechCrunch

Nvidia continues to be a major investor in the AI ecosystem, committing more than $40 billion to equity...

The OpenAI logo is displayed on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which lines of computer code.
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OpenAI’s Astra model is on the way — and very good at breaking into computer systems | TechCrunch

OpenAI shared new details on its forthcoming Astra model, which the company said is the first large language...

Greg Brockman, president and co-founder of OpenAI Inc., during the SK AI Summit in Seoul, South Korea.
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OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model | TechCrunch

OpenAI released Astra on Thursday, its latest AI model and — according to the company — its most...

A digitally generated image showing several AI chatbot assistants standing on a segmented or sliced floor surface, symbolizing the distributed and modular nature of artificial intelligence systems. This futuristic and conceptual design reflects the scalability, communication, and parallel functionality of AI-powered virtual assistants.
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OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them | TechCrunch

OpenAI is at the center of another agent swarm incident. Researchers say the company’s internally deployed agents took...

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Another swarm of OpenAI agents reached the open internet without the frontier lab’s knowledge | TechCrunch

A group of independent AI researchers discovered that internally deployed OpenAI agents began posting on an obscure German...

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OpenAI unveils Lockdown Mode to protect sensitive data from prompt injection attacks | TechCrunch

OpenAI announced a new feature that it says will provide additional protection from prompt injection attacks, where malicious...

The OpenAI logo is displayed on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which lines of computer code.
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OpenAI’s feud with mathematicians is only escalating | TechCrunch

Twenty-five leading mathematicians signed an open letter arguing that AI labs are threatening their intellectual work as they...

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OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand | TechCrunch

Demand for OpenAI’s newest and most powerful model, Astra, has led the company to temporarily pause subscriptions for...

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OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide | TechCrunch

NextSlide recently announced that it’s joining OpenAI, with the presentation startup’s team members now working on ChatGPT.The NextSlide...

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OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors | TechCrunch

Paul Christiano, an influential AI researcher focused on keeping AI systems aligned with human interests and under human...