Innovation
What the jury will actually decide in the case of Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman | TechCrunch
Nine California jurors are now deliberating over the future of OpenAI, the world-leading artificial intelligence lab. While the trial exploring Elon Musk’s case against OpenAI’s other co-founders and Microsoft...
Anduril raises $5B, doubles valuation to $61B | TechCrunch
Another year, another massive influx of capital for Anduril: the funding round that was rumored to be in process in March has officially closed. Anduril has raised a $5...
Anthropic warns investors against secondary platforms offering access to its shares | TechCrunch
As investors scramble to get their hands on shares of AI companies of all stripes, Anthropic this week updated its website to warn investors that a slew of private...
Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation | TechCrunch
Five-year-old European military drone startup Helsing is reportedly close to raising a new $1.2 billion round at about an $18 billion valuation. The round is expected to be led...
Get ready for the whisper-filled office of the future | TechCrunch
How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our computers? A recent feature in the Wall Street Journal looks at the rising popularity...
Voice AI in India is hard. Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway. | TechCrunch
India’s internet users already rely heavily on voice notes, voice search, and multilingual messaging. Turning those habits into a scalable AI business, however, remains difficult because of the country’s...
Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no. | TechCrunch
As was widely reported, Oracle axed an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 people via email on March 31. One of the employees cut that day told TechCrunch about the experience:...
Why you can never get your doctor to call you back | TechCrunch
A lot of the conversation around AI in healthcare focuses on diagnostics and drug discovery or on doctor-patient visits. But a less visible part of the system affects whether...
Five architects of the AI economy explain where the wheels are coming off | TechCrunch
Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where they talked with this...