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Origin Lab Raises $8M for Video Game Data Marketplace
Startup Origin Lab has raised $8 million to build a marketplace where video game companies can sell data to AI labs for training world models.
Sam Altman and the question of trust: defending integrity in federal court
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in federal court, asserting his honesty as a businessman. This comes amid questions about corporate governance and reputation. The proceedings are drawing attention from investors and obse
Cat Wu sees AI’s future in proactivity, not in answering prompts
Anthropic’s Claude Code product lead believes the next step in AI’s development is moving from an assistant that answers questions to a system that anticipates user needs before they arise in the user’s mind.
Musk's xAI launched 50 gas turbines without oversight in Mississippi
xAI's Colossus 2 data center uses nearly 50 gas turbines for power, prompting a lawsuit over the lack of proper regulatory oversight.
Notion turned the workspace into a platform for AI agents
Notion launched a developer platform that lets users embed AI agents, external data, and custom code directly into the workspace. The company is betting on agentic software to automate workflows.
Campbell Brown on who decides what AI tells you
Meta's former head of news has something to say about information control in AI. Silicon Valley sees the issue differently from ordinary consumers.
Wirestock raises $23M to supply AI labs with content
Wirestock has raised $23 million to expand its marketplace, which brings together more than 700,000 media creators who supply their work to AI labs.
Cisco cuts 4,000 jobs, redirecting investment to AI
Networking giant Cisco announced the elimination of nearly 4,000 positions, redirecting the freed-up resources toward the development of AI technologies. At the same time, the company is reporting record quarterly revenu
Khosla Ventures invests $10M in Synthetic, an AI accountant by the creator of Bench
Venture firm Khosla Ventures has invested $10 million in startup Synthetic, an AI service that fully automates accounting for early-stage companies.
Clawdmeter turns Claude Code stats into a compact desktop panel
The open-source project Clawdmeter shows Claude Code usage stats in a small desktop panel, so developers can track activity without unnecessary switching.
OpenAI prepares claims against Apple over ChatGPT in Siri and poor integration on iPhone
OpenAI, according to Bloomberg, is discussing legal steps against Apple: the company was dissatisfied with ChatGPT's weak integration into Siri and the failure to meet expectations for subscription growth.
OpenAI added Codex to ChatGPT on iOS and Android for managing development remotely
OpenAI brought Codex to mobile ChatGPT: on iOS and Android, it is now possible to track tasks, approve commands, switch models and start new tasks directly from a smartphone.
Elon Musk's SpaceXAI has lost more than 50 employees after the merger of SpaceX and xAI
After the merger of SpaceX and xAI in February 2026, more than 50 engineers and researchers left SpaceXAI, intensifying questions about the pace of work, leadership, and retention of key teams.
What the jury will actually decide in Elon Musk's case against Sam Altman and OpenAI
In Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, jurors are weighing not AI philosophy but three narrow questions: whether the company violated the terms of the donations, enriched its leadership, and whether Microsoft helped.
Osaurus released a Mac app where local and cloud AI models work together
Osaurus offers Mac users a single interface for local and cloud AI models: memory, files, and tools stay on the device, while the cloud is used when needed.
Runway wants to turn video generation into world models and surpass Google in the AI race
Startup Runway, known for its video-generation tools, sees video data as the main path to world models and is trying to move beyond the creative niche into direct competition with Google.
Lake Tahoe seeks a new power supplier as NV Energy shifts capacity to AI data centers
The Lake Tahoe resort region must find an electricity supplier by May 2027: amid Nevada’s AI data center boom, available capacity is going to large customers, and rates are likely to rise.
OpenAI and SpaceX at the center of the week: Musk v. Altman ends, IPO nears
The Musk v. Altman case is in the final stretch, and amid the dispute over trust in AI leaders, SpaceX is accelerating its IPO plans and expanding the influence of Musk's broader ecosystem on the startup market.
The Academy banned AI actors and AI-written scripts from Oscar contention
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has updated its rules: characters and scripts created entirely by AI are not eligible for an Oscar. The first affected was AI actress Tilly Norwood.
Willow vs Wispr Flow: TechCrunch's Top AI Dictation Apps
TechCrunch tested AI voice input services and put Wispr Flow in the lead, noting the rise of offline solutions, private modes, and features for notes, emails, and coding.
Vibe-coding app Anything was removed from the App Store twice — now it's building a desktop companion
Startup Anything was removed from the App Store twice for violating rules on code generation — now the team is building a desktop companion for mobile development outside Apple's jurisdiction.
Kepler Communications opens the largest orbital cluster of 40 Nvidia Orin chips
Kepler Communications has put into orbit a cluster of 40 Nvidia Orin chips across 10 satellites and is already selling access to it: Sophia Space will be the first to test its software for a space computer on it.
Microsoft tests an OpenClaw-style AI agent for Copilot with a focus on security
Microsoft is testing a new OpenClaw-style AI agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot: it is meant to run in the background, handle long tasks and offer businesses stricter security.
Meta and Manus face a harsh response from Beijing after $2 billion deal
Chinese authorities are scrutinizing Manus's sale to Meta after the startup moved from Beijing to Singapore and have restricted its founders from leaving the country over fears of AI technology leakage.
U.S. Senate seeks data from data centers on electricity bills and grid load
Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren are pushing for mandatory reporting for data centers to understand how much energy they consume and how this affects power grids.
Lovable reached $400M ARR, adding $100M in a month with just 146 employees
Swedish AI startup Lovable said it surpassed $400M ARR in February and added $100M in just one month — with a team of 146 employees, becoming one of the fastest-growing players in the AI development market.
Amazon added Sassy mode for adults to Alexa+: swearing, teasing, no NSFW
Amazon launched a new Sassy style for Alexa+: the assistant can swear, be snarky, and jokingly tease the user, but it still blocks sexual and other unsafe content.
Mantis Biotech creates digital twins of people to address the shortage of medical data
Mantis Biotech creates synthetic medical datasets and human digital twins to speed up drug research where the market lacks high-quality data.
Amazon added an adult Sassy mode to Alexa+: the assistant can swear and tease
Amazon launched a new adult Sassy style for Alexa+: the assistant can reply with profanity and sarcasm, but the company tightly restricted the topics and requires additional verification in the app.
Amazon added conversational food ordering via Uber Eats and Grubhub to Alexa+
Alexa+ now lets users order food through Uber Eats and Grubhub in a single conversation: they can choose a cuisine, change dishes on the fly, and immediately see the final order with the price.