Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, Meta’s CTO, says 2025 will be a pivotal year for Reality Labs, the company’s augmented and virtual reality unit.
Why investing in growth-stage AI startups is getting riskier and more complicated
AI startups are reaching growth stage much faster. That’s exciting, but also risky, because investors might pour millions into a company only to watch it be unseated in a few months.
Anthropic appoints a national security expert to its governing trust
Anthropic’s long-term benefit trust is a governance mechanism that Anthropic claims helps it promote safety over profit, and which has the power to elect some of the company’s board of directors.
AI startups continue fueling San Francisco’s office recovery
Early-stage AI startups are imbuing new life into San Francisco’s Northern Waterfront, after years of “for lease” signs dotting the post-pandemic landscape. According to the San Francisco Business Times, five AI-focused companies — four backed by Y Combinator — recently leased 23,900 square feet at the Waterfront Plaza complex. This is part of a citywide […]
Tesla’s Optimus robot VP is reportedly leaving the company
The head of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot program, Milan Kovac, is leaving the company according to Bloomberg News. The departure comes as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed the company will have “thousands” of Optimus robots operating in its factories by the end of this year. “And we expect to scale Optimus up faster than […]
Italian lawmakers say Italy used spyware to target phones of immigration activists, but not against journalist
A parliamentary investigation answered some — but not all — the questions related to a spyware scandal involving the use of the Israeli company’s spyware, Graphite.
The Trump-Musk feud has been great for X, which jumped up the App Store charts
The Trump-Musk feud has been great for X, which jumped up the App Store charts.
Figure AI CEO skips live demo, sidesteps BMW deal questions on stage at tech conference
The head of a humanoid robotics startup made a rare public appearance for an on stage interview.
Jony Ive’s LoveFrom helped design Rivian’s first electric bike
Lovefrom, the creative firm founded by former Apple chief designer Jony Ive, played a role in the development of Rivian’s first electric bike, according to multiple sources who spoke to TechCrunch.
Building Your AI Engine: How OpenAI Works with Startups
In the rapidly evolving AI landscape, startups can gain a competitive edge by collaborating closely with model providers. Join Hao Sang from OpenAI’s Startups Team demystifies OpenAI’s resources for startups, from technical guidance to advanced model access, in a discussion from TechCrunch Sessions: AI. Discover how feedback from startups helps shape OpenAI’s roadmap, ensuring that […]