Law firms are spending more on legal technology than ever, and artificial intelligence sits near the center of that shift. Yet the industry’s enthusiasm is increasingly tempered by a familiar question: where, exactly, are the gains—and how quickly can they…
OpenAI’s next major model, GPT-5.6, is reportedly headed for a slower, more controlled rollout than many observers expected—at least at first. According to a report cited by The Verge, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees in a company Q&A that…
Apple has moved to raise prices on two of its most visible product lines—MacBook and iPad—by 20%, a shift that signals how quickly the economics of artificial intelligence are filtering down into everyday consumer tech. The change, reported as part…
Patronus AI has raised $50 million to expand its approach to evaluating AI agents—an area that’s quickly moving from “nice-to-have” benchmarking into something closer to safety engineering. The company, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is building what it calls…
Micron’s latest results landed like a jolt to the memory market—one that investors have been waiting for, and one that may help explain why AI-linked semiconductor stocks have been able to hold up even when other parts of the tech…
Even as ChatGPT continues to dominate the broader AI assistant conversation, a quieter shift is happening in the part of the market that matters most: the paid tier. New reporting points to a growing preference among consumers who actually pay…
As Anthropic and OpenAI move closer to potential IPO milestones, the competitive pressure around them is changing shape. The challenge is no longer only about who can train the biggest model or publish the most impressive benchmark results. It’s increasingly…
General Intuition’s latest funding round is drawing attention for a simple reason: it’s betting that the fastest way to teach AI agents “real-world intuition” may not be through real-world data at all. Instead, the company is scaling training pipelines built…
AI’s power bill has become one of the most important—and least understood—constraints in the race to build smarter systems. For years, the conversation has centered on model size, benchmark scores, and the speed at which new capabilities appear. But behind…
General Intuition’s latest funding push is drawing attention for a simple reason: it treats video games less like entertainment and more like an industrial-scale training ground for machine intelligence. The company, which has been building toward AI agents that can…
Netris has raised $15 million in Series A funding from a16z, aiming to tackle one of the least glamorous—and most time-consuming—parts of building AI infrastructure: getting the networking layer ready quickly enough that teams can actually start deploying models and…
With just two days left before Early Bird pricing expires, TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is quickly moving from “something to consider later” to “something you’ll want to lock in now.” The event—positioned as a high-signal gathering for founders, investors, and…