Groq has confirmed it raised $650 million, a move that signals the AI chip startup is doubling down on its roadmap even after a high-profile shakeup in the industry’s dealmaking ecosystem. The funding comes at a moment when Groq is…
Nvidia’s latest push to reduce water use in data centers lands in a place where the industry has been under increasing scrutiny: cooling. For years, operators have relied on water-intensive methods to keep high-density servers from overheating, especially as AI…
In a city where renters already feel like they’re competing for scraps, the apartment search has always been a high-stakes performance. You schedule viewings quickly, you read between the lines of listings, and you learn to treat “sun-drenched” and “cozy”…
Google DeepMind is making a very deliberate bet on Hollywood’s next production era—one where AI isn’t just a novelty for marketing trailers, but a set of tools that can live inside the day-to-day workflow of filmmakers. According to reporting from…
Five Eyes has issued a warning that lands with unusual urgency: AI-powered threats may be able to succeed “within months.” The message, aimed at both Western governments and corporate leaders, is not simply that cyber risk is rising. It’s that…
Chevron is stepping beyond its traditional role as an oil and gas producer and into the business of supplying power for artificial intelligence—an evolution that, until recently, would have sounded like a corporate stretch. But the company’s latest move, tied…
Amazon is quietly turning up the volume on its voice AI ambitions in India. According to reports, the company has begun reaching out to select customers via email with an invitation to test Alexa+—an upgraded version of its assistant—adding a…
SpaceX has reportedly entered a major compute agreement with Reflection AI, an open-source-focused AI lab, granting the startup immediate access to Nvidia’s newest GB300 AI chips and the supporting hardware needed to run them at scale. The deal, as described…
If you’re planning to attend TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026, there’s a deadline that matters more than most: pass rates are scheduled to increase on June 26, with the cutoff set for 11:59 p.m. PT. For founders who are already thinking…
In a landmark decision that is already being framed as a turning point for legal technology, an AI-first law firm has reportedly secured a win in a UK court case for the first time—after a freelancer challenged the value and…
Simon Johnson, the Nobel laureate and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, has delivered a blunt warning about the next phase of artificial intelligence: the world may not need as many white-collar workers as it used to. His…
Vibe-coding has been sold as a shortcut: describe what you want, let an AI generate the code, and ship faster than you ever could by hand. For many developers and non-developers alike, that promise is intoxicating—especially when the output looks…