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As space companies itch to push the most advanced chips into orbit, the problem of cooling those high-powered processors is top of mind. “It’s cold in space … [but] there’s no airflow, and so the only

Enterprises have struggled to find a return on investment from adopting AI tools. Now AI companies are trying a new tactic to get their tech to stick by partnering with consultants. On Thursday, Frenc

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday that he “cannot in good conscience accede to [the Pentagon’s] request” to give the military unrestricted access to its AI systems. “Anthropic understands that

OpenAI has raised $110 billion in private funding, the company announced Friday morning, commencing one of the largest private funding rounds in history. The new funding consists of a $50 billion inve

Jack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes. On Thursday, Dorsey announced that Block, the payments company he founded that operates Square, Ca

Today is it! When the clock hits 11:59 p.m. PT, the lowest ticket rates of the year for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 go up. No extensions. No second chances. The same access will cost more tomorrow. If you

Starting this week, Perplexity subscribers will have a new agentic tool at their disposal. Perplexity Computer, in the company’s words, “unifies every current AI capability into a single system.” More

Anyone who's used an AI image or video generator knows that these tools are often the opposite of precise. If you're using an AI generator with a specific idea in mind, you'll likely need to do a lot

Suno co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman shared on LinkedIn that the AI music generator has amassed 2 million paid subscribers and $300 million in annual recurring revenue. Just three months ago, Suno an

A new plus button has appeared in Google Search that allows users to upload images and documents for AI-powered analysis via Google AI Mode. Google has not published an official blog post about the bu

One day not long ago, a founder texted his investor with an update: he was replacing his entire customer service team with Claude Code, an AI tool that can write and deploy software on its own. To Lex

It takes a lot of computing power to run an AI product — and as the tech industry races to tap the power of AI models, there’s a parallel race underway to build the infrastructure that will power them

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced late on Friday that his company has reached an agreement allowing the Department of Defense to use its AI models in the department’s classified network. This follows a

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump directed federal agencies to cease use of all Anthropic products after the company’s public dispute with the Department of Defense. The president allowed for

I am completely exhausted by huge corporations like McDonald's and Coca-Cola choosing to rely so heavily on AI for their holiday ads. McDonald's made $25.9 billion in revenue in 2024, and Coca-Cola ma