Meta’s AR ambitions meet reality, and California gets serious about AI safety … again | TechCrunch

This week on Equity, Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, and Max Zeff unpack the biggest moves in AI, robotics, and regulation. Listen to the full episode to hear about:

• Meta Connect’s AR/AI vision and neural wristband control (plus the demos that didn’t go as planned).


• Jack Altman’s rapid $275 million fundraise and the Altman brothers’ expanding Silicon Valley influence.


• The Waymo-Lyft partnership bringing robotaxis to Nashville and the hunt for profitable AV models.


• California’s new AI safety legislation and what it means for Big Tech.


• Why investors may soon call this the “golden age of robotics.”

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday.
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