Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake?
The past two weeks have been defined by a clash between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as the two battle over…
Category: Ai/Robotics
ChatGPT reaches 900M weekly active users
ChatGPT has reached 900 million weekly active users, OpenAI announced Friday, putting the AI chatbot within striking distance of 1 billion. OpenAI also shared that…
Who’s really running AI? Inside the billion-dollar battle over regulation with Alex Bores
The Pentagon is playing chicken with Anthropic over who gets to control how the military uses AI while communities across the country are blocking data center construction. As the AI debate has been…
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Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic’s Pentagon stand in open letter
Anthropic has reached a stalemate with the United States Department of War over the military’s request for unrestricted access to the AI company’s technology. But…
Last 24 hours to get Disrupt 2026 tickets at the lowest rates of the year
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…
OpenAI raises $110B in one of the largest private funding rounds in history
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…
Hyundai to show MobED at AW as robotics, AI expand in manufacturing
The MobED robot will be among the Korean systems on display at AW 2026. Source: Hyundai Motor Group As robotics and artificial intelligence continue to…
Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block’s employee base — and he says your company is next
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…