ChatGPT rolls out ads | TechCrunch
OpenAI on Monday announced it’s beginning to test ads in the U.S. for users on its Free and Go subscription tiers. The newer Go plan…
11 reasons robots struggle to scale in high-mix manufacturing
High-mix manufacturing poses many challenges for robotic automation. We have seen many impressive demonstrations of robotic automation in high-mix applications over the last 10 years.…
Workday CEO Eschenbach departs, with co-founder Aneel Bhusri returning as CEO
Enterprise resource planning software company Workday announced Monday that chief executive Carl Eschenbach was stepping down and leaving the company’s board, effective immediately. Workday co-founder…
Anthropic closes in on $20B round
Anthropic is in the final stages of raising $20 billion in new capital at a valuation of $350 billion, Bloomberg reports, with investor demand leading…
Ex-Googlers are building infrastructure to help companies understand their video data
Businesses are generating more video than ever. From years of broadcast archives to thousands of store cameras and countless hours of production footage, most of…
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 | TechCrunch
Have real-world scaling experience? The TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 stage is calling. On June 23 in Boston, this annual founder-focused event will convene 1,100+ founders and investors to explore the…
Flipping the script: How ‘upside-down’ AutoPallet robots solve palletizing density
The AutoPallet system uses magnets to drive on steel panels mounted overhead and to pick and place cases on pallets and conveyors below. | Credit:…
Crypto.com places $70M bet on AI.com domain ahead of Super Bowl
Just in time to create a new Super Bowl ad, Crypto.com founder Kris Marszalek has made the priciest domain purchase in history, buying AI.com for…
Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI project
When a startup announced plans last fall to recreate lost footage from Orson Welles’ classic film “The Magnificent Ambersons” using generative AI, I was skeptical.…
What the SpaceX acquisition of xAI means for industrial robotics
Aerospace manufacturing could lead the way to integrating automation and AI, says Flexxbotics. Source: Flexxbotics The news that SpaceX is bringing xAI into its core…