Nvidia clears regulatory hurdle to acquire Run:ai

Chip company Nvidia gets the green light from the European Union to complete its acquisition of…

‘Genius Girl’ goes from inspiring a Korean TV show character to raising a $100 million AI fund

On the weekend, as most students were stumbling back from the bars, Songyee Yoon was rushing…

TuSimple pivot from self-driving to AI animation is complete with CreateAI rebrand

TuSimple has completed its pivot away from autonomous trucking to AI animation and gaming with a…

Perplexity has reportedly closed a $500M funding round

AI-powered search engine Perplexity has reportedly closed a $500 million funding round, valuing the startup at…

Ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is founding an AI startup backed by a16z

Emmett Shear, the former CEO of Twitch, is launching a new AI startup, TechCrunch has learned.…

Backed by a16z and NEA, Backflip raises $30M Series A to turn text into AI-generated designs

What if it were as easy to generate a usable 3D design as prompting ChatGPT? That’s…

Google releases its own ‘reasoning’ AI model

Google has released what it’s calling a new “reasoning” AI model — but it’s in the…

Instagram teases AI tools for editing appearances, backgrounds in videos using prompts

Instagram head Adam Mosseri is teasing upcoming generative AI features for the social app that will…

BlueQubit raises $10M to take Quantum software into real-world applications

Integrating quantum computing into real-world computer applications is an ongoing problem, as the platforms are architected…

Exclusive: Google’s Gemini is forcing contractors to rate AI responses outside their expertise

Generative AI may look like magic, but behind the development of these systems are armies of…

AI startup Odyssey’s new tool can generate photorealistic 3D worlds

Odyssey, a startup founded by self-driving pioneers Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, is developing an AI-powered…

New Anthropic study shows AI really doesn’t want to be forced to change its views

AI models can deceive, new research from Anthropic shows — pretending to have different views during…

Who wants ‘Her’-like AI that gets stuff wrong?

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every…

OpenAI brings ChatGPT to your landline

ChatGPT is coming to phones. No, not smartphones — landlines. Call 1-800-242-8478 (1-800-CHATGPT), and OpenAI’s AI-powered…

Microsoft bought nearly 500,000 Nvidia Hopper chips this year

Microsoft bought more than twice as many Nvidia Hopper chips this year than any of its…

AI startup Oddysee’s new tool can generate photorealistic 3D worlds

Odyssey, a startup founded by self-driving pioneers Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, is developing an AI-powered…

YouTube to test a way for creators and celebrities to find AI-generated content using their likeness

YouTube is partnering with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to help celebrities, athletes, and creators identify…

The DOJ wants a Perplexity executive to testify in its Google antitrust case

A U.S. court ruled in August that Google has a search monopoly, and while Google appeals,…

Salesforce plans to hire 2,000 people to sell its AI products

Cloud software giant Salesforce looks to hire thousands of new sales people to sell its AI…

Google says customers can use its AI in ‘high-risk’ domains, so long as there’s human supervision

Google has changed its terms to clarify that customers can deploy its generative AI tools to…

Code Assist, Google’s enterprise-focused coding assistant, gets third-party tools

Google on Tuesday announced support for third-party tools in Gemini Code Assist, its enterprise-focused AI code…

Databricks raises $10B as it barrels toward an IPO

Databricks, the data analytics platform, has raised $10 billion in a funding round that values the…