Washington Blinked: 18 Days That Bent The U.S.-China AI Race

Open source and closed models have become competing strategic narratives in the global competition for AI dominance.

Venice AI becomes a unicorn with $65M Series A as its privacy-first AI platform takes off

Venice AI is already profitable, with annualized run-rate revenues of over $70 million, CEO Erik Voorhees said.

Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac

Google’s 24/7 agentic assistant, Gemini Spark, comes to Mac alongside other improvements, like real-time tracking and support for more apps.

Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together 10,000+ founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations. and Q&A on what it takes to build and scale successful companies. Register now to save up…

Meta, like SpaceX, looks to turn excess AI compute into cash

Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business, selling access to AI compute power and models. The move would pit it against the big cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. 

Cloudflare Moves To Make AI Pay For The Content It Consumes

Cloudflare just introduced the Agentic Internet, where AI must pay for content. Here are 3 leadership actions to take before the standards race locks in.

The Orbital Data Center Hype Machine Is Already in Orbit
The Orbital Data Center Hype Machine Is Already in Orbit

“The lowest-cost place to put AI will be in space, and that will be true within two years, maybe three at the latest,” SpaceX founder Elon Musk told the World Economic Forum in Davos this past January, as his company was preparing to go public.Later t…

The Day Humanity Started Building

For generations, society rewarded people for accumulating knowledge, collecting credentials, and climbing institutional ladders.

Google built a great smart speaker, but Gemini isn’t ready for it
Google built a great smart speaker, but Gemini isn’t ready for it

Smart speakers have spent the past few years searching for a compelling second act. Beyond music, timers, and controlling your lights, they’ve struggled to justify taking up space on the kitchen counter. AI promised to change that. Amazon debuted its new hardware powered by a revamped Alexa last fall, and now it’s finally Google’s turn. […]

Connect Education To Jobs And Create An AI Workforce Transition Plan

An AI workforce transition needs more than retraining. P-TECH shows how education, employers and credentials can connect workers to jobs reshaped by AI.