Musk v. Altman is just getting started | TechCrunch
…Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam Altman betrayed the “nonprofit for the benefit of humanity” mission Musk signed up to fund. As Musk…
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5 days to get 50% off a second Disrupt 2026 pass | TechCrunch
…Non-profits, apply what’s next to real-world impact Buy one Non-profit pass and get a second one for 50% off — a $214 savings . Connect with builders and investors and…
Is this the dawn of the Tokenpocalypse? | TechCrunch
…After all, as Anthropic and other big AI companies plan to go public, leading to awkward questions about profitability , we’re likely to see similar price increases for other AI products, and…
Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25B per month for compute | TechCrunch
…Anthropic will be paying xAI $1.25 billion per month through May 2029, with a discounted rate for the first two months as xAI completes its ramp-up. All told, the deal…
The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg | TechCrunch
…Companies are posting record profits and revenue while laying off tens of thousands of people, citing AI as the official explanation. So far this year, there have been an estimated 363 layoffs…
Cerebras raises $5.5B, then stock pops $108%, in the first huge tech IPO of 2026 | TechCrunch
…the revenue : $510 million in 2025 (up 76% year-over-year), and from a handful of customers. It also reported a massive swing to a profit — to $237.8 million in net…
Spotify now lets you stream narrated magazine articles, too | TechCrunch
…At present, Spotify offers audiobook listening hours to its paid subscribers as well as “top-up” hours when the listening time runs out. There’s also a $9.99 per month Audiobook…
The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on | TechCrunch
…The company is betting that more powerful, less complex lasers will help turn NIF’s concept for fusion power into something more profitable. Xcimer’s plans for a fusion power plant call…
Alphabet's record-breaking $85B raise for Google's AI business is a helluva good signal | TechCrunch
…Alphabet is a very healthy business: $110 billion in revenue (with high profit margins) in Q1 alone, up 22% year-over-year. Still, the money from this stock sale is earmarked for…
GitLab cuts 14% of staff as it scales its platform to serve AI workloads | TechCrunch
…profit, pointing to strong demand for AI products, services, or the infrastructure to power them, and GitLab is no exception. On Tuesday, the company reported first-quarter revenue of $264 million, up…