At Disrupt 2026: Databricks’ co-founder on what kills enterprise AI deals | TechCrunch
… Enterprise buyers are asking different questions now: What happens after deployment? How much operational change is required? How does this affect governance? …
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Lyrie completes $2 million preseed round to build the security layer for the AI agent era
… Rapid deployment — production-ready from consumer hardware through enterprise GPU infrastructure. …
Anthropic's safety warnings may have just backfired — the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI | TechCrunch
… Clearly, none of that was enough to stop the government from acting, and Anthropic isn’t hiding its frustration. “We disagree that the finding of a narrow potential jailbreak should be cause for recalling a commercial model deployed to hundreds of millions of people,” the company wrote. “If this st… …
Sarvam becomes India's newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech | TechCrunch
… With the fresh investment, Sarvam said it would fund research into its next-generation AI models focused on agentic, coding, and cybersecurity applications, while also expanding access to computing infrastructure as it scales deployments across industries. …
The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI | TechCrunch
… Consider Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and his deployment of the platform to help elect Trump, or the hundreds of millions flowing from tech elites into super PACs to block AI regulation — patterns that clearly inspired Leo XIV’s work. …
Elon Musk's lawsuit is putting OpenAI's safety record under the microscope | TechCrunch
… Altman said the hire would let him "sleep better tonight." The deployment of GPT-4 in India, however, was one of the red flags that led OpenAI's non-profit board to briefly fire CEO Sam Altman in 2023. …
Why enterprise AI will be a major focus at VivaTech 2026 | TechCrunch
… Investors are starting to prioritize infrastructure, deployment, and measurable outcomes over pure experimentation. …
Why VivaTech 2026 is the place to see Europe’s AI strategy take shape | TechCrunch
… Supporters argue Europe is attempting to lead with governance. …
TechCrunch Mobility: How do you issue a ticket to a robotaxi? | TechCrunch
… Which brings me to California and the new autonomous vehicle testing and deployment rules issued this week by the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. There are two new sets of rules — collectively 100 pages long — that cover requirements for the testing and deployment of AVs. …
As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities | TechCrunch
… Identity, Alon said, is likely to become one of the first enterprise systems strained by large-scale deployment of AI agents, arguing that companies will eventually need new ways to monitor, authorize, and revoke software workers operating across their networks. “It’s inevitable,” Alon said of AI a… …