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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2273245180.jpg?resize=1200,800″] In May 2023, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was sworn in and testified before Congress about the regulation of artificial intelligence. Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana heard his ideas about licensing advanced models and asked if Altman might be qualified to run a hypothetical AI regulatory agency. “I love my current job,” Altman…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Origin-Lab-Co-Founders.jpg?resize=1156,1200″] As AI begins to interact with the physical world, new types of labs are working to build world models that could be used to operate physical robotics or model objects in physical space. Unlike large language models, there isn’t an easy source of data for those models, which has left many labs…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55243042679_18cca8aeb0_k.jpg?resize=1200,800″] This week, we’re sharing a conversaiton from Strictly VC’s recent event in San Francisco. Replit co-founder and CEO Amjad Masad joined Connie Loizos to talk about AI-driven software development, competing with major AI players, and how coding is changing as software creation becomes more accessible. Plus, he gives some insight into their…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Dario-Amodei-Anthropic-1.jpg?w=1024″] Anthropic is looking to court smaller companies. To that end, the company announced Wednesday the launch of Claude for Small Business, a new suite of services designed for customers who less resemble Walmart and Starbucks and more resemble the local hardware store or coffee shop. So far, much of the most intensive…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/iphone-store.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, which makes devices and components for Apple, Google, Nvidia, and Sony, among other tech giants, confirmed on Monday that it was hit by a cyberattack that may have affected some of its factories. In a statement sent to media outlets, Foxconn said that the cyberattack affected facilities in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Alexa-for-Shopping-Chat-Window.jpg?w=1200″] Whether you like it or not, Amazon continues to put AI at the center of the shopping journey. The company announced Wednesday “Alexa for Shopping,” its new personalized AI shopping assistant, powered by Alexa+.  Notably, the experience will replace Rufus, its generative AI shopping assistant that launched in 2024. According to the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/brian-schimpf_a6f588.png?w=864″] Another year, another massive influx of capital for Anduril: The funding round that was rumored to be in process in March has officially closed. Anduril has raised a $5 billion Series H round at a $61 billion valuation, led by returning investors Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, the company announced Wednesday. This…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/us-securities-and-exchange-commission-sec-logo.jpg?resize=1200,800″] The Securities and Exchange Commission officially proposed last week to weaken the quarterly reporting standards for publicly traded companies. So far, public comments submitted to the financial regulator about the idea are overwhelmingly negative. But the best objection was filed yesterday by the popular subreddit, WallStreetBets. The community of “approximately 18 million…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/photomosh-shinyhunters-instructure.jpg?resize=1200,719″] U.S. House lawmakers are demanding representatives from Instructure, the twice-hacked education software maker, testify about the company’s response to cyberattacks that allowed hackers to steal the personal data of millions of students worldwide. The House Homeland Security Committee is investigating the hacks and data breach as it has jurisdiction over government activities…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/TC26_Disrupt_Stage_Article_Headers_1920x1080.png?resize=1200,675″] The biggest risk for founders and investors right now isn’t moving too slowly. It’s reacting too late to where the market already shifted. The new stages at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 help founders and investors make faster, more informed decisions in today’s highly complex, volatile markets. From October 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Disrupt brings together 10,000+ founders, investors, and operators…