Everyone wants a piece of the\u00a0enterprise\u00a0AI pie, and this week, we saw a string of companies making their moves. From\u00a0Anthropic and OpenAI announcing new joint ventures\u00a0targeting enterprise AI deployment to\u00a0SAP dropping $1B\u00a0on German AI startup Prior Labs,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0becoming clear that if\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0a startup building enterprise tools,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0likely an\u00a0acquisition target.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On this episode of TechCrunch\u2019s\u00a0Equity\u00a0podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O\u2019Kane dig into the week\u2019s enterprise AI deals, the\u00a0xAI-Anthropic compute arrangement, and what it all means ahead of what could be a big\u00a0IPO season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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- Why\u00a0Katie Haun\u2019s venture fund\u00a0and Andreessen Horowitz are\u00a0both raising billions\u00a0to back a crypto comeback\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Aurora Innovation\u2019s\u00a0milestone commercial trucking contract\u00a0with a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary,\u00a0announced\u00a0shortly after we\u00a0caught up with Aurora\u2019s CEO, Chris Urmson,\u00a0at\u00a0HumanX\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The Pentagon\u2019s latest AI spending spree,\u00a0inking deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Subscribe to Equity on\u00a0YouTube,\u00a0Apple Podcasts,\u00a0Overcast,\u00a0Spotify\u00a0and all the casts. You\u00a0also can\u00a0follow Equity on\u00a0X\u00a0and\u00a0Threads, at @EquityPod.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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- The Pentagon\u2019s latest AI spending spree,\u00a0inking deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Aurora Innovation\u2019s\u00a0milestone commercial trucking contract\u00a0with a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary,\u00a0announced\u00a0shortly after we\u00a0caught up with Aurora\u2019s CEO, Chris Urmson,\u00a0at\u00a0HumanX\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Why\u00a0Katie Haun\u2019s venture fund\u00a0and Andreessen Horowitz are\u00a0both raising billions\u00a0to back a crypto comeback\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n