OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Elon Musk did “huge damage” to the culture of the AI startup. During testimony as part of Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, Altman said Musk required OpenAI president Greg Brockman and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever to rank researchers by their accomplishments and “take a chainsaw through a bunch.” Altman conceded…
The deal paves the way for Form Energy to raise a new funding round before potentially going public next year. Image: Dylan Carr / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
AI-powered dictation startup Wispr Flow has launched its Android app today. The company released its app for Mac and Windows first, then launched on iOS in June 2026. On iOS, users could use Wispr Flow through a dedicated keyboard. On Android, the interface is a bit different, as you can access the dictionary through a…
The wearable incentivizes healthy behavior with points that can be redeemed for health products. Image: MART PRODUCTION / Pexels Source: TechCrunch
Startup founders are being pushed to move faster than ever, using AI while facing tighter funding, rising infrastructure costs, and more pressure to show real traction early. Cloud credits, access to GPUs, and foundation models have made it easier to get started, but those early infrastructure choices can have unforeseen consequences once startups move beyond…
Branded entertainment executives Anthony Damianakis and Pete Fergusson are launching an ambitious startup called IPX headquartered in Dubai, with offices also in London and Sydney. The innovative startup aims to connect brands with creators, producers, broadcasters, streamers and other content platforms to jointly develop premium content and ownable IP. IPX – which is being touted…
Inertia Enterprises will use the Series A investment to build one of the world’s most powerful lasers, a key part of its power plant design. Image: Redd Francisco / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
The startup, Monaco, has come out of stealth as an AI-native all-in-one CRM plus more system backed by names like the Collison brothers and Garry Tan. Image: Jonny Gios / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Smart Bricks is an AI-powered proptech that helps investors find high-quality real estate investments Image: Tim Mossholder / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Axiom says its AI found solutions to several long-standing math problems, a sign of the technology’s steadily advancing reasoning capabilities. Image: Vitaly Gariev / Unsplash Source: Wired
