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The billion-dollar infrastructure deals powering the AI boom Here’s everything we know about the biggest AI infrastructure projects, including major spending from Meta, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/28/the-billion-dollar-infrastructure-deals-powering-the-ai-boom/
TechCrunch Mobility: Self-driving trucks startup Kodiak goes public and a shake-up at Hyundai’s Supernal Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/28/techcrunch-mobility-self-driving-trucks-startup-kodiak-goes-public-and-a-shake-up-at-hyundais-supernal/
Beware coworkers who produce AI-generated ‘workslop’ Researchers at consulting firm BetterUp Labs, in collaboration with Stanford Social Media Lab, have coined a new term to describe low-quality, AI-generated work Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/27/beware-coworkers-who-produce-ai-generated-workslop/
AI startup Friend spent more than $1M on all those subway ads If you’ve been on the New York subway recently, you’ve probably seen stark white ads promoting a wearable AI device called Friend. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/27/ai-startup-friend-spent-more-than-1m-on-all-those-subway-ads/
Trump demands Microsoft fire global affairs head Lisa Monaco “It is my opinion that Microsoft should immediately terminate the employment of Lisa Monaco,” Trump said of a former Biden administration official. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/27/trump-demands-microsoft-fire-global-affairs-head-lisa-monaco/
How South Korea plans to best OpenAI, Google, others with homegrown AI South Korea has launched its most ambitious sovereign AI initiative yet, as the nation’s major tech players like LG and SK Telecom develop their own LLMs. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/27/how-south-korea-plans-to-best-openai-google-others-with-homegrown-ai/
Famed roboticist says humanoid robot bubble is doomed to burst Brooks, who co-founded iRobot and spent decades at MIT, is particularly skeptical of companies like Tesla and Figure trying to teach robots dexterity by showing them videos of humans doing tasks. In a new essay, he calls this approach “pure
Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Sept. 22-26) This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member yet, but you’d
Sweden’s Redpine launches with €1.1 million backing to reduce AI hallucinations through licensed data After a year in stealth, Stockholm-based company Redpine announces €1.1 million in funding and the launch of their platform to give AI builders and agents high-quality, licensed data. The round saw participation from prominent angel investors
From Lagos to Munich: 5 acquisitions and 1 exit – African startups expanding into Europe I have dedicated my work to building bridges between continents, connecting ecosystems, creating opportunities for exchange, and developing new business ties between startups across Africa and Europe. We cannot deny that, compared to Europe, many