Day: July 20, 2026

Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup Netflix revealed that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by Ben Affleck. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/netflix-paid-587m-for-ben-afflecks-ai-filmmaking-startup/

What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan’s entire tech ecosystem. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/what-to-watch-for-after-jensen-huangs-japan-visit/

Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans? On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether Apple’s lawsuit will cast over OpenAi’s much-discussed plans to get into hardware and go public. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/can-an-apple-lawsuit-derail-openais-hardware-plans/

TechCrunch Mobility: The battle over robotaxi rules Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/techcrunch-mobility-the-battle-over-robotaxi-rules/

‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’ “Everybody knows the Greeks are inside.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/odyssey-director-christopher-nolan-calls-ai-an-obvious-trojan-horse/