Month: January 2026

The startup claims its AI platform can help optimize editorial processes and research.

AI labs just can’t get their employees to stay put. Yesterday’s big AI news was the abrupt and seemingly acrimonious departure of three top executives at Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines lab.

The abrupt change in personnel was in the works for several weeks, according to an OpenAI executive.

The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data brokers and insurance companies.

New York City will be a notable exclusion from proposed legislation to legalize commercial robotaxis across the state.

The tech giant has pledged to be a “good neighbor” as it continues to invest in AI infrastructure throughout the country.

Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year.

AI health records startup Torch will be using its tech for OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Health, according to co-founder Ilya Abyzov.

Motional says it will launch a driverless robotaxi service in Las Vegas before the end of 2026.

Sergey Brin and Larry Page appear to be pulling back from the state where they co-founded Google.