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Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools

The startup -- with backing from Accel -- is building a financial layer that handles the authentication and micro-payments required for AI agents.

Reddit looks to AI search as its next big opportunity
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
Reddit looks to AI search as its next big opportunity

During the company's fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday, it offered an update on its plans to merge traditional and AI search together and hi...

AWS revenue continues to soar as cloud demand remains high
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
AWS revenue continues to soar as cloud demand remains high

AWS recorded its best quarter, in terms of revenue growth, in 13 quarters in Q4 2025 as AI drives AWS adoption.

Amazon and Google are winning the AI capex race — but what’s the prize?
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
Amazon and Google are winning the AI capex race — but what’s the prize?

In 2026, Amazon plans to spend $200 billion in capex. Google is just behind at $175 billion to $185 billion. It's a lot of money!

OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own

The new model is built to accelerate the capabilities of Codex, the agentic coding tool OpenAI launched earlier this week.

Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers

We’re starting to see the idea of Musk-owned orbital AI data clusters cohere into an actual plan.

OpenAI launches a way for enterprises to build and manage AI agents
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
OpenAI launches a way for enterprises to build and manage AI agents

OpenAI launched Frontier, a new platform designed for enterprises to build and deploy agents while treating them like human employees.

Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new ‘agent teams’
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new ‘agent teams’

The newest version of Anthropic's model is designed to broaden its capabilities and appeal, allowing for a greater variety of uses and customers.

Meta tests a stand-alone app for its AI-generated ‘Vibes’ videos
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
Meta tests a stand-alone app for its AI-generated ‘Vibes’ videos

Launched last September, Vibes lets you create and share short-form AI-generated videos and access a dedicated feed that displays AI videos from ot...

Fundamental raises $255M Series A with a new take on big data analysis
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
Fundamental raises $255M Series A with a new take on big data analysis

Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by ...

ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI

ElevenLabs CEO argued at Web Summit Qatar that voice is the next interface for AI, as OpenAI, Google, and Apple push conversational systems into we...

Sam Altman got exceptionally testy over Claude Super Bowl ads
TechCrunch 5 Feb 2026
Sam Altman got exceptionally testy over Claude Super Bowl ads

He posted a novella-sized rant that devolved into to calling his rival "dishonest" and "authoritarian."

Alphabet won’t talk about the Google-Apple AI deal, even to investors
TechCrunch 4 Feb 2026
Alphabet won’t talk about the Google-Apple AI deal, even to investors

Alphabet CEO skipped an analyst's question about Apple on the company's earnings call.

Google’s Gemini app has surpassed 750M monthly active users
TechCrunch 4 Feb 2026
Google’s Gemini app has surpassed 750M monthly active users

Google revealed a significant milestone for its Gemini app, announcing over 750 million monthly active users as it competes with ChatGPT and Meta AI.

Meet Gizmo: A TikTok for interactive, vibe-coded mini apps
TechCrunch 4 Feb 2026
Meet Gizmo: A TikTok for interactive, vibe-coded mini apps

Gizmo's app is like a TikTok for vibe-coded mini apps... and it's a lot of fun.

AI SRE Resolve AI confirms $125M raise, unicorn valuation
TechCrunch 4 Feb 2026
AI SRE Resolve AI confirms $125M raise, unicorn valuation

The two-year-old startup confirms that it closed a Series A led by Lightspeed at $1 billion valuation.

Amazon to begin testing AI tools for film and TV production next month
TechCrunch 4 Feb 2026
Amazon to begin testing AI tools for film and TV production next month

Amazon MGM Studios will reportedly begin a closed beta program in March to test its AI tools to help with film and TV production.

A16z just raised $1.7B for AI infrastructure. Here’s where it’s going.
TechCrunch 4 Feb 2026
A16z just raised $1.7B for AI infrastructure. Here’s where it’s going.

Andreessen Horowitz just raised a whopping ⁠new $15 billion in funding⁠. And a $1.7 billion chunk of that is going to its ⁠infrastr...

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