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Microsoft is training sales teams to promote its AI models as more efficient and cost-effective than competitors OpenAI and Anthropic.

Crusoe Energy raises $3B at $30B valuation after securing a $13B contract with Jane Street, highlighting sustainable data center growth.

Stripe’s acquisition of OpenRouter is driven by practical AI needs, focusing on flexible model integration rather than speculative singularity goals.

Vertu's $6,880 foldable offers tailored AI for executives, with strong security and solid battery life but limited conversational skills.

Prentis, co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, seeks $100M to build AI that automates routine computer tasks beyond coding.

Hyundai's plan to deploy 25,000 humanoid robots in U.S. factories by 2028 sparks worker strikes over job security concerns.

Travis Kalanick hints Atoms may expand from scooters to autonomous robotaxis, pursuing his vision to reshape urban transportation.

Situational Awareness invests $400 million in chip startup Source Foundry, signaling strong confidence in AI hardware innovation despite market challenges.

Amazon’s Texas data center plan includes a power plant that could become the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

Crusoe raises $3.9B, reaching a $30.9B valuation, to expand data centers and launch modular AI-focused facilities.

Nvidia’s new AI data center design uses liquid cooling and runs hotter to slash water use, aiming for greener, more efficient technology.

Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory that blends automation and human oversight to reshape steel parts manufacturing.

Data centers’ growing energy use is raising electricity costs in the Rust Belt, challenging efforts to revive American manufacturing under the "Made in America" plan.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 brings back the Builders Stage, focusing on real-world strategies for founders and investors to scale startups effectively.

DeepMind’s WeatherNext model predicts hurricanes accurately using lower-resolution data, offering a fresh approach to weather forecasting.

Nvidia is boosting AI data center efficiency by focusing on smarter traffic management instead of just adding more GPUs.

Chinese AI firms Moonshot and Alibaba introduce cost-effective models challenging U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence.

Databricks raised $5B at a $190B valuation after investor demand far exceeded its initial $1B target, highlighting AI's rising cost and appeal.

Anthropic and OpenAI unveil AI models that boost performance while cutting costs, aiming to make advanced AI more accessible for businesses and developers.

Atoms, led by Travis Kalanick, raised $1.7B in funding led by a16z to bring AI-powered robotics to industrial sectors.