Trending News: Ireland’s data regulator investigates X’s use of European user data to train GrokMeta’s Llama drama and how Trump’s tariffs could hit moonshot projectsLess than a month to get your exhibit table for TechCrunch Sessions: AIOpenAI is winding down its GPT-4 AI model in ChatGPTHow Chef Robotics found success by turning away its original customersDeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says Google will eventually combine its Gemini and Veo AI modelsMira Murati’s AI startup is reportedly aiming for a massive $2B seed roundAI models still struggle to debug software, Microsoft study showsThe US Secretary of Education referred to AI as ‘A1,’ like the steak sauceYouTube rolls out a free AI music-making tool for creatorsLiveKit’s tools power real-time communications, including OpenAI’s Voice ModeCanva is getting AI image generation, interactive coding, spreadsheets and moreOpenAI updates ChatGPT to reference your past chatsNetflix’s latest season of ‘Black Mirror’ comes with a mobile gameGoogle thinks AI can untangle the electrical grid’s bureaucracyAmazon CEO Andy Jassy urges companies to invest heavily in AIThe rise of AI ‘reasoning’ models is making benchmarking more expensiveIncident.io raises $62M at a $400M valuation to help IT teams move fast when things breakAI insurtech Ominimo bags its first investment at a $220M valuationElon Musk’s AI company, xAI, launches an API for Grok 3Google says it’ll embrace Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to dataOpenAI counter-sues, calls for Musk to be enjoined from ‘further unlawful and unfair action’Nvidia’s H20 AI chips may be spared from export controls — for nowIlya Sutskever taps Google Cloud to power his AI startup’s researchOpenAI launches program to design new ‘domain-specific’ AI benchmarksSolve Intelligence raises fresh $12M to bring AI to IP, patent workflowsYouTube expands its ‘likeness’ detection technology, which detects AI fakes, to a handful of top creatorsMIT study finds that AI doesn’t, in 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third-party sites for youOpenAI just made its first cybersecurity investment Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 top universitiesIntel and TSMC are reportedly launching a joint chipmaking ventureAmazon Kindle’s new feature uses AI to generate recaps for books in a seriesDevin, the viral coding AI agent, gets a new pay-as-you-go planMicrosoft reportedly pulls back on its data center plansStudio Ghibli hasn’t commented on OpenAI’s onslaught of AI copies, but the fan subreddit hasGoogle is shipping Gemini models faster than its AI safety reportsChatGPT users have generated over 700M images since last week, OpenAI saysVoice AI platform Phonic gets backing from LuxRunway, best known for its video-generating models, raises $300MThe Nintendo Switch 2, hands-on: It’s pretty good!OpenAI seeks to convene group to advise its nonprofit goalsOpenAI’s o3 model might be costlier to run than originally estimatedEpic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competitionEpic Games acquires Loci to introduce automated 3D taggingActively AI raises $22.5M to offer sales ‘superintelligence,’ says AI SDRs failedDeepMind’s 145-page paper on AGI safety may not convince skepticsAnthropic launches an AI chatbot plan for colleges and universitiesAI crawlers cause Wikimedia Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50%Parasail says its fleet of on-demand GPUs is larger than Oracle’s entire cloudThe Nintendo Switch 2 release date is June 5Roblox enables parents to block experiences and friendsResearchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly booksPeter Diamandis answers the question: Is longevity only for the wealthy?
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Trending News: Ireland’s data regulator investigates X’s use of European user data to train GrokMeta’s Llama drama and how Trump’s tariffs could hit moonshot projectsLess than a month to get your exhibit table for TechCrunch Sessions: AIOpenAI is winding down its GPT-4 AI model in ChatGPTHow Chef Robotics found success by turning away its original customersDeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says Google will eventually combine its Gemini and Veo AI modelsMira Murati’s AI startup is reportedly aiming for a massive $2B seed roundAI models still struggle to debug software, Microsoft study showsThe US Secretary of Education referred to AI as ‘A1,’ like the steak sauceYouTube rolls out a free AI music-making tool for creatorsLiveKit’s tools power real-time communications, including OpenAI’s Voice ModeCanva is getting AI image generation, interactive coding, spreadsheets and moreOpenAI updates ChatGPT to reference your past chatsNetflix’s latest season of ‘Black Mirror’ comes with a mobile gameGoogle thinks AI can untangle the electrical grid’s bureaucracyAmazon CEO Andy Jassy urges companies to invest heavily in AIThe rise of AI ‘reasoning’ models is making benchmarking more expensiveIncident.io raises $62M at a $400M valuation to help IT teams move fast when things breakAI insurtech Ominimo bags its first investment at a $220M valuationElon Musk’s AI company, xAI, launches an API for Grok 3Google says it’ll embrace Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to dataOpenAI counter-sues, calls for Musk to be enjoined from ‘further unlawful and unfair action’Nvidia’s H20 AI chips may be spared from export controls — for nowIlya Sutskever taps Google Cloud to power his AI startup’s researchOpenAI launches program to design new ‘domain-specific’ AI benchmarksSolve Intelligence raises fresh $12M to bring AI to IP, patent workflowsYouTube expands its ‘likeness’ detection technology, which detects AI fakes, to a handful of top creatorsMIT study finds that AI doesn’t, in fact, have valuesAnthropic rolls out a $200-per-month Claude subscriptionUS may fine TSMC $1B over chip allegedly used in Huawei AI processor WordPress.com launches a free AI-powered website builderArtisan, the ‘stop hiring humans’ AI agent startup, raises $25M – and is still hiring humans The complete agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: AI unveiledTessell snags $60M to drive data management at scaleReddit’s conversational AI search tool leverages Google GeminiGemini Code Assist, Google’s AI coding assistant, gets ‘agentic’ abilitiesGoogle’s enterprise cloud gets a music-generating AI modelGoogle’s newest Gemini AI model focuses on efficiencyIronwood is Google’s newest AI accelerator chipGoogle Workspace gets automation flows, podcast-style summariesSamsung adds Google’s Gemini to its home robot BallieDeep Cogito emerges from stealth with hybrid AI ‘reasoning’ modelsA nonprofit is using AI agents to raise money for charityVolunteer your time for a free ticket to TechCrunch Sessions: AITrump to endorse coal for data center power in the face of grim market realitiesMeet the new Audience Choice winners to lead breakouts at TechCrunch Sessions: AIAmazon unveils a new AI voice model, Nova SonicSnapchat rolls out Sponsored AI Lenses for brandsMira Murati’s AI startup gains prominent ex-OpenAI advisorsIBM releases a new mainframe built for the age of AIGoogle is allegedly paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivalsAmazon says its AI video model can now generate minutes-long clipsMeta exec denies the company artificially boosted Llama 4’s benchmark scoresShopify CEO tells teams to consider using AI before growing headcountGoogle’s AI Mode now lets users ask complex questions about imagesWaymo may use interior camera data to train generative AI models, sell adsNintendo says it is ‘actively assessing’ the impact of U.S. tariffsKrea raises $83M to be the one-stop shop for genAI creativesAI video startup Moonvalley raised a fresh $43M, SEC filing showsIBM acquires consultancy Hakkoda in continued AI investment pushOpenAI reportedly mulls buying Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI hardware startupMeta’s benchmarks for its new AI models are a bit misleadingMicrosoft releases AI-generated Quake II demo, but admits ‘limitations’Meta releases Llama 4, a new crop of flagship AI models‘A Minecraft Movie’ is on-track for a $135M opening weekendChatGPT adoption skyrockets in India, but monetization may be trailingOpenAI’s models ‘memorized’ copyrighted content, new study suggestsGitHub Copilot introduces new limits, charges for ‘premium’ AI modelsSpy games in HR tech: Inside Rippling’s wild lawsuit against DeelMicrosoft’s Copilot can now browse the web and perform actions for youGemini 2.5 Pro is Google’s most expensive AI model yetOpenAI says it’ll release o3 after all, delays GPT-5Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders in response to tariffsMidjourney releases its first new AI image model in nearly a yearAmazon’s new AI agent will shop third-party sites for youOpenAI just made its first cybersecurity investment Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 top universitiesIntel and TSMC are reportedly launching a joint chipmaking ventureAmazon Kindle’s new feature uses AI to generate recaps for books in a seriesDevin, the viral coding AI agent, gets a new pay-as-you-go planMicrosoft reportedly pulls back on its data center plansStudio Ghibli hasn’t commented on OpenAI’s onslaught of AI copies, but the fan subreddit hasGoogle is shipping Gemini models faster than its AI safety reportsChatGPT users have generated over 700M images since last week, OpenAI saysVoice AI platform Phonic gets backing from LuxRunway, best known for its video-generating models, raises $300MThe Nintendo Switch 2, hands-on: It’s pretty good!OpenAI seeks to convene group to advise its nonprofit goalsOpenAI’s o3 model might be costlier to run than originally estimatedEpic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competitionEpic Games acquires Loci to introduce automated 3D taggingActively AI raises $22.5M to offer sales ‘superintelligence,’ says AI SDRs failedDeepMind’s 145-page paper on AGI safety may not convince skepticsAnthropic launches an AI chatbot plan for colleges and universitiesAI crawlers cause Wikimedia Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50%Parasail says its fleet of on-demand GPUs is larger than Oracle’s entire cloudThe Nintendo Switch 2 release date is June 5Roblox enables parents to block experiences and friendsResearchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly booksPeter Diamandis answers the question: Is longevity only for the wealthy?
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11x.ai, a developer of AI sales reps, has raised $50M Series B led by A16Z, sources say

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11x.ai, a startup that develops AI-powered sales development bots, has secured roughly $50 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has learned. The new round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at around $350 million, multiple sources told TechCrunch. The recent deal follows the company’s $24 million Series A, which was led by Benchmark […]

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