Microsoft is no longer OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider
Microsoft was once the exclusive provider of data center infrastructure for OpenAI to train and run its AI models. No…
Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang has published an open letter lobbying Trump to invest in AI
Alexandr Wang, the CEO of Scale AI, has taken out a full-page ad in The Washington Post asking the Trump…
Meta is building Oakley smart glasses for athletes: report
Meta’s Reality Labs is expanding its lineup of AI smart glasses with a new pair of Oakley-branded spectacles targeted at…
Trump targets EV charging funding programs Tesla benefits from
President Donald Trump is trying to halt the flow of funding for EV charging infrastructure from two programs that Tesla…
Spotify’s educational audio courses could be coming to U.S.
Spotify is expanding its streaming service to now include educational courses in addition to music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The company…
Funding to fintechs continues to decline, but at a slower pace
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at just how much fintech startups raised in 2024, a slew of…
Stripe is laying off 300 people, but says it still plans to hire in 2025
Fintech giant Stripe is laying off 300 people, according to a leaked memo reported on Tuesday by Business Insider. The…
Samsung Unpacked 2025: Here’s how to watch and what we expect
The biggest reveal from last week’s Samsung CES press conference may well have been another press conference. The hardware giant…
IMDb founder steps down as CEO after 35 years
IMDb, the Amazon-owned online database that provides information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities, announced on Tuesday that its founder,…
Qomodo raises $13.9M to expand BNPL for Italy’s main-street retailers
Payments and financial solutions are two-a-penny at this point, but mostly for online e-commerce. What about physical stores? In 2023…