Apple has reached an agreement to hire certain employees from personalized audio startup Huxe AI and obtain a non-exclusive license to its intellectual property rights, according to a regulatory filing with the European Commission. The arrangement is described as a reverse acqui-hire deal.

Petlibro's Granary 2 smart feeders utilize a built-in scale and AI cameras on pricier models to track how much and when cats eat, with certain health-monitoring features requiring a subscription.

UP.Labs, now operating as Vantora, builds startups for industrial corporations. The company has raised $100M and is focused on physical AI.

Jev is a new AI model created by a ChatGPT inventor that provides developers with a cheaper and faster path to software intelligence.

Nvidia's Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes discussed the decision between open and closed AI and its impact on next-generation startups on the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

Meta's Muse is now available on the Mac, where it can work with files and apps to take action on the user's behalf.

Data center developer Crusoe raised $3.9 billion in a Series F funding round, bringing its valuation to $30.9 billion. The round was co-led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital, and Valor Equity Partners, with participation from Founders Fund, GIC, Nvidia, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Radic…

AI lab PrismML has raised a $22.25 million seed round to develop high-performing, reasoning large language models designed to fit on PCs and smartphones.

Y Combinator has funded 106 companies related to AI observability in recent years

The company suspended service in the city in April after one of its robotaxis got swept away.