After years of chatbots and image generators, AI is finally leaving the screen. At CES 2026, that shift became impossible to ignore.  The annual tech showcase in Las Vegas was dominated by “physical AI” and robotics, from Boston Dynamic’s newly redesigned Atlas humanoid robot to AI-powered ice makers (yes, really). The companies in attendance clearly want consumers […]
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Watch as TechCrunch's Equity podcast crew unpacks CES 2026, from humanoid robots and physical AI to major deals of the week.
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Two smaller companies, Oklo and TerraPower, along with Vistra, a large energy company, just signed agreements with Meta.
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Meta signs deals with three nuclear companies for 6-plus GW of power | TechCrunch
Two smaller companies, Oklo and TerraPower, along with Vistra, a large energy company, just signed agreements with Meta.
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Elon Musk's AI company has restricted Grok's controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers on X, after the tool invited heated criticism from across the world for letting users generate sexualized images of women and children.
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X restricts Grok's image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world's ire | TechCrunch
Elon Musk's AI company has restricted Grok's controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers on X, after the tool in...
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In a blog post published Friday morning, Ben Horowitz writes that "as the American leader in Venture Capital, the fate of new technology in the United States rests partly on our shoulders." It's the kind of statement certain to cause agita at rival firms.
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The venture firm that ate Silicon Valley just raised another $15 billion | TechCrunch
In a blog post published Friday morning, Ben Horowitz writes that "as the American leader in Venture Capital, the fate of new technology in the Uni...
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Anthropic announces its first enterprise deal of 2026 which includes building agents and for, and giving Claude code, to Allianz.
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Anthropic adds Allianz to growing list of enterprise wins | TechCrunch
Anthropic announces its first enterprise deal of 2026, which includes building agents for, and giving Claude code to, Allianz.
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Cyera raised another $400 million just six months after its last huge round.
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Data security startup Cyera hits $9B valuation six months after being valued at $6B | TechCrunch
Cyera raised another $400 million just six months after its last huge round.
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For the past two weeks, X has been flooded with AI manipulated nude images, created by the Grok AI chatbot — and governments around the world are promising to take action.
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Governments grapple with the flood of non-consensual nudity on X | TechCrunch
For the past two weeks, X has been flooded with AI-manipulated nude images, created by the Grok AI chatbot — and governments around the world are...
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Building software products has never been easier, so why are so many well-funded startups failing to take off no matter how good their product is? In this season finale episode of Build Mode, our guest has an answer: Startups have focused too much on product development and not enough on distribution excellence. Paul Irving is partner and […]
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GTMfund has rewritten the distribution playbook for the AI era | TechCrunch
Building software products has never been easier, so why are so many well-funded startups failing to take off no matter how good their product is...
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