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The intersection of technology, startups, and venture capital touches everything now. That’s why Equity, TechCrunch's flagship podcast, digs into the business of startups for entrepreneurs and enthusiasts alike. Every Wednesday and Friday, TechCrunch reporters keep you up-to-date on the world of bus...
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Netflix growing up, data center jet engines, and the circular AI economy
A baby was born in a Waymo this week, and it wasn't even the first one.
What started as a novelty story quickly became a reminder of how...
ElevenLabs just hit $6.6B, but its CEO says the real money isn't in voice anymore
ElevenLabs has made a name for itself building realistic AI voices.
What started as two Polish engineers annoyed by terr...
Nothing wants your money, AWS wants your trust, and Spotify wants your data
AWS announced a wave of new AI agent tools at re:Invent 2025, but can Amazon actually catch up to the AI leaders? While the cloud giant is betting big...
This VC charges $0 for PR, and has 12 unicorns to show for it
Tech is racing ahead while society struggles to keep up. Masha Bucher, founder and GP of Day One Ventures, built her firm around closing that gap by c...
Supabase CEO on the "painful" decisions that built a $5B company
Vibe coding has taken the tech industry by storm, and it's not just the Lovables and Replits of the world that are winning. The startups building the...
The Nordic startup scene has quietly become one of tech’s fastest-growing hubs
Ten years ago, raising €1 million in Copenhagen was enough to make waves in the region’s tech scene. Today, the Nordics are turning out billion-dollar...
AI mania is making Nvidia a lot of money
AI companies are spending so much on infrastructure that Nvidia's data center business now brings in nearly $50 billion. But is this sustainable growt...
January Ventures bets AI's biggest winners won't come from Silicon Valley
While everyone's chasing the next AI infrastructure play in San Francisco, some of the most defensible AI companies are being built by founders with d...
Introducing TechCrunch's new podcast: Build Mode
TechCrunch has new podcast! Build Mode brings you candid startup wisdom from the people who build, break, and build again. Build Mode is hosted by our...
Are data centers the new oil fields?
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that $580 billion will be spent globally on AI data centers in 2025 alone. This is $40 b...
What startups are building next, according to OpenAI’s Head of Startups
Many see OpenAI as the ChatGPT company while rivals like Anthropic and Cohere eye the enterprise space. Marc Manara, OpenAI's head of startups, says t...
SoftBank is back, and the AI hype cycle is eating itself
SoftBank and OpenAI announced a new 50-50 joint venture this week to sell enterprise AI tools in Japan under the brand "Crystal Intelligence." On pape...
From Air Force officer to space defense CEO: Why Even Rogers left to build weapons for orbit
Even Rogers spent a decade as an Air Force weapons officer watching China and Russia build space weapons while the U.S. had "nothing in our arsenal." ...
Equity Live: From $300M seed rounds to data center builds, AI is feeling bubbly
The Equity crew was live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! Hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha took over the Builders Stage on Monday morning to...
Startups should rethink how they pursue sales and traction, according to VC Tim Chen
After a small startup exit and being turned down by every VC firm he applied to, Tim Chen began angel investing and eventually stumbled into raising h...
OpenAI wants to power your browser, and that could be a security nightmare
The browser wars are heating up again, this time with AI in the driver’s seat.
OpenAI just launched Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser tha...
Sam Altman’s eye-scanning startup wants to prove humanity in the age of AI bots
Ever wonder if you’re talking to a real person online or just another bot? As bots increasingly outnumber humans online, leading to an explosion of de...
From SB 243 to ChatGPT: Why it's ‘not cool' to be cautious about AI
Silicon Valley’s rule? It’s not cool to be cautious. As OpenAI removes guardrails and VCs criticize companies like Anthropic for supporting AI safety...
Disruption via doping: Enhanced Games founder on the controversial 'future of sports'
Can performance-enhancing drugs push the limits of human potential? The creators of the Enhanced Games say yes — and they’re building a new sporting e...
AI goes enterprise, AltStore raises $6M, and Tesla's FSD investigation
AI companies are making their much-anticipated enterprise plays, but the results are wildly inconsistent. Just this week, Deloitte announced it's roll...
Why the new H-1B policy helps outsourcers, not startups
The Trump administration recently announced a massive change to the H-1B visa program, raising the application fee from $2,000-$5,000 to $100,000 per...
AI slop, government stops, and startup uncertainty
The U.S. government shutdown that began this week is the first in seven years. While it might not feel immediately disruptive, for startups waiting on...
California just drew the blueprint for AI safety regulation with SB 53
California just made history as the first state to require AI safety transparency from the biggest labs in the industry. Governor Newsom signed SB 53...
From $100B OpenAI deals to $100K visa fees
From $100 billion OpenAI commitments to $100,000 visa fees, this week showed just how much the tech landscape is shifting. On the latest episode of Eq...
How Chipiron's rethinking the future of MRI
Medical device funding is hitting levels we haven't seen since 2021, with investors pouring billions into diagnostics and imaging companies. But while...
Live demo fails, AI safety wins, and the Golden Age of Robotics
This week on Equity, Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, and Max Zeff unpack the biggest moves in AI, robotics, and regulation. Listen to the full episode to...
Why European founders are winning (and it’s not about working less)
Europe's startup scene is having a moment, with European unicorns multiplying and American VCs setting up shop across the pond. But while European fun...
Mercor has its moment in the AI data race
Leading AI labs like OpenAI and Google DeepMind cut ties with Scale AI after Meta invested $14 billion in the data vendor and hired its CEO. But AI la...
Vibe coding? Meet vibe security
As AI evolves at breakneck speed, attackers are evolving right alongside it. Vibe coding, AI agents, and prompt-based attacks are opening enterprises...
Atlassian’s $610M bet, and why everyone’s fighting over your browser
Google just dodged a Chrome breakup bullet, but the biggest twist? The federal judge bought the idea that AI rivals could keep the tech giant in check...
Karen Hao on the making of a $90B AI empire
Karen Hao, the bestselling author of "Empire of AI," has watched OpenAI go from a nonprofit “laughingstock” into a $90 billion powerhouse chasing arti...
Trillion with a ‘T’? That’s a lot of dollars, Nvidia.
Nvidia reported another massive quarter this week with $46.7 billion in revenue, a 56% year-over-year increase driven almost entirely by AI demand. Bu...
Mark Cuban’s disruption formula: from streaming and healthcare to AI’s next wave
Steve Jobs once said, “Everything’s a remix.” And that’s a philosophy that Mark Cuban has taken to heart, building an entire entrepreneurial and inves...
Beanie Babies for the brainrot era
On today’s episode of the Equity podcast, your hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha try to understand why Labubu has become so popular and...
Why SecurityPal is choosing 'nuanced capital' over more VC rounds
During the SaaS crash of 2022, SecurityPal founder Pukar Hamal was just 14 months from running out of money. Rather than raise another round, he chose...
Perplexity’s bid for Google Chrome could be just the beginning
Perplexity, the AI search startup that hasn't even cracked 100 million monthly users, just made a $34.5 billion cash offer to buy Chrome from Google.<...
All Raise CEO says VC’s smartest firms are betting on diverse leadership
Women are making real progress in venture capital, according to a new report from the nonprofit All Raise. The percentage of women and nonbinary partn...
OpenAI just made an offer the government can't refuse
OpenAI is making a serious play for the federal government. The company just announced a deal that gives U.S. agencies access to ChatGPT Enterprise fo...
Figma's IPO success is 'a little bit of a meme stock,' says Sapphire Ventures' Jai Das
Figma managed something rare in today's market: it stayed independent, survived a failed Adobe acquisition, and went public on its own terms. But its...
From Meta’s massive offers to Anthropic’s massive valuation, does AI have a ceiling?
Meta is still going all-in on the AI talent war, with Mark Zuckerberg reportedly reaching out to top recruits himself, throwing around jaw-dropping co...