32 stories tagged Tech Industry
Monday.com announced layoffs this week, citing AI as a factor. The company joins over 20 tech firms — including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon — that have blamed AI for job cuts in 2026, fueling debate about automation's impact on employment.
Patreon is cutting 93 jobs, or 20% of its workforce. The company says AI is changing the tech industry, but denies it's replacing human workers.
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition. The case reveals growing tensions between tech giants over AI dominance and raises questions about data privacy and innovation.
Apple has filed a high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the AI company misused its trade secrets. The case threatens OpenAI's expensive hardware investments and could complicate its path to an IPO.
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that former Apple engineers stole trade secrets to help develop OpenAI's hardware. The lawsuit also names IO Products, Jony Ive's hardware startup, as a defendant. This legal battle highlights the intense competition in the AI industry and the high stakes involved in protecting proprietary technology.
Microsoft laid off 4,800 employees, 2.1% of its global workforce, focusing on Xbox and sales teams. This is part of a broader trend of job cuts as AI adoption grows.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly proposed giving 5% of the company's equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, reviving discussions about letting the public share in the financial gains from the AI boom.
The market for junior programmers has been devastated by AI tools that automate most basic coding tasks. Companies no longer see the value in hiring entry-level developers because they can achieve similar output with a senior engineer plus an AI assistant.
Samsung and SK Hynix, the world's two largest memory chip companies, have pledged over $550 billion to build new memory labs and factories. This massive investment is part of South Korea's push to become a leading AI technology powerhouse and aims to address the critical shortage of memory chips, which has been dubbed 'RAMageddon.'
Paul Meade, the Apple vice president overseeing the Vision Pro headset, is leaving to work on OpenAI’s hardware projects. This move highlights the growing competition in the AI hardware space.
MoEngage has acquired an AI startup to deploy millions of AI agents, each assigned to an individual customer, aiming to revolutionize personalized marketing. This could make customer interactions more tailored and efficient for businesses and consumers alike.
The Trump administration's latest moves against Anthropic could reshape the AI industry. The episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast explores what prompted the crackdown and who stands to gain—or lose—from it.
Barret Zoph, OpenAI's head of enterprise AI sales, has departed the company just five months after returning. This marks another leadership change in OpenAI's rapidly evolving executive team.
Anthropic's revenue surged to $47 billion annually, up from $9 billion last year. The company's rapid growth faces scrutiny as it prepares for its IPO.
Tech executives are discussing whether an obsession with AI is leading to irrational behavior. The term 'AI psychosis' describes how some leaders make reckless decisions due to their fixation on AI advancements.
An AI training company called Shift is offering free home cleaning in exchange for video footage of people doing chores. This is part of a broader trend where tech companies seek real-world data to train their AI models.
Uber has spent its entire AI budget for 2026 in just four months, leading executives to question the value of their investments. The company is now scrutinizing whether AI tools like Claude Code are delivering real business benefits.
xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, lost $6.4 billion last year while expanding its Grok AI. This massive spending shows how much Musk is betting on AI's future. It also hints at what we can expect from AI in the coming years.
Google's AI assistants have struggled to deliver on the promise of a truly helpful personal assistant. Open-source platforms like OpenClaw are now leading the way in making AI agents more useful. This shift is reshaping the industry and user expectations.
OpenAI has reorganized its leadership to prioritize AI agents, a type of AI that can perform tasks autonomously. This shift aims to streamline product development and compete more effectively in the AI market.
The ongoing trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has revealed early emails and documents from OpenAI's founding days. These details shed light on the AI lab's original vision and the disputes that led to the lawsuit.
OpenAI is limiting access to its new cybersecurity tool, GPT-5.5 Cyber, to only critical cyber defenders. This follows criticism of Anthropic for restricting its own AI tool, Mythos.
Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a humanoid robotics startup, to enhance its AI models for robots. This move underscores Meta's growing interest in physical AI applications beyond virtual environments.
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, accusing the company of abandoning its original mission to benefit humanity. The trial, starting April 27, could reshape the AI landscape and OpenAI's future.