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OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens |
10:29 AM PST · January 1, 2026 OpenAI is betting big on audio AI, and it’s not just about making ChatGPT sound better. According to…
Where are investors placing their bets next year? AI, AI, AI. |
Investors at TechCrunch Disrupt did not shy away from admitting they are interested in mainly one thing: artificial intelligence. Nina Achadjian from Index, Jerry Chen…
ByteDance and DeepSeek Are Placing Very Different AI Bets
Go high or go wide? DeepSeek and ByteDance, the two leaders of China’s AI industry, are adopting vastly different strategies. On Monday, DeepSeek released DeepSeek…
Silicon Valley bets big on 'environments' to train AI agents |
For years, Big Tech CEOs have touted visions of AI agents that can autonomously use software applications to complete tasks for people. But take today’s…
Chime backer Lauren Kolodny bets on AI to revolutionize estate processing |
Lauren Kolodny, a partner at Acrew Capital, has always championed technology’s power to democratize access to financial services for everyday people. When the fledgling neobank…
Sequoia bets on silence |
There is a time-honored crisis management strategy, wherein one says nothing and waits for the outrage to pass. For Sequoia Capital, the strategy worked pretty…