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No exit from Beijing

China just blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, its most aggressive move yet against AI startups of Chinese origin eyeing a Western buyer.

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Mergers and X-quisitions

Musk says the SpaceX-xAI merger is about building AI data centers in space. Skeptics say it's a cash infusion for an AI company burning $1 billion a month.

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AI companies continue to land huge data center deals

The web of AI infrastructure partnerships grows more and more complex.

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Where Microsoft and OpenAI stand now

After months of straying, the ‘frenemies’ have clarified their relationship.

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Windsurf drama shows how poaching is a new norm for AI deals

Google snagged execs from the AI coding platform before another startup bought the rest of Windsurf’s assets.

OpenAI Co-Founder & CEO Sam Altman speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt at Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, 2019.

Nearing its 10th anniversary, OpenAI is at a crossroads

The company is drifting from its longtime backer and toward for-profit status—but not without resistance.

Microsoft’s three CEOs—Bill Gates (1975–2000), Steve Ballmer (2000–2014), and current chief Satya Nadella.

Microsoft stakes out an AI future at 50th anniversary event

We spoke with Microsoft exec Yusuf Mehdi about Copilot as a continuation of a half-century history.