AI

Baidu reports a fifth consecutive quarterly revenue decline, sharpening questions about whether its AI strategy can reverse pressure from rivals in China.

Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath says AI alone no longer distinguishes startup pitches, raising the bar for founders seeking funding and enterprise buyers.

Jersey Mike’s IPO filing mentioned AI 22 times, highlighting how investor pressure is pushing even non-tech companies to frame routine risks through AI.

NPCI's chief told TechCrunch at Mumbai Tech Week 2026 that AI could drive the next wave of digital payment adoption across India.

Artificial intelligence is compressing the gap between differentiation and commoditization across the payments industry, reshaping how financial products are built.

Google DeepMind has invested $75 million in a partnership with acclaimed studio A24 to integrate AI into Hollywood film production.

Mobileye announced its US robotaxi launch, positioning the company as both a supplier and operator in the autonomous vehicle industry.

Apple's camera chief discusses Siri's Visual Intelligence feature, which uses computer vision to analyze images, positioning Apple deeper in the AI race.

Forbes officially declares Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire as SpaceX stock begins trading on Nasdaq, pushing his net worth past $1 trillion.

Tesla has rolled out its driverless robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, marking a major expansion of its autonomous vehicle program.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has brought in Palantir, Thales, and Air Space Intelligence to compete on a new artificial intelligence tool.

Wired reports that AI is lowering the barrier to chip design and software optimization, with startups envisioning a broad democratization of chipmaking.

New data shows growing public negativity toward AI and data centers, which could complicate OpenAI and Anthropic's IPO plans and influence midterm elections.

OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, an AI-powered personal finance startup backed by Ribbit and General Catalyst. The app shuts down April 20.

Astronomers at the University of Warwick used an AI pipeline called RAVEN to validate 118 exoplanets from over 2.2 million stars observed by NASA's TESS satellite, including 31 newly discovered worlds, while flagging over 2,000 additional high-quality candidates in findings published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

A growing number of articles and expert discussions are focusing on the societal implications of AI-driven job displacement, questioning how economies will adapt and how populations will be supported if human labor becomes obsolete.

Google sets dates for I/O 2026 conference, promising latest AI breakthroughs and updates across Gemini, Android, Chrome, and Cloud products.

Study reveals 74% of Big Tech's AI climate benefit claims lack peer-reviewed evidence, with 36% providing no evidence at all for emission reduction promises.

Financial services stocks plummet after Altruist launches AI-powered tax planning tool, extending AI disruption fears from software to financial sector.

MIT researchers develop groundbreaking AI-powered software that automatically segments eight distinct nerve fiber bundles in brainstem MRI scans.