Alphabet-owned Intrinsic joins Google | TechCrunch

Intrinsic

Google is moving further into physical AI by bringing a well-known robotics software platform under its wing. Alphabet-owned Intrinsic, which creates artificial intelligence models and software designed to make industrial robots accessible, is joining Google, the companies announced Wednesday. Intrinsic will remain a separate entity within Google, but will work closely with Google DeepMind and … Read more

OpenAI calls for consultants for its enterprise push | TechCrunch

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OpenAI is strengthening partnerships with four major consulting giants as the AI ​​company looks to expand its business in 2026. OpenAI announced “Frontier Alliances” on Monday, a signal that the AI ​​lab is willing to try different approaches to get businesses to meaningfully adopt its technology. The alliance includes multi-year partnerships between OpenAI and the … Read more

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter is leaving after 30 years with | TechCrunch

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter is leaving after 30 years with | TechCrunch

Boston Dynamics, the Massachusetts robotics company known for its four-legged robots and humanoids, is undergoing a leadership change. Robert Playter announced in an internal memo Tuesday that he will step down as the company’s CEO, as first reported by A3. Amanda McMaster, the company’s chief financial officer, will fill the top role while the company … Read more

AWS revenue continues to grow as cloud demand remains strong | TechCrunch

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Amazon Web Services ended 2025 with its strongest quarterly growth rate in more than three years. The company said Thursday that its cloud services business posted revenue of $35.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025. This figure represents a 24% year-over-year increase and the largest growth rate for this business segment in 13 quarters. … Read more

OpenAI is a way for enterprises to create and manage AI agents | TechCrunch

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI

OpenAI has launched a new product to help enterprises navigate the world of AI agents, focusing on agent management as the critical infrastructure for enterprise AI adoption. On Thursday, AI giant OpenAI announced the launch of OpenAI Frontier, an end-to-end platform designed for enterprises to create and manage AI agents. It is an open platform, … Read more

Intel starts making GPUs, Nvidia dominates the market | TechCrunch

Lip-Bu Tan, Intel, Trump administration

As Intel continues to struggle to turn itself around, its CEO has promised that the company will start making a new type of chip that rival Nvidia has taken a liking to. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced at the Cisco AI Summit on Tuesday that the company will begin manufacturing graphics processing units (GPUs). These … Read more