OpenAIΒ is coming for those sweet enterprise dollars in 2026 TechCrunch By: Rebecca Szkutak 22 January 2026 at 19:52 OpenAI has reportedly appointed Barret Zoph to lead its push into enterprise just a week after Zoph rejoined the company.
A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025 TechCrunch By: Rebecca Szkutak 21 January 2026 at 17:46 From leadership changes at legacy semiconductor companies to wishy washy policy around chip exports, a lot happened last year.
Why Serve Robotics isΒ acquiringΒ a hospital assistant robot company TechCrunch By: Rebecca Szkutak 20 January 2026 at 16:30 Diligent Robotics is a startup that builds robots designed to assist in hospitals by delivering lab samples, supplies, and other tasks. The deal values Diligent's common stock at $29 million.
Here are theΒ 55Β US AI startups that raised $100M or more in 2025 TechCrunch By: Rebecca Szkutak 19 January 2026 at 13:06 Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. How will 2025 compare?
Oshen built the firstΒ oceanΒ robot to collect data in aΒ Category 5 hurricaneΒ TechCrunch By: Rebecca Szkutak 17 January 2026 at 11:00 Oshen has signed contracts with multiple government agencies for its C-Star robots to collect ocean data autonomously.
Taiwan to investΒ $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing TechCrunch By: Rebecca Szkutak 15 January 2026 at 15:52 The U.S. struck a trade deal with Taiwan as the country looks to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
The USΒ imposes 25% tariff on Nvidiaβs H200 AI chips headed to China TechCrunch By: Rebecca Szkutak 15 January 2026 at 11:56 The Trump administration formalized its 25% cut of H200 chip sales in China with a tariff that applies to certain semiconductors.
Robotics software makerΒ SkildΒ AI hits $14B valuation TechCrunch By: Rebecca Szkutak 14 January 2026 at 11:13 Skild AI, which is building general-purpose robotic software, just raised a $1.4 billion funding round led by SoftBank.