The awards will include "Creator of the Year," "Video of the Year," "Muse of the Year," "Breakthrough Artist of the Year," and more.

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TikTok announces its first awards show in the US | TechCrunch

TikTok is taking a more traditional approach to its awards, as it's hosting an actual awards show where winners will be revealed live at the e...

OpenAI isn't done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT-maker on Monday said it has reached a deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion in cloud computing services over the next seven years.  

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OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal   | TechCrunch

OpenAI isn't done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT maker on Monday said it has reached ...

For the first time, the U.S. has granted Microsoft a license to export Nvidia chips to the UAE – a move that positions the country as both a proving ground for U.S. export-control diplomacy and a regional anchor of American AI influence.  

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Microsoft's $15.2B UAE investment turns Gulf State into test case for US AI diplomacy | TechCrunch

For the first time, the U.S. has granted Microsoft a license to export Nvidia chips to the UAE — a move that positions the country as both a prov...

The deal will give Microsoft access to compute infrastructure built with Nvidia's GB300 GPUs, which will be deployed over phases through 2026.

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Microsoft inks $9.7B deal with Australia's IREN for AI cloud capacity | TechCrunch

The deal will give Microsoft access to compute infrastructure built with Nvidia's GB300 GPUs, which will be deployed over phases through 2026.

Brian Koo’s Stock Farm Road and Utopai Studios have partnered up to form Utopai East, an AI-powered film production company.

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LG founder's grandson, production firm partner up to bring AI to filmmaking | TechCrunch

Brian Koo’s Stock Farm Road and Utopai Studios have partnered up to form Utopai East, an AI-powered film production company.

"As an investor, you kind of have to not only say, okay, cool tech, sure, but emotionally, how does it make me feel? And how does it make others feel around me?"

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Kevin Rose's simple test for AI hardware -- would you want to punch someone in the face who's wearing it? | TechCrunch

"As an investor, you kind of have to not only say, okay, cool tech, sure, but emotionally, how does it make me feel? And how does it make others fe...

Despite the emphasis on detachment from ideas, X employees do have significant skin in the game when projects spin out.

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Alphabet is increasingly launching 'moonshot' projects as independent companies -- here's why | TechCrunch

Despite the emphasis on detachment from ideas, X employees do have significant skin in the game when projects spin out.

At Disrupt, Botha had advice for founders who are swimming in terms sheets right now.

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Sequoia's Roelof Botha warns founders about chasing sky-high valuations as the firm doubles down on its selective approach | TechCrunch

At Disrupt, Botha had advice for founders who are swimming in term sheets right now.

Senator Martha Blackburn argued Gemma’s fabrications are “not a harmless ‘hallucination,’" but rather “an act of defamation produced and distributed by a Google-owned AI model.”

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Google pulls Gemma from AI Studio after Senator Blackburn accuses model of defamation | TechCrunch

Senator Martha Blackburn argued Gemma’s fabrications are “not a harmless ‘hallucination,’" but rather “an act of defamation produced and ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that the company is doing “well more” than $13 billion in annual revenue — and he sounded a little testy when pressed on how it will pay for its massive spending commitments.

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Sam Altman says ‘enough’ to questions about OpenAI’s revenue | TechCrunch

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company is doing “well more” than $13 billion in annual revenue — and was peeved when asked how it will pay fo...