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Executive Briefing: Cheap Intelligence Won't Matter If Your Context Is Trapped

A few days ago I thought this week's briefing would be a pricing story.

Exclusive: Goldman bankers say the next AI boom is in the physical economy

AI has made technology companies increasingly dependent on non-tech firms.

Early Bird pricing ends tonight for Founder Summit

Save up to $190 on your pass to TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026. Early Bird pricing ends today, at 11:59 p.m. PT, after which rates increase. Register now.

Malaysia intercepts $13M AI chip shipment bound for re-export

The shipment passed through Kuala Lumpur declared as ordinary computer components. Inside the 72 server units, Malaysian customs officers found something the paperwork did not mention: advanced artificial-intelligence chips worth 52.9 million ringgit, or about $13m, sitting in the airport’s free trade zone and waiting to move on.

The best way to stand out in an AI hiring market may be surprisingly old-fashioned, a recruitment CEO says

As AI floods recruiters with similar applications, one recruitment CEO shares his tips for getting noticed.

McKinsey: Scaling AI Beats Fragmented Business Pilots

McKinsey Partner Rahul Shahani explains why embedding AI across multiple functions delivers double the profit margins of isolated business pilots

Are you extracting enough value from the AI revolution?

RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage

It’s the last day of Prime Day

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AWS CEO Matt Garman Says AI Is Creating New Jobs

AWS CEO Matt Garman says AI will transform roles and increase productivity, without replacing early-career talent

Kobo rejected 45% of self-published books last year, mostly over AI

A self-publishing platform exists to say yes. Kobo’s, last year, spent a remarkable share of its time saying no.

How AI Will Make Art Worse

Many live in quiet fear that AI will someday be, if not the death of art itself, then at least of the human artist’s livelihood. Between Hollywood screenwriters taking to the streets to protect their jobs from large language models and robot artists like Ai-Da fetching millions at auction, the future of art can seem rather grim.

Robotics startup FieldAI has hit a $100 million milestone

FieldAI says it has crossed $100 million in revenue and contracts by building software for robots to work in mines, construction sites, and factories.