TechCrunch's Equity podcast hosts discussed major tech developments from 2025 and made predictions for 2026, focusing on AI funding, physical AI, and AI agents. They noted that AI agents underperformed expectations in 20...
Nvidia acquired SchedMD, the developer of the Slurm workload management system used in high-performance computing and AI, pledging to maintain it as open source and vendor-neutral. The company also released Nemotron 3, a...
Google launched a reimagined Gemini Deep Research agent based on its Gemini 3 Pro model, now offering developers API access through the new Interactions API to embed advanced research capabilities into their applications...
Google has launched fully managed, remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable AI agents to easily connect to Google and Cloud services like Maps, BigQuery, Compute Engine, and Kubernetes Engine. This infrast...
The Linux Foundation has created the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) to establish open standards for AI agents, with initial contributions from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block. The initiative aims to prevent AI agent technolog...
Amazon Web Services announced major AI developments at re:Invent 2025, focusing on autonomous AI agents that can work independently for extended periods. Key releases include the Trainium3 AI training chip with 4x perfor...
Simular, an AI agent startup founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers, has raised $21.5M Series A to develop autonomous agents that control Mac OS and Windows PCs directly rather than just browsers. The company uses a "...
Sierra, an AI customer service agent startup co-founded by former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor and ex-Google executive Clay Bavor, reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue within 21 months of operation. The comp...
1mind, founded by former 6sense CEO Amanda Kahlow, has raised $30 million in Series A funding for its AI sales agent "Mindy," which handles inbound sales from initial contact through deal closure. The agent is designed t...
The Laude Institute announced its first Slingshots grants program, providing fifteen AI research projects with funding, compute resources, and engineering support. The initial cohort focuses heavily on AI evaluation chal...
