TechCrunch AI News — 2026-05-24

News coverage on artificial intelligence and machine learning tech, the companies building them, and the ethical issues AI raises today. This encompasses generative AI, including large language models, text-to-image and text-to-video models; speech recognition and generation; and predictive analytics.

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Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans

*   [Dominic-Madori Davis](https://techcrunch.com/author/dominic-madori-davis/)

18 hours ago

Climate

Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)

*   [Tim De Chant](https://techcrunch.com/author/tim-de-chant/)

20 hours ago

In Brief

AI is being used to resurrect the voices of dead pilots

*   [Kirsten Korosec](https://techcrunch.com/author/kirsten-korosec/)

1 day ago

Apps

Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’

*   [Sarah Perez](https://techcrunch.com/author/sarah-perez/)

2 days ago

Image 7: Pinocchio ARR nose

Venture

How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startups

*   [Marina Temkin](https://techcrunch.com/author/marina-temkin/)

2 days ago

Startups

Elon Musk can’t hear you over the sound of his$1.75 trillion IPO

*   [Theresa Loconsolo](https://techcrunch.com/author/theresa-loconsolo/)
*   [Kirsten Korosec](https://techcrunch.com/author/kirsten-korosec/)
*   [Sean O'Kane](https://techcrunch.com/author/sean-okane/)
*   [Anthony Ha](https://techcrunch.com/author/anthony-ha/)

2 days ago

Image 9: Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Google I/O

In Brief

You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’

*   [Russell Brandom](https://techcrunch.com/author/russell-brandom/)

2 days ago

Hardware

We tried Google’s AI glasses and they’re almost there

*   [Sarah Perez](https://techcrunch.com/author/sarah-perez/)

2 days ago

Image 11: US billionaire businessman and pilot Jared Isaacman flies in formation aboard a fighter jet over the SpaceX sign, close to the Starship spacecraft, before his third test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on March 13, 2024.

SpaceX files to go public, and the math requires a little faith

*   [Theresa Loconsolo](https://techcrunch.com/author/theresa-loconsolo/)

2 days ago 33 min

Image 12: Spotify icon displayed on a phone screen

Media & Entertainment

Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes

*   [Sarah Perez](https://techcrunch.com/author/sarah-perez/)

3 days ago

Six search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore

*   [Amanda Silberling](https://techcrunch.com/author/amanda-silberling/)

3 days ago

Image 14: U.S. President Donald Trump

In Brief

Trump delays AI security executive order, saying language ‘could have been a blocker’

*   [Rebecca Bellan](https://techcrunch.com/author/rebecca-bellan/)

3 days ago

Apps

Spotify adds AI-powered Q&A and briefing generation features to podcasts

*   [Ivan Mehta](https://techcrunch.com/author/ivan-mehta/)

3 days ago

Apps

Spotify takes on Google’s NotebookLM with its new app

*   [Ivan Mehta](https://techcrunch.com/author/ivan-mehta/)

3 days ago

Apps

Spotify launches an ElevenLabs-powered audiobook creation tool

*   [Ivan Mehta](https://techcrunch.com/author/ivan-mehta/)

3 days ago

Image 18: Tony Robbins

Fundraising

The Path, founded by Tony Robbins and Calm alums, hopes to offer safer AI therapy

*   [Julie Bort](https://techcrunch.com/author/julie-bort/)

3 days ago

Hark raises $700M Series A for its secretive ‘universal’ AI interface

*   [Tim Fernholz](https://techcrunch.com/author/tim-fernholz/)

3 days ago

Google is pitching an AI agent ecosystem to consumers who may not buy it

*   [Sarah Perez](https://techcrunch.com/author/sarah-perez/)

3 days ago

Image 21: Scrap metal

Climate

With aluminum prices up 20%, recycling startups bet on AI to cash in

*   [Tim De Chant](https://techcrunch.com/author/tim-de-chant/)

3 days ago

Image 22: Jensen Huang

Enterprise

Jensen Huang says he’s found a ‘brand new’ $200B market for Nvidia

*   [Julie Bort](https://techcrunch.com/author/julie-bort/)

3 days ago

In Brief

Anthropic says it’s about to have its first profitable quarter

*   [Lucas Ropek](https://techcrunch.com/author/lucas-ropek/)

3 days ago

Media & Entertainment

Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral

*   [Marina Temkin](https://techcrunch.com/author/marina-temkin/)

3 days ago

xAI burned $6.4B last year — SpaceX’s IPO filing shows why the spending is far from over

*   [Rebecca Bellan](https://techcrunch.com/author/rebecca-bellan/)

3 days ago

Nvidia posts another record quarter, reveals $43B of holdings in startups

*   [Russell Brandom](https://techcrunch.com/author/russell-brandom/)

3 days ago

Image 27: Gas turbines are visible at an xAI data center on Riverport Rd in Memphis, TN on April 25, 2025.

Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators — now it’s buying $2.8B more

*   [Tim De Chant](https://techcrunch.com/author/tim-de-chant/)

3 days ago

Image 28: xAI logo displayed on a screen and Grok on App Store displayed on a phone screen

In Brief

Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25B per month for compute

*   [Tim De Chant](https://techcrunch.com/author/tim-de-chant/)

3 days ago

OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time

*   [Rebecca Bellan](https://techcrunch.com/author/rebecca-bellan/)

4 days ago

IrisGo, a startup backed by Andrew Ng, looks to become the AI desktop buddy you never knew you needed

*   [Lucas Ropek](https://techcrunch.com/author/lucas-ropek/)

4 days ago

Image 31: Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI

In Brief

OpenAI barrels toward IPO that may happen in September

*   [Julie Bort](https://techcrunch.com/author/julie-bort/)

4 days ago

In Brief

AI search startups are blowing up

*   [Russell Brandom](https://techcrunch.com/author/russell-brandom/)

4 days ago

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You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’

*   [Russell Brandom](https://techcrunch.com/author/russell-brandom/)

Six search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore

*   [Amanda Silberling](https://techcrunch.com/author/amanda-silberling/)

Jensen Huang says he’s found a ‘brand new’ $200B market for Nvidia

*   [Julie Bort](https://techcrunch.com/author/julie-bort/)

Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup

*   [Julie Bort](https://techcrunch.com/author/julie-bort/)

Intuit to lay off over 3,000 employees to refocus on AI

*   [Ram Iyer](https://techcrunch.com/author/ram-iyer/)

Google Search as you know it is over

*   [Sarah Perez](https://techcrunch.com/author/sarah-perez/)

Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

*   [Tim Fernholz](https://techcrunch.com/author/tim-fernholz/)

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