Lowe’s leverages AI to power home improvement retail

TechCrunch AI 09 Jul 2026

This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment

General Intuition is betting millions of hours of video game data can train the foundation models for physical AI, making it easier to build smarter robots with minimal real-world data.

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TechCrunch AI 09 Jul 2026

Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents

Founded in 2024, Prime Intellect’s goal is to give organizations capabilities to train their own agentic systems without relying on frontier AI labs.

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TechCrunch AI 08 Jul 2026

These AI startups are growing revenue at faster and faster rates

There are a lot of fast-growing AI startups, but some are growing even faster, they say.

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TechCrunch AI 08 Jul 2026

Your gaming data could be the secret to AGI, according to this Bezos-backed startup

When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models just don’t have what it takes. Models like ChatGPT and Claude are great at text, but they’re less skilled at understanding how things actually move through space and time — an essential skill for producing intelligence that generalizes. That gap, it turns out, might be filled by gaming data. That’s the bet behind General Intuition, a […]

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TechCrunch AI 08 Jul 2026

Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips

ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has now released ZML/LLMD, software that could make running AI less costly.

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TechCrunch AI 07 Jul 2026

Savi’s app aims to protect consumers from realistic AI scams like kidnappers demanding ransom

The company just raised $7 million in seed funding, and is launching its app for iPhone and Android on Tuesday.

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OpenAI News 07 Jul 2026

MUFG aims to become AI-native with OpenAI

MUFG uses ChatGPT Enterprise to build an AI-native organization, improve workflows, and deliver new AI-powered financial services at scale.

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OpenAI News 07 Jul 2026

Australian Payments Plus moves faster with ChatGPT and Codex

See how Australian Payments Plus uses ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to move faster through payments complexity. AP+ saves time, improves quality, and keeps human judgment central.

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