Everyone wants a piece of the enterprise AI pie, and this week we saw a series of companies make their move. From Anthropic and OpenAI announce new joint ventures target the deployment of enterprise AI to SAP loses $1 billion At German AI startup Prior Labs, it’s becoming clear that if you’re a startup that builds enterprise tools, you’re probably an acquisition target.
In this episode of TechCrunch Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha and Sean O’Kane take a look at the enterprise AI deals of the week, the xAI-Anthropic calculation layoutand what it all means ahead of what could be a big IPO season.
Listen to the full episode to learn more about:
- Why is a TikToker trying to Crowdfund the takeover of Spirit Airlinesand if anyone really loves the Spirit enough to make it work
- For what Katie Haun’s venture fund and Andreessen Horowitz are both raising billions to support a return of crypto
- Aurora Innovation landmark commercial trucking contract with a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, announced shortly after our met with Aurora CEO, Chris Urmsonat HumanX
- The Pentagon’s latest AI spending spree, signing agreements with Nvidia, Microsoft and AWS
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Kirsten Korosec is a journalist and editor who has covered the future of transportation, from electric and autonomous vehicles to urban air mobility and in-vehicle technology for more than a decade. She is currently the transportation editor at TechCrunch and co-host of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast. She is also the co-founder and co-host of “The Autonocast” podcast. She has previously written for Fortune, The Verge, Bloomberg, MIT Technology Review and CBS Interactive.
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Anthony Ha is TechCrunch’s weekend editor. Previously, he worked as a tech reporter at Adweek, an editor at VentureBeat, a local government reporter at Hollister Free Lance, and vice president of content at a venture capital firm. He lives in New York.
You can contact or check Anthony’s outreach by sending an email anthony.ha@techcrunch.com.
Sean O’Kane is a journalist who has spent a decade covering the rapidly evolving business and technology of the transportation sector, including Tesla and the many startups chasing Elon Musk. Most recently, he was a reporter at Bloomberg News, where he helped break stories on some of the most notorious EV SPAC flops. He previously worked at The Verge, where he also covered consumer technology, hosted numerous short and long-form videos, did product and editorial photography, and nearly passed out on a plane in the Red Bull Air Race.
You can contact or check Sean’s outreach by sending an email sean.okane@techcrunch.com or via encrypted message to okane.01 on Signal.
Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch and focuses on Equity, the network’s flagship podcast. Before joining TechCrunch in 2022, she was one of two producers at a four-station conglomerate where she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and designed live performances and guest interviews like Lovelytheband. Theresa is based in New Jersey and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Monmouth University.
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