Equity breaks down Sam Altman's call to slow down AI, why Anthropic signed on too, and the week's biggest tech deals from Amazon's satellite bid to DoorDash's drone push.

Light co-founders join Equity to talk about why they think the anti-smartphone backlash is just getting started and what it takes to break an addiction that fits in your pocket. 

On the latest episode of Equity, we discussed why Moonshot AI's Kimi seemed to panic Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

On this episode of Equity, we dig into why Kimi K3 spooked Wall Street, OpenAI's rogue-model breach at Hugging Face, and what's next for EVs and battery startups.

Anthropic leaped to a $47 billion revenue run rate by May. Menlo Ventures' Matt Murphy tells Equity it's the kind of growth curve he's never seen in 25 years of investing.

On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether Apple's lawsuit will cast a shadow over OpenAi's much-discussed plans to get into hardware and go public.

The Equity podcast team breaks down what Apple's trade secret lawsuit could mean for OpenAI's own hardware ambitions and IPO timeline.

Can a handful of engineers really do the work of an army of consultants? That’s the bet behind Ode with Anthropic, the joint venture dedicated to embedding forward-deployed engineers in enterprise firms, backed by Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs and others.  

Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue tells Equity why companies are ditching frontier APIs for open source AI and the risks of letting a few labs control it all.

General Intuition CEO Pim de Witt joins TechCrunch's Equity podcast to explain how the startup's $320M round and gaming data are powering the next leap in embodied AI and robotics.

It feels like 2016 all over again. Watch as Humble Robotics⁠ founder and CEO joins Equity to talk about AV déjà vu and what he's learned from 15 years of building startups across electrification, solar, and robotics

Humble Robotics⁠ founder and CEO Eyal Cohen joins Equity to talk about AV déjà vu and what he's learned from 15 years of building startups across electrification, solar, and robotics

Equity digs into what the custom chip trend means for the industry, AI 'loops,' and a few deals of the week worth watching.

On the new episode of Equity, we discussed what actually prompted the administration's latest moves against Anthropic, and what this might mean for the AI ecosystem.

The US government forced Anthropic to pull its two newest AI models over national security concerns. Equity unpacks what it means for developers, Anthropic's IPO, and whether the ban might actually help the company.

Watch as Equity hosts unpack what the ban means for developers building on Anthropic's platform and for anyone watching the IPO and more of the week’s headlines. 

NEA partner Tiffany Luck joins Equity to talk about the future of personal agents, her thoughts on this year's AI IPOs, and how startups are stepping in to help enterprises track return on AI spend.

Startups are trying to "ride that SpaceX IPO wave."

In this bonus episode of Equity, we break down the $2 trillion valuation, Elon Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire, and what it all means for Anthropic and OpenAI still waiting in the wings. 

Equity breaks down the hot IPO summer, the rise of MANGOS over FAANG, and what Google's $920M compute deal with SpaceX says about the AI infrastructure race.

Andrew Yang joins Equity to talk Noble Mobile, ways to combat the “attention economy,” and what startups can do when the government won't move.

We're likely to see more price increases as the big AI companies plan to go public.

The Equity podcast breaks down Anthropic's surprise IPO filing, the founders building startups to get you off your screen, and the token bubble that's starting to burst.

XYZ Venture Capital founder and managing partner Ross Fubini joins Equity to discuss the new wave of new startups is chasing government contracts, and what separates the survivors from the rest.

On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether tech CEOs are "uniquely prone to AI psychosis."

Equity breaks down rising AI layoffs, the AI agents reshaping hiring, and why Box CEO Aaron Levie thinks Silicon Valley may be suffering from “AI psychosis.” Plus, Waymo's new robotaxi and the week's biggest startup deals.

Google I/O made it official: AI-generated answers are now front and center in search. Matt Thompson, VP of partnerships at Scrunch, joins Equity to talk about what Google’s changes mean and what marketers and founders should actually do about it. 

How do startups raise money in the middle of the AI boom? Lucra founder Dylan Robbins joins Equity to talk about landing $20M from ARK Invest, pivoting from consumer to B2B, and why honesty helped close the round.

Watch as Lucra founder Dylan Robbins joins Equity to talk about landing $20M from ARK Invest, pivoting from consumer to B2B, and why honesty helped close the round.

Anthropic, OpenAI, and SAP are racing to lock up enterprise AI. Equity unpacks the latest deals, plus crypto fundraising, driverless trucks, and Pentagon AI contracts.

Aurora co-founder and CEO joins Equity to break down why self-driving trucks are finally ready to scale and what 24 years in autonomy has taught him about building for safety first.

Today on Equity, we break down what's actually at stake in the Musk v Altman case, plus deals, defense tech, and what Big Tech's earnings week revealed about the limits of the AI spending era.

Runway co-founder and CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela joins Equity to talk about where video generation goes from here, and why the company's ambitions reach well beyond Hollywood.

On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss how Apple has changed since Cook became CEO in 2011, and what challenges incoming CEO John Ternus will be facing.

Equity digs into what Apple's leadership transition means for startups and more of the week’s biggest deals, including SpaceX's $60B option on Cursor. 

DCVC general partner Rachel Slaybaugh joins Equity to break down why serious investors are finally treating fusion as a real asset class, and what the return thesis actually looks like when no one expects a power plant in their fund lifetime.

On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss OpenAI's latest acquisitions and whether they address "two big existential problems" for the company.

From OpenAI's shopping spree to the growing divide between AI insiders and everyone else, the Equity crew unpacks the biggest stories shaping the industry this week.

On a recent episode of Equity, we talked to Arena Private Wealth to explore a growing trend: family offices bypassing VCs to gain direct exposure to AI startups, turning them from passive investors into active participants.

On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we debated Elon Musk's vision for data centers in space.

Is this just normal corporate strategy, or are we about to see a broader pullback on AI-generated video?

Equity breaks down why OpenAI pulled the plug on Sora, what Meta’s back-to-back legal losses mean, and more of the week's headlines.

Equity digs into the rise of "microdramas," the short-form, mobile-first shows quietly becoming a multi-billion dollar industry, with Watch Club founder Henry Soong.

On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we recapped CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote and debated what it means for Nvidia’s future.

Equity breaks down Nvidia's GTC keynote plus xAI's reboot, Travis Kalanick's complicated comeback, and Uber's $1.25B bet on Rivian.

Arena’s founders join Equity to explain how their AI leaderboard became the go-to LLM benchmark, address neutrality concerns, and discuss what comes after chatbots.

Shardul Shah of Index Ventures walks us through Google's biggest acquisition ever.

Equity breaks down the largest venture-backed acquisition in history, a DOGE data breach, and the growing battle between Anthropic and the Trump administration.

Allison Ellsworth joins Equity to talk about her journey from creating Poppi in her kitchen to selling it to pitching on Shark Tank and selling to PepsiCo for nearly $2 billion.

On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we discussed what the controversy means for other startups seeking to work with the federal government.