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TechCrunch Jun 18, 2026 at 18:22 Startups Rising Hot

Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips

AWS is in talks to sell its chips to other data centers. CEO Andy Jassy has said this represents a $50 billion opportunity for the company.

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Jun 18, 2026 at 19:59 TechCrunch

OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO

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Jun 18, 2026 at 18:22 TechCrunch

Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips

AWS is in talks to sell its chips to other data centers. CEO Andy Jassy has said this represents a $50 billion opportunity for the company.

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Rivian owners sue over false promises on self-driving features

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TechCrunch Jun 18, 2026 at 20:30 Startups
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Rivian owners file lawsuit alleging false promises on self-driving features

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TechCrunch Jun 18, 2026 at 20:30 Startups
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Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs

The Snapchat maker is spinning off yet another internal unit. Dotmo will be comprised of current Snap staff who are leaving the social media company to focus on AI video develop...

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TechCrunch Jun 18, 2026 at 19:59 Startups
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OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO

OpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week.

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TechCrunch Jun 18, 2026 at 19:31 Startups
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Rivian owners file lawsuit alleging false promises on self-driving features

Plaintiffs in the class action complaint allege Rivian falsely promised for years it would bring hands-free driving to its first-generation R1 vehicles.

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