A broad TechCrunch roundup shows AI agents moving into production with massive funding, big enterprise deals, and cloud infrastructure shifts, underpinned by Cognition’s $1B raise at a $26B valuation, Anthropic and Snowflake mega-deals, and regulatory/privacy considerations around new agent-enabled tools.
TechCrunch pieces reveal hard funding/data-center economics around AI compute, highlighting XCENA’s memory-centric MX1 chip and multiple seed/Series B rounds, underscoring a shift in AI inference architecture alongside RSI/AGI discourse.
The piece interrogates RSI (recursive self-improvement) as the next AI frontier, outlining key players, tangible funding/valuation signals, and the regulatory/public-policy debate, while highlighting concrete metrics from the ecosystem and ongoing progress gaps.
Apple previews a major iOS 27 Siri overhaul with a standalone AI app and Dynamic Island integration; Rivian faces an NHTSA rear-suspension probe affecting up to ~115,000 vehicles; YouTube adds AI-powered podcast features; enterprise AI adoption shifts toward operational trust; RSI debates highlight near-term feasibility and governance challenges.
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