Топ-10 технологий на 2026-05-01
1. SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO | TechCrunch
| Описание: SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com |
2. Instagram says it doesn’t want your tweet round ups
Описание: The internet is full of copycat, stolen, reposted, and low-effort content - and Meta, at least publicly, has said it is working to cut off some of the reach. Beginning in 2024, the company has made incremental announcements saying it would begin limiting “uno…
3. Amazon’s cloud business is surging — and so is its capital spending | TechCrunch
Описание: The e-commerce giant is making more money than expected from AWS but it’s also spending a lot, and will continue to do so in the near term, its chief executive said.
4. Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B | TechCrunch
Описание: The maker of Claude has received multiple pre-emptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources familiar with the matter.
5. Elon Musk’s worst enemy in court is Elon Musk
Описание: About five hours into Elon Musk’s testimony, I typed the following sentence into my notes: “I have never been more sympathetic to Sam Altman in my life.” Musk’s direct testimony was an improvement over yesterday - even if his lawyer kept asking leading questi…
6. On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets | TechCrunch
Описание: Elon Musk took the stand for the second day for his attempt to legally dismantle OpenAI.
7. Meta is still burning money on AR/VR | TechCrunch
Описание: Meta is losing billions on Reality Labs each quarter, and its AI expenditures are only going to increase its spending.
8. Satya Nadella says he’s ready to ‘exploit’ the new OpenAI deal | TechCrunch
Описание: Microsoft gets to offer OpenAI’s tech to its cloud customers and doesn’t have to pay for it. “We fully plan to exploit it,” Nadella said.
9. Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it | TechCrunch
Описание: Despite the lingering perception that no one really uses Copilot, Microsoft said on Wednesday that the number of users and engagement is growing.
10. Google Cloud surpasses $20B but says growth was capacity-constrained | TechCrunch
Описание: Google Cloud topped $20B in quarterly revenue for the first time, fueled by surging demand for AI. But capacity constraints mean it could have grown even faster.