AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their own, others through “restructuring” — while OpenAI is facing its own shakeups, from the disbanding of its mission alignment team to the firing of a policy exec who opposed its “adult mode” feature.
On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into the week’s biggest deals and departures, from billion-dollar bets on fusion and robotics to the tech exodus reshaping AI companies.
- Why humanoid robot startups are raising nearly $1 billion and partnering with Google DeepMind
- What the Epstein files reveal about Silicon Valley dealmaking, particularly during the EV boom
- Why AI Super Bowl ads might not be landing outside Silicon Valley
Source: Techcrunch
