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TechCrunch Founder Summit Cuts Ticket Prices as Boston Event Nears

Founder Summit tickets offer up to $190 off through June 26 for TechCrunch’s Boston event focused on startup growth and networking.

Groq funding hits $650M as the AI chipmaker pivots to cloud growth after Nvidia’s talent raid and IP deal.

Google DeepMind’s $75M A24 deal could redefine AI filmmaking, blending Hollywood creativity with new tools built alongside artists.

SpaceX agrees to a $60 billion Cursor acquisition, betting on AI coding tools to strengthen its challenge to Anthropic and OpenAI.

A major AI talent shift: Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves DeepMind for Anthropic, intensifying competition among frontier labs.

Smartbird is betting on AI infrastructure after Allbirds sold its shoe business, but the rebrand begins with money, no employees and a narrow market.

Americans warn the SpaceX IPO could tie 401(k)s and index funds more tightly to tech giants, raising fears of risk and inequality.

OpenAI’s enterprise push faces a setback after Barret Zoph leaves just five months after returning to lead sales.

A worker-backed AI PAC is launching with $5 million to challenge Big Tech spending and support tougher AI regulation.

General Intuition is reportedly seeking $300M at a $2B valuation to build world models trained on Medal’s massive gameplay dataset.