AWS’ powerful Graviton5 CPU makes its debut in new M9g and M9gd cloud instances

I had been waiting for the 2026 edition of Zoom Communications Inc.‘s Perspectives, its recently held annual get-together for industry analysts, because I find Zoom to be the most interesting vendor in the communications business today. Though it has many competitors, its product roadmap has been markedly different. Other unified-communications-as-a-service and contact-center-as-a-service providers have been…

Microsoft last week took Agent 365, its management platform for AI agents, out of preview and into general availability — a move that signals the software giant believes the governance challenge around autonomous AI is no longer theoretical but operational and urgent. The product, first announced at Microsoft’s Ignite conference in November, positions itself as…

Everyone wants a piece of the enterprise AI pie, and this week, we saw a string of companies making their moves. From Anthropic and OpenAI announcing new joint ventures targeting enterprise AI deployment to SAP dropping $1B on German AI startup Prior Labs, it’s becoming clear that if you’re a startup building enterprise tools, you’re likely an acquisition target.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony…

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal…

Cybersecurity tends to be one of the more resilient sectors for startup funding, as customers know it’s cheaper in the long run to pay for it than go without. Even so, investment to the space reliably fluctuates from quarter to quarter, driven largely by the volume of jumbo rounds. This past quarter, funding to security-…

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal…