Competition and Acquisition in the AI Landscape

Today on Equity, we're digging into the week’s headlines, from browsers and search to AI and social, and why Google and Meta's antitrust cases have us wondering if they’re really breaking up monopolies or just passing the baton to the next dominant player. 

Listen to the full episode to hear about:

• Tesla’s massive 71% profit drop and how Elon Musk is doubling down on Tesla and AI
• How Mati Carbon took home the grand prize from this year’s Xprize Carbon Removal competition
• Vibe coding, Cursor, and which AI-powered coding tool OpenAI has its sights on acquiring next
• The $91.5 billion raised by U.S. startups in Q1—and why more than half of it went to just 10 companies

Equity will be back next week, so stay tuned!

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. 

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Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. We’d also like to thank TechCrunch’s audience development team. Thank you so much for listening, and we'll talk to you next time.

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