Rebecca Szkutak

New York

Senior Writer at TechCrunch

Host at Equity Podcast

Host at Found

Senior writer @TechCrunch, co-host @Found, author of TC PM BBQ Betch, 2001 Coldplay apologist, Pilates teacher She/her

Articles

Amazon launches new R&D group focused on agentic AI and robotics

2 days ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Szkutak

Tech giant Amazon plans to launch a new group within its consumer product division that will focus on agentic AI. Amazon announced this new research and development group at an event on Wednesday, according to reporting from CNBC. This group will be based out of Lab126, Amazon’s hardware R&D division that is behind tech including the Amazon Echo and the Kindle.
Amazon launches new R&D group focused on agentic AI and robotics

2 days ago | technewstube.com | Rebecca Szkutak

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Collibra acquires data access startup Raito

2 days ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Szkutak

Collibra, a data governance platform based in Brussels, is the latest enterprise to acquire a data company in order to expand its offerings in the age of AI. On Thursday, Collibra announced its acquisition Raito, a data access startup founded in 2021. Raito, also located in Brussels, helps companies manage which employees and customers have access to internal data. Collibra declined to comment on the terms of the deal.
AMD takes aim at Nvidia's AI hardware dominance with Brium acquisition

3 days ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Szkutak

AMD’s latest acquisition could help reduce Nvidia’s market dominance when it comes to AI hardware. Semiconductor giant AMD on Wednesday announced it acquired AI software optimization startup Brium. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brium is a startup that appears to be in stealth mode.
AMD takes aim at Nvidia’s AI hardware dominance with Brium acquisition

3 days ago | technewstube.com | Rebecca Szkutak

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AMD takes aim at Nvidia's AI hardware dominance with Brium acquisition

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Rebecca Szkutak

Rebecca SzkutakWed, June 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM UTC2 min readCHONGQING, CHINA - MAY 04: In this photo illustration, the logo of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is displayed on a smartphone screen, with the company's branding visible in the background, on May 04, 2025, in Chongqing, China.
Snowflake to acquire database startup Crunchy Data

5 days ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Szkutak

The surge in data company acquisitions continued Monday with Snowflake’s purchase of Crunchy Data. Cloud data platform Snowflake announced its intent to acquire Crunchy Data, a Postgres database partner, late this afternoon. A source familiar with the matter estimated the deal to be worth around $250 million. The terms weren’t disclosed. Snowflake declined to comment on the deal’s valuation.
Hugging Face unveils two new humanoid robots

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Rebecca Szkutak

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Hugging Face unveils two new humanoid robots

1 week ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Szkutak

AI dev platform Hugging Face continued its push into robotics on Thursday with the release of two new humanoid robots. The company announced a pair of open-source robots, HopeJR and Reachy Mini. HopeJR is a full-size humanoid robot that has 66 actuated degrees of freedom, or 66 independent movements, including the ability to walk and move its arms. Reachy Mini is a desktop unit that can move its head, talk, listen, and be used to test AI apps.
Nvidia expects to lose billions in revenue due to H20 chip licensing requirements

1 week ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Szkutak

As Nvidia reports earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which closed on April 28, the company has released numbers on how the Trump administration’s recent chip export restrictions are affecting business. Nvidia reported that it incurred a $4.5 billion charge in Q1 due to licensing requirements impacting its ability to sell its H20 AI chip to companies in China.