Enterprise AI Deals Dominate This Week's Tech News

Anthropic and OpenAI announced new enterprise AI joint ventures while SAP acquired German AI startup Prior Labs for $1 billion, signaling that enterprise-focused startups are prime acquisition targets. The TechCrunch Equity podcast breaks down these deals alongside the xAI-Anthropic compute arrangement and what it means for an anticipated IPO season. The episode also covers a TikToker's crowdfunding bid to buy Spirit Airlines, crypto fundraising from Katie Haun's fund and Andreessen Horowitz, Aurora Innovation's commercial trucking milestone, and the Pentagon's new AI contracts with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS.