OpenAI launches a way for enterprises to build and manage AI agents

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View this email online in your browser  February 05, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 OpenAI launches a way for enterprises to build and manage AI agents: OpenAI launched Frontier, a new platform designed for enterprises to build and deploy agents while treating them like human employees. Read More Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers: We're starting to see the idea of Musk-owned orbital AI data clusters cohere into an actual plan. Read More The Washington Post is retreating from Silicon Valley when it matters most: The Bezos-owned newspaper gutted its San Francisco bureau and coverage of tech — including journalists reporting on Amazon and Blue Origin. Read More Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! A message from Fidelity Top Venture Capital Trends Startups Should Watch Report Startup executives, the VC world is always changing, and it's important to stay updated. As your company grows, you face new challenges & opportunities. The competitive landscape is shifting & you need to stay informed and prepared. Download our guide now to master the VC landscape & set your company up for long-term success. Download Now Afternoon Must-Reads Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new 'agent teams': The newest version of Anthropic's model is designed to broaden its capabilities and appeal, allowing for a greater variety of uses and customers. Read More ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI: ElevenLabs CEO argued at Web Summit Qatar that voice is the next interface for AI, as OpenAI, Google, and Apple push conversational systems into wearables, new hardware, and everyday interactions. Read More Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools: AI startups like Clay and ElevenLabs are using early liquidity to keep their best talent. Read More Fundamental raises $255M Series A with a new take on big data analysis: Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises. Read More Data breach at govtech giant Conduent balloons, affecting millions more Americans: The ransomware attack at Conduent allowed hackers to steal a "significant number of individuals' personal information" from the govtech giant's systems. Conduent handles personal and health data of more than 100 million people across America. Read More A message from TechCrunch Partnerships Turn Ideas into Leads with TechCrunch Webinars Reach a high-value audience with webinars built to deliver results. Whether you provide the content or have TechCrunch create it for you, our webinars include full marketing support and deliver 200+ leads. For maximum reach, our Partner Event is a fully produced multi-hour show with guaranteed 1,000+ leads and extended promotion. We manage every detail so you can focus on your message. Learn More You missed these chats from Disrupt: Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens. Watch on Cheddar.com Watch on Streaming Last but Not Least OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own: The new model is build to accelerate the capabilities of Codex, the agentic coding tool OpenAI launched earlier this week. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107