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News·October 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT·1 source

The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it

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What happened

  • TechCrunch lists AI projects and startups that shut down or failed to meet expectations.
  • Examples include Apple’s repeatedly delayed Siri AI and OpenAI’s troubled “super app” launch.

Why it matters

The roundup may help technology and venture-capital professionals track execution risk, project failures and changing expectations in AI.

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    The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it

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  1. TechCrunchYesterday
    The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it

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