news Techcrunch Ai 2026-07-24

AI Lab Prentis Seeks $100M to Automate Computer Tasks

Prentis, a new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Marc Pincus, is reportedly in talks to raise $100 million. The lab believes automating routine computer tasks will become AI's most significant application, surpassing coding.

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