World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets

TechCrunch - Sep 18, 2026

Everyone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they're actually building.

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