Sriram Krishnan is leaving his role as White House AI advisor
Former tech executive and VC Sriram Krishnan is leaving the Trump administration at the end of June. “It is hard…
The Trump administration might take an equity stake in OpenAI
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he’s spoken to AI companies about striking deals “where the American people can…
Defense tech is flooded with money, but who’s built to last?
Loading the player… Defense tech is red hot right now. Anduril and Mach Industries just doubled and quadrupled their valuations,…
Trump signs narrower executive order on AI oversight after industry objections
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday designed to give the government a chance to review powerful AI…
Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission: Bringing more transparency to data center construction and the impact those data…
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers
SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around $87 billion) to expand data center…
Founders seize on Indian court ruling to revive criticism of Google’s ad business
A recent Indian court ruling against Google’s keyword advertising practices has gained fresh attention after founders said competitors have long…
Today is the last day to apply to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 returns October 13–15 to Moscone West in San Francisco — and applications to speak are open for…
U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that adversaries have targeted and surveilled serving military personnel on the battlefield using…
Google engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2M on Polymarket
The U.S. Justice Department charged Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo with insider trading, alleging the employee made $1.2 million trading…