Category Government & Policy

A Bay Area tech founder, Ethan Agarwal, says he’s running for California governor.

The new pro-AI super-PAC network dubbed Leading the Future aims to use campaign donations and digital ads to advocate for favorable AI regulation and oppose candidates that the group thinks

Continue readingSilicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms

While Intel says the government is making an “$8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock,” the administration does not appear to be committing new funds.

In a blog post published on Friday, the company explains that, as a small team, it doesn’t have the resources to make the substantial technical changes this type of law

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The next era of the space economy isn’t just about rockets and satellites — it’s about infrastructure, autonomy, and entirely new models for building and defending off-Earth assets. At TechCrunch

Continue readingSpace is open for business with Even Rogers and Max Haot at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is investigating Meta and CharacterAI over claims they deceptively market chatbots as mental health tools, raising concerns about child safety, data privacy, and targeted advertising.

Linktree is “investigating” an issue that has made its link-in-bio platform inaccessible in India for several days.

A federal judge has blocked the FTC’s investigation into Media Matters research around advertising and antisemitic content on X.

Texas solar company EG4 became the poster child for home energy cybersecurity risks this week after federal officials published an advisory detailing how hackers could hijack its inverters.

“Is there anything – ANYTHING – Big Tech won’t do for a quick buck?” Hawley wrote in a post on X announcing the investigation.