It’s no surprise that many big, left-leaning social media accounts have recently joined Bluesky — but a new analysis from the Pew Research Center attempts to quantify that shift. This comes as an update to Pew’s news influencer report released in November 2024, which did not include Bluesky in its numbers. The report focused on...
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June 1, 2025June 1, 2025Tech Crunch
NAACP calls on Memphis officials to halt operations at xAI’s ‘dirty data center’
The NAACP is calling on local officials to halt operations at Colossus, the “supercomputer” facility operated by Elon Musk’s xAI in South Memphis. As reported in NBC News, leaders from the civil rights group sent a letter Thursday to the Shelby County Health Department and Memphis Light Gas and Water criticizing the organizations’ “lackadaisical approach...
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June 1, 2025June 1, 2025Tech Crunch
Meta plans to automate many of its product risk assessments
An AI-powered system could soon take responsibility for evaluating the potential harms and privacy risks of up to 90% of updates made to Meta apps like Instagram and WhatsApp, according to internal documents reportedly viewed by NPR. NPR says a 2012 agreement between Facebook (now Meta) and the Federal Trade Commission requires the company to...
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June 1, 2025June 1, 2025Tech Crunch
Week in Review: Perplexity Labs wants to do your work
We’ve got a ton of stories for you this week, including a new AI-powered browser from Arc; not one but TWO hacks; Gemini email summaries; and much more.
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June 1, 2025June 1, 2025Tech Crunch
Space Forge raises $30M Series A to make chip materials in space
Space Forge, a U.K. startup headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, recently raised a £22.6 million (approximately $30 million) Series A to make wafer materials in space, where unique conditions unlock new possibilities.
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May 31, 2025May 31, 2025Tech Crunch
Elon Musk is lobbying lawmakers on driverless vehicle rules
Musk and others in his orbit have been calling members of Congress directly, according to Bloomberg.
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May 31, 2025May 31, 2025Tech Crunch
Yep, X was down again
People reported that photos weren’t loading, its banking service XMoney wasn’t working, and search wasn’t returning any results, among other things.
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May 31, 2025May 31, 2025Tech Crunch
TechCrunch Mobility: A ride-sharing pioneer comes for Uber, Tesla loses more ground, and dog-like delivery robots land in Texas
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
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May 31, 2025May 31, 2025Tech Crunch
DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches
The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says Elon Musk’s DOGE left the nonprofit’s Washington, D.C., headquarters in disarray.
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May 31, 2025May 31, 2025Tech Crunch
It’s not your imagination: AI is speeding up the pace of change
Venture capitalist Mary Meeker just dropped a 340-page report to describe the speed at which AI is being developed, adopted, spent on, and used.