Here’s the technology that powers ICE’s deportation enforcement efforts
During last year’s presidential campaign, President Donald Trump made immigration a top priority and promised an unprecedented number of deportations. In his first eight months in office, his pledge amounted to about 350,000 deportations, including deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (about 200,000 people), Customs and Border Protection (more than 132,000 people), and about […]
Zendesk announces new AI agent can resolve 80% of support issues
Zendesk announced Wednesday at the AI Summit a series of LLM-based products aimed at rebuilding dependence on human engineers. At the heart of the new feature is an autonomous support agent that Zendesk believes can resolve 80% of support issues without human intervention. The system is complemented by a CoPilot agent that assists human technicians […]
AST SpaceMobile signs important deal with Verizon as competition from SpaceX and T-Mobile intensifies
AST SpaceMobile has signed a new agreement with Verizon to provide space-based cellular broadband across the United States. This is our most significant partnership to date and marks our latest move to capture a greater share of the emerging space-to-cellular market. Under the agreement, Verizon will integrate AST’s satellite network with ground infrastructure and use […]
Breakdown of H-1B Changes – Why More Changes Could Happen
A few weeks ago, President Trump announced that he would increase the H-1B visa application fee to $100,000. The price tag shocked the tech ecosystem, which relies heavily on visas to attract talent from other countries. This week on Equity, we spoke with Jeremy Neufeld, Director of Immigration Policy at the Institute for Progress, about […]
Tristan Thompson talks AI, sports, and startups at Disrupt 2025
Former NBA champion, fintech entrepreneur, and AI founder Tristan Thompson is bringing a different kind of game to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, blending athleticism, entrepreneurial instincts, and cutting-edge AI. After more than a decade shining on the NBA, Thompson has shifted his focus from the hardwood […]
Google announces expansion system for command line coding tools
On Wednesday, Google officially released Gemini CLI, a new feature in its command-line AI system, allowing outside companies to integrate directly into their AI products. The feature, called Gemini CLI Extensions, will be released alongside extensions from Figma, Stripe, and other companies. This announcement comes just two days after OpenAI released an app on ChatGPT […]
You cannot slander the dead. But that doesn’t mean you should do deepfakes.
Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late actor Robin Williams, has sent a poignant message to her father’s fans. “Please stop sending me AI videos of your dad. Stop believing that I want to see them or that I can understand them. I don’t and I never will,” she posted on her Instagram Story on […]
President Trump proposes billions of dollars in subsidies to Energy Department, GM, Ford and many startups
The Department of Energy is considering cutting even billions of dollars in federal funds, and many promising startups could be affected by the Trump administration’s decision, as well as automakers like Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. TechCrunch analyzed an internal document that has not yet been published and found that the proposed cuts would cancel […]
Wall Street Analyst Explains How AMD’s Own Stock Will Pay for OpenAI’s Billions in Chip Purchases
When AMD and OpenAI announced their expanded partnership on Monday, the conversation quickly turned to the unusual way OpenAI paid for AMD’s acquisition. AMD’s own stock will be used for this purpose. In summary, OpenAI has agreed to buy and deploy 6 gigawatts of compute power from AMD over a multi-year period while helping AMD […]
Tesla unveils slightly cheaper ‘standard’ versions of Model 3 and Model Y
Tesla has been teasing for more than a year that “more affordable models” of its vehicles are in the works, but on Tuesday the company finally announced them. The company currently sells more bare-bones versions of its Model 3 sedan and Model Y SUV, starting at $36,990 and $39,990, respectively. The new versions, each dubbed […]