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By Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan
July 30, 2025
Should Silicon Valley celebrate Trump’s AI plans?
The big AI companies seem to be in a celebratory mood after President Donald Trump unveiled his AI Action Plan — not surprising, perhaps, since the plan was shaped by Trump’s Silicon Valley allies. Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha look at how the Trump administration plans to […]
Jul 25, 2025
Should Silicon Valley celebrate Trump’s AI plans?
On this week’s Equity, the team unpacks Trump’s new AI Action Plan and how it could reshape regulation, favor Big Tech, and target “woke” AI. Plus: Tesla’s retro diner, Amazon’s AI wearable buy, Lovable’s $100M ARR milestone, and Figma’s IPO comeback.
Jul 25, 2025
Gusto’s head of technology says hiring an army of specialists is the wrong approach to AI
As founders plan for an increasingly AI-centric future, Gusto co-founder and head of technology Edward Kim said that cutting existing teams and hiring a bunch of specially trained AI engineers is “the wrong way to go.” Instead, he argued that non-technical team members can “actually have a much deeper understanding than an average engineer on what situations the customer can get themselves into, what they’re confused about,” putting them in a better position to guide the features that should be
Oct 20, 2024
Trump’s election throws tech regulation a curveball
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify President-elect Donald Trump has made a slew of “day one” pledges, including dismantling President Biden’s AI policies. While we’re not sure exactly if Trump will take action the first day he takes office in January, it’s clear that a tech regulation shakeup is on the way. Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey and Margaux MacColl dove into what Trump’s win could mean for AI policy and innovation moving forwar
Nov 8, 2024
