Let’s talk about something that should be keeping every American up at night but somehow rarely makes it past the third segment on the evening news. The United States national debt is projected to hit $64 trillion within the next decade. That’s not a typo. Sixty-four trillion dollars. To put that in perspective, that’s roughly $190,000 for every man, woman,...
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Mining at the Margin: Publicly Traded Bitcoin Miners Are in Survival Mode
Let’s talk about something that mainstream financial media has been reluctant to say plainly: right now, with Bitcoin trading at just under $70,000 and the all-in cost to mine a single coin running between $60,000 and $80,000 depending on the operator, most publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies are either scraping by at break-even or quietly hemorrhaging cash with every block...
Rent Freeze. COPA. Property Tax Hike. ADU Traps. Is This a Housing Plan or a Slow-Motion Seizure?
Let’s talk about a quiet but consequential piece of policy making its way through New York City right now — one that could fundamentally reshape who gets to own property in the five boroughs, and why it matters far beyond the Hudson River. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has thrown his weight behind the revival of COPA — the Community Opportunity to...
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America’s $64 Trillion Problem: Who’s Holding the Bag?
Let’s talk about something that should be keeping every American up at night but somehow rarely makes it past the...
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Let’s talk about something that mainstream financial media has been reluctant to say plainly: right now, with Bitcoin trading at...
Rent Freeze. COPA. Property Tax Hike. ADU Traps. Is This a Housing Plan or a Slow-Motion Seizure?
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The cryptocurrency designed to escape government oversight has instead enhanced the state’s ability to tax, monitor, and seize digital wealth
In 2008, an anonymous figure using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto released a white paper describing Bitcoin as “a peer-to-peer electronic...
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- Wispr Flow launches an Android app for AI-powered dictationby Ivan Mehta on February 23, 2026 at 8:01 am
AI-powered dictation startup Wispr Flow has launched its Android app today. The company released its app for Mac and Windows first, then launched on […]
- Apple might take a new approach to announcing its next productsby Anthony Ha on February 22, 2026 at 11:08 pm
Apple has invited the tech press to a “special Apple experience” on March 4, but it might unfold a bit differently than the company's standard […]
- Can the creator economy stay afloat in a flood of AI slop?by Anthony Ha on February 22, 2026 at 10:15 pm
On the latest episode of Equity, we debated what’s next for the creator economy, and whether there will be any room for the next generation of […]
- Bill Gurley says that right now, the worst thing you can do for your career is play it safeby Connie Loizos on February 22, 2026 at 9:08 pm
"The number one thing is to get out of your head this ideal that gets passed around in the self-help world: 'go get a mentor,' and everyone runs out […]
- Quantonation’s double-sized second fund shows quantum still has believersby Anna Heim on February 22, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Quantonation Ventures, a venture firm investing in quantum and physics-based startups, has closed its oversubscribed second fund at €220 million, […]
- Trump says Netflix will face ‘consequences’ if it doesn’t fire board member Susan Riceby Anthony Ha on February 22, 2026 at 5:39 pm
Netflix board member Susan Rice had predicted that corporations that “take a knee” to Trump will be “held accountable” when Democrats return […]
- TechCrunch Mobility: Waymo makes its defenseby Kirsten Korosec on February 22, 2026 at 5:05 pm
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
- All the important news from the ongoing India AI Impact Summitby Ivan Mehta on February 22, 2026 at 5:00 pm
India is hosting a four-day AI Summit this week that will be attended by executives from major AI labs and Big Tech, including OpenAI, Anthropic, […]
- China’s brain-computer interface industry is racing aheadby Kate Park on February 22, 2026 at 4:00 pm
China’s brain-computer interface industry is rapidly scaling from research to commercialization, driven by strong policy support, expanding […]
- 6 days left to lock in the lowest TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ratesby TechCrunch Events on February 22, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Super Early Bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. That means you have just 6 days left to secure up to $680 of […]
- The 9,000-pound monster I don’t want to give backby Connie Loizos on February 22, 2026 at 10:59 am
I thought: other than hotels that use SUVs like the Escalade IQL to ferry guests around, what kind of monster chooses a car like this?
- Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores available in the EU and elsewhereby Sarah Perez on February 22, 2026 at 9:00 am
A list of some of the alternative app stores iPhone users in the EU can try today.