The White House press secretary said Americans will hold six of seven board seats in the restructured TikTok, and the video app’s algorithm will be U.S.-controlled.
Category: Tech Crunch
Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US
Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States for now.
Google isn’t kidding around about cost cutting, even slashing its FT subscription
These cuts may save Google mere thousands; they also come as Google faces increasingly strained relationships with news publishers.
Trump hits H-1B visas with $100,000 fee, targeting the program that launched Elon Musk and Instagram
President Trump signed a proclamation Friday requiring employers to pay a hefty $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications—an enormous jump from the current $215 lottery registration fee—targeting the very program that helped create some of Silicon Valley’s biggest success stories.
Why California’s SB 53 might provide a meaningful check on big AI companies
Equity debates California’s new AI safety bill and why it has a better shot at becoming law.
Nvidia eyes $500M investment into self-driving tech startup Wayve
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took his first ride in a Wayve-equipped self-driving car through Central London.
Cracking product-market fit: Lessons from founders and investors at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Rajat Bhageria (Chef Robotics), Ann Bordetsky (NEA), and Murali Joshi (ICONIQ) share actionable strategies for finding product-market fit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web
Mastodon launches hosting and support services to generate revenue and expand the open social web.
Indian fintech Jar turns profitable by enabling millions to save in gold
Jar has been profitable after tax for the past two quarters.
OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild
AI models don’t just hallucinate. They also “scheme,” meaning deliberately lie or hide their true intentions.