February 15, 2026

Anthropic and the Pentagon are reportedly arguing over Claude usage

The Pentagon is pushing AI companies to allow the U.S. military to use their technology for “all lawful purposes,” but Anthropic is pushing back, according to a new report in Axios. The government is reportedly making the same demand to OpenAI, Google, and xAI. An anonymous Trump administration official told Axios that one of those […]

Venture’s Q2 was calm (and that’s not good)

July 19, 2023
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. So, what happened in venture capital-land during Q2 2023? A lot, and not very much. The TechCrunch+ crew have been busy as bees in a meadow trying to get our heads around the […]

Netflix removes its basic tier in the US and the UK

July 19, 2023
After removing the basic subscription plan in Canada, Netflix has removed the plan in the U.S. and the U.K. as well. The basic plan allowed users to consume Netflix on one screen in 720p quality. While users already subscribed to this plan will be able to continue, new subscribers won’t be purchase the basic plan. […]

Umbra is a Silicon Valley outsider – they prefer it that way

July 19, 2023
Umbra co-founder Gabe Dominocielo’s last name is roughly translated from the Latin as “lord of the skies.” It’s a fitting title for the head of a satellite imagery company — but in a recent interview with TechCrunch, he joked that his last name should be “unit economics.” “Space isn’t my background,” he said. “My passion […]

3 Hot Energy Stocks to Buy Mid-July

July 19, 2023
Escalating oil demand, combined with constrained supplies, could keep the energy industry buoyed in the near future. Therefore, energy stocks HF Sinclair Corporation (DINO), ARC Resources Ltd. (AETUF), and Weatherford…