Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 9 August 2026 at 16:00 On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about "government by machines" and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.
Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms TechCrunch By: Tim De Chant 7 August 2026 at 16:11 The Trump administration has now convinced developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases. The latest will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion.