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.
Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S. TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 8 August 2026 at 22:24 As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States.
OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 8 August 2026 at 20:41 NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.
X replaces βmisalignedβ revenue sharing program with Original Content Rewards TechCrunch By: Anthony Ha 8 August 2026 at 17:34 X is winding down its existing Revenue Sharing program.