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Y Combinator’s Garry Tan chastises a San Francisco lawmaker again — this time about an email bill
Garry Tan expressed his displeasure at California State Assembly member Matt Haney over a proposed late-night email bill he authored.
Three San Francisco supervisors receive threats following YC President Garry Tan’s tweet
Aaron Peskin says Garry Tan’s now deleted X post did “harm to democratic discourse.”
TechCrunch+ picks: 9 books set around San Francisco
San Francisco is in a constant state of reinvention, and the many books set in or based on the Bay Area help prove it.
San Francisco requests redo on Cruise, Waymo robotaxi expansion hearing
San Francisco has formally requested state regulators redo an August hearing that expanded robotaxi permits for Cruise and Waymo, giving both companies permission to widen commercial operations throughout the city…
San Francisco presses CPUC to halt Waymo, Cruise robotaxi expansions
California regulators gave Waymo and Cruise the OK last week to scale up their robotaxi services in San Francisco, but now it seems the city itself won’t have it. On…
Cruise, Waymo near approval to charge for 24/7 robotaxis in San Francisco
Self-driving vehicle companies Waymo and Cruise are on the cusp of securing final approval to charge fares for fully autonomous robotaxi rides throughout the city of San Francisco at all…
This European startup is installing 50 traffic-counting sensors across San Francisco
Belgian startup Telraam designed a device that lets anyone point out of a window a camera-like device that uses on-board tech to count the number of road users. It is…
San Francisco has hit pause on a policy that would allow police officers to use “killer robots” in certain situations that pose a threat to human life. The controversial plans…
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San Francisco police can now use robots to kill
Last week, we talked about killer robots. That piece was inspired by a proposal that would allow San Francisco police to use robots for killing “when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD.” Last…
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It’s time to talk about killer robots
Looking for a Thanksgiving dinner table conversation that isn’t politics or professional sports? Okay, let’s talk about killer robots. It’s a concept that long ago leapt from the pages of science fiction to reality, depending on how loose a definition you use for “robot.” Military drones abandoned Asimov’s first law…
Cruise has expanded its driverless robotaxi service to daytime hours
Cruise is expanding its driverless ride-hailing service in San Francisco to daytime hours, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt tweeted Wednesday. The robotaxi service is now available to employees 24 hours a…
Waymo can now charge for fully driverless services in San Francisco
The California Department of Motor Vehicles approved an amendment to Waymo’s existing deployment permit Wednesday to include driverless, as well as drivered, operations. Now, Waymo will be able to charge…
Connect with Mayfield, JETRO, Toptal and more at TechCrunch Disrupt
Mark your calendars, startup fans, because TechCrunch is returning — live and in person — to the beautiful City by the Bay to host our flagship event, TechCrunch Disrupt, on…
Disrupt 2022’s climate tech and health tech sessions
Between the climate crisis and global pandemics, we’re living in remarkably fraught times. Undaunted by the magnitude of the challenges, Silicon Valley has been hard at work seeking to mitigate…
The clock is ticking and the countdown is on: There are now less than 24 hours left to save $1,100 on a regular ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2022. The dramatic…
Dope Security emerges from stealth to shake up the SWG market
San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup Dope Security has launched from stealth with $4 million in funding to modernize the secure web gateway market. A secure web gateway, or SWG, is a…
TechCrunch+ roundup: Dotcom crash history lessons, post-M&A strategies, climate tech heats up
Today at noon PT/3 pm ET, Anna Barber, partner at M13, will join us on a Twitter Space to talk about how today’s startup operators can avoid many of the…
Liquid Instruments hooks up with $28.5M to upend the engineering testing market with software-defined instrumentation
Engineering innovations are a critical cornerstone in the evolution of technology, but ironically there haven’t been as many innovations in engineers’ tooling itself. Now, a startup called Liquid Instruments that’s…
Runa Capital kicks off new fund as it joins the VC ‘Scramble for Europe’ by moving to Luxembourg
TechCrunch understands Runa Capital, which launched in 2010, has raised $55 million toward its fourth fund, aiming for a target of $250 million. The company is declinging to comment. However,…
People are going back to the office — except in the Bay Area
Over the past decade, startups migrated north from Silicon Valley to make San Francisco the country’s hottest tech hub. The streets of the city were bustling as throngs of —…
Dear Sophie: Can I start a company or a side hustle on a TN visa?
I’m a Canadian citizen working under a TN visa as a software engineer in the U.S. I want to start my own company or at least earn money through a…
Marc Lore chews the fat about reinventing at-home dining at Disrupt
There’s no denying it — when it comes to e-commerce, Marc Lore delivers. The serial entrepreneur sold Quidsi, the parent company of Diapers.com, Soap.com and others, to Amazon in 2011…
Mode Designs’ Sonnet 65 feels almost too luxurious to type on
I have yet to type on a keyboard that feels as good as Mode Designs’ Sonnet. There have definitely been a few days in the last few weeks since the…
Reddit acquires contextualization company Spiketrap to boost its ads business
Reddit’s acquisition spree is continuing this morning with news that the company is bringing the audience contextualization company Spiketrap’s technology in-house. Deal terms were not disclosed, but Reddit says Spiketrap’s…
Waymo opens up driverless robotaxi service in downtown Phoenix to vetted passengers
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle developer under Alphabet, is opening up its driverless robotaxi service in downtown Phoenix to vetted local residents. People who have been accepted to Waymo’s “trusted tester”…
Meet the judges for the Minneapolis TechCrunch Live pitch-off
TechCrunch Live is hosting a special, extended event focused on the great city of Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 7. I hope you can join us. We have an agenda packed…
Justice Department in early stages of filing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, says report
The U.S. Department of Justice is in the early stages of drafting an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, according to sources cited by Politico in a report released just ahead of…
OnlyFans’s Ami Gan and Keily Blair join us at Disrupt for a SFW fireside chat
It’s been a tumultuous year for OnlyFans, the popular subscription-based social media platform best known for hosting explicit content and offering an online safe haven to the sex workers who…
Check out the official Disrupt 2022 roundtables
I tell you what, folks. The roundtable discussions at TechCrunch Disrupt — coming to you live and in person on October 18-20 in San Francisco — will be off the…
Serena Williams will discuss her expanding focus on VC at TC Disrupt
Yes, you read that right. Serena Williams, widely recognized as the greatest of all time (GOAT) to ever step onto a tennis court — or any other playing field —…
