Trump administration might not fight state AI regulations after all

A Trump administration order targeting state-level AI regulation is reportedly on hold.

Waymo gets regulatory approval to expand across Bay Area and Southern California

Waymo continues to expand its reach, with the robotaxi company posting Friday that it’s now “officially authorized to drive fully autonomously across more of the Golden State.”

SpaceX’s upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing

It may not have been a massive fireball, but SpaceX now has more work to do before it can kick off this next-generation version of Starship.

Despite Chinese hacks, Trump’s FCC votes to scrap cybersecurity rules for phone and internet companies

Two Trump-appointed FCC officials voted to undo the telecom industry’s cybersecurity rules. One Democratic commissioner dissented, saying the decision leaves the United States “less safe” at a time when threats are increasing.

Trump Energy department drops renewables, promotes fusion in office reshuffle

The revamped organizational structure cut at least one office authorized by Congress, which could spur legal challenges.

Phictly’s new app brings people together over their favorite books and TV shows

Phictly helps fans find niche clubs for their favorite books, shows, and movies, offering intimate, spoiler-safe communities with flexible pacing and tracker tools.

Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach

Fraudsters are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads, and reaching out to companies. Here’s what we’re doing about it, and what you can look out for.

Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach

Notorious hacking collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters takes credit for the breach that affected Salesforce customers’ data, and said it is planning another extortion campaign.

X begins rolling out the ‘About this account’ feature to users’ profiles

The feature will show where users are based, how they’re connected to X, and how many times they’ve changed their username.

CrowdStrike fires ‘suspicious insider’ who passed information to hackers

Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike denied it had been hacked following claims from a hacker group, which leaked screenshots from inside CrowdStrike’s network.