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Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha and Margaux MacColl are unpacking the week’s news, including GM’s decision to give up on self-driving startup Cruise. The choice initially came as a shock considering the $10 billion GM pumped into the company over the years, but it became clearer when examining Cruise’s tumultuous…

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Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha and Margaux MacColl are unpacking the week’s news, including GM’s decision to give up on self-driving startup Cruise. The choice initially came as a shock considering the $10 billion GM pumped into the company over the years, but it became clearer when examining Cruise’s tumultuous 2023 and 2024. 

Listen to the full episode to hear about:

• Freysa.ai’s public challenge and what’s motivating users to make the AI chat bot fall in love with them.
• Why VCs are lining up to back Lumen Orbit’s moonshot of data centers in space.
• Which startups are stepping up amid a looming TikTok ban and if we’ll see another company capture Bluesky’s success. According to Anthony, it all depends on, “luck, timing, and something to do with critical mass.”
• Who’s stepping up to fill Y Combinator’s place in Africa and where else we could see a pivot to local accelerators.

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. 

Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We’d also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

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  1. @RemiStardust

    January 16, 2025 at 8:28 pm

    What’s up with the ads? I wanted to find the Bluesky part (labeling sections would be appreciated by the way) and three times I skipped, three times I had a Youtube-ad break!

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The Rising Cost of Dissent in America | Miles Taylor | TED

Former senior US national security official Miles Taylor shares a personal account that raises a broader civic concern: the growing cost of dissent in American public life. Drawing on his experience inside government and living the consequences of speaking openly, he says that the real threat to US democracy isn’t the politicians or hard-liners —…

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