AI Labs and Investors Pour Nearly $1 Million Into Mike Rounds’s Senate Race
Close to $1 million has been spent by major super PACs linked to AI labs and investors in support of incumbent Republican Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
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Abhishek Fatehpuria, Vice President of Product Management for Brokerage at Robinhood, is scheduled to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on the Smart Money Stage.
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An amateur mathematician attempted to use AI language models to solve a long-standing conjecture about surreal numbers, with mixed results.
» readMovie theaters turn to collectible popcorn buckets to lure back audiences
The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted box office revenue, and attendance remained low even after restrictions were lifted as audiences waited for films to appear on streaming services.
» readJeff Lawson on Bringing a Software Founder’s Playbook to Fusion Energy
Jeff Lawson, co-founder and CEO of Inertia, will discuss his transition from scaling Twilio into a public company to building a fusion energy venture at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
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