Hugging Face’s new robot is the Seinfeld of AI devices

Hugging Face’s new programmable Reachy Mini bots launched this week. The AI robots are open source, Raspberry Pi-powered, and come with cartoonish antennae and big googly eyes. They don’t do much out of the box. And that’s kind of the point. Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha dig […]

President Trump Signs Law with Over $1 Billion of AI Funding, and US Rescinds Chip Export Restrictions to China — AI: The Washington Report

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which allocates over $1 billion toward advancing the federal government’s use of AI. The funding package reinforces the administration’s broader AI strategy, directing federal investments toward federal government operations, while signaling increased support for private-sector AI innovation.