Special episode: SBF doesn't need SPF where he's going and other TC news (The TechCrunch Podcast)

By TechCrunch, Mary Ann Azevedo, Kell, Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan, Rebecca Szkutak

Equity

19/12/22·28m 26s

Darrell talked with Tim De Chant about his coverage of fusion energy and what feels like a rare hopeful story in renewable energy tech. And Jacquelyn Melinek walks us through Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged crimes and confirmed arrest. Plus he goes over the top stories in tech from the week. And as always, Darrell breaks down the biggest stories in tech.

Articles from the episode:

World-record fusion experiment produced even more energy than expected FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas US attorney says ‘we are not done’ charging individuals for FTX collapse

Other news from the week:

Instagram adds text updates with new Notes feature OpenAI’s attempts to watermark AI text hit limits Elon Jet, the Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s flights, was permanently suspended

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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.