​On Equity, we discussed the AI industry’s latest debate about whether it poses an existential threat to humanity.  

​Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan” to address concerns around the technology’s economic impact and safety.  

​Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation, and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.  

​Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never completely disappeared.  

​Automattic says Mullenweg is back as “chairman and CEO of Automattic, with full support of the board.”  

​While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman.  

​Tesla’s halo sports car was first announced in November 2017.  

​What would it actually look like to “pace the frontier”?  

​Revolut said it notified affected customers and alerted the relevant government agency, law enforcement, and financial regulators.  

​The round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.