California\u2019s most controversial AI safety bill of 2024 might be dead, but its author isn’t backing down (<a href="https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/03\/the-author-of-sb-1047-introduces-a-new-ai-bill-in-california\/" target="_blank" rel=”nofollow”>https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/03\/the-author-of-sb-1047-introduces-a-new-ai-bill-in-california\/<\/a>) . State Senator Scott Weiner is back with SB 53, a new AI bill that strips away the most debated parts of last year\u2019s failed legislation while keeping key whistleblower protections and a public cloud computing initiative called CalCompute.<\/p>\n
With the AI industry and even the federal government shifting away from AI safety regulation in favor of innovation, will the bill gain any traction? Today, on TechCrunch\u2019s Equity (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcasts\/equity\/<\/a>) podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff and Anthony Ha are unpacking the latest moves in AI regulation along with the week\u2019s top stories in tech and startups.<\/p>\n Listen to the full episode to hear about:<\/p>\n \u2022 What Kirsten is hoping to see on the ground at SXSW this year<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 Ramp\u2019s impressive growth, and how the fintech more than doubled its annualized revenue to $700M (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/03\/ramp-has-more-than-doubled-its-annualized-revenue-to-700-million\/<\/a>) <\/p>\n \u2022 Alexis Ohanian and Kevin Rose\u2019s team-up, and if the pair can really bring back Digg (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/05\/kevin-rose-and-alexis-ohanian-acquire-digg\/<\/a>) <\/p>\n \u2022 Equity will be back next week, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n Equity is TechCrunch\u2019s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts (https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780<\/a>) , Overcast (https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity<\/a>) , Spotify (https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ)<\/a> and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X (https:\/\/twitter.com\/EquityPod<\/a>) and Threads (https:\/\/www.threads.net\/<\/a>@equitypod) , at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes here (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcasts\/equity\/<\/a>) .<\/p>\n Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. We\u2019d also like to thank TechCrunch\u2019s audience development team. Thank you so much for listening, and we’ll talk to you next time.<\/p>\n
\n CoreWeave\u2019s IPO (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/05\/ahead-of-a-possible-4-billion-ipo-coreweaves-founders-already-pocketed-488-million\/<\/a>) , and why the founders\u2019 latest moves are raising eyebrows. As Kirsten put it: there’s nothing more fun than diving into an S-1<\/p>\n
\n Which founders are raising in 2025 (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/04\/funding-to-women-founded-startups-declined-12-in-2024-but-that-wasnt-far-behind-the-broader-market\/<\/a>) , and why deep tech has some investors feeling optimistic<\/p>\n