Week in Review: SXSW week comes to a close

Welcome back to Week in Review! I’m Karyne Levy, TechCrunch’s deputy managing editor, and I’ll be writing this newsletter from here on out. Thrilled to be here! This week we’re checking out everything at SXSW; Waymo’s expansion into Silicon Valley; Intel’s new CEO; TikTok’s new suitor; and why DeepSeek isn’t taking VC money. Let’s get to it! Environmental impact: The FBI, the EPA, the EPA inspector general, and the Treasury Department requested that Citibank freeze accounts of several nonprofits and state government agencies. The accounts were frozen in February, but the new documents make public details that had previously been unknown until they were revealed in court filings this week. SXSW comes to an end: TechCrunch was all over SXSW in Austin this week, riding in Waymo taxis, learning Mark Cuban’s thoughts on AI (it’s a tool, not a panacea), and deciphering the T-shirt that Bluesky’s CEO wore (turns out she was taking a swipe at Mark Zuckerberg). Intel’s new chief: Intel appo ... Read full article.