Charles Rollet
@charlesrollet.bsky.social
Tech reporter at Business Insider. Previously at TechCrunch. Bylines in WSJ, Wired, Vice, Foreign Policy.
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🚨 Scoop with @charlesrollet.bsky.social: Intuitive Surgical, a $150-billion Silicon Valley medtech company with 13,000 employees, has paused job offers to all candidates who need H-1B sponsorship because of the recent Presidential proclamation. www.businessinsider.com/intuitive-si...
A major Silicon Valley medtech company just announced it was pausing H-1B hires
Intuitive Surgical is best-known for building surgery robots. It just froze offers to H-1B candidates due to President Donald Trump's new policy.
www.businessinsider.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
🚨 Scoop with @charlesrollet.bsky.social: Intuitive Surgical, a $150-billion Silicon Valley medtech company with 13,000 employees, has paused job offers to all candidates who need H-1B sponsorship because of the recent Presidential proclamation. www.businessinsider.com/intuitive-si...
According to Peter Thiel, the "Antichrist" might be:
- Skeptics of the current AI boom
- Greta Thunberg.
www.inc.com/sam-blum/pet... great reporting from @samblum.bsky.social
- Skeptics of the current AI boom
- Greta Thunberg.
www.inc.com/sam-blum/pet... great reporting from @samblum.bsky.social
Peter Thiel Compared Tech Detractors to the Antichrist, Says a Lecture Attendee
An attendee of the billionaire investor’s secretive Antichrist lecture series reveals new details from Peter Thiel's latest talk.
www.inc.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
According to Peter Thiel, the "Antichrist" might be:
- Skeptics of the current AI boom
- Greta Thunberg.
www.inc.com/sam-blum/pet... great reporting from @samblum.bsky.social
- Skeptics of the current AI boom
- Greta Thunberg.
www.inc.com/sam-blum/pet... great reporting from @samblum.bsky.social
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🚨 Scoop with @charlesrollet.bsky.social:
Meta blew a Senate deadline to produce AI chatbot records tied to kids’ safety. “There’s no upside to meeting the deadline, no consequence for missing it, and a lot more options from buying time," experts said. www.businessinsider.com/meta-misses-...
Meta blew a Senate deadline to produce AI chatbot records tied to kids’ safety. “There’s no upside to meeting the deadline, no consequence for missing it, and a lot more options from buying time," experts said. www.businessinsider.com/meta-misses-...
Meta just missed a senator's deadline for submitting records about its AI chatbot policies for kids
Sen. Josh Hawley's office says Meta hasn't complied with its request to hand over records on how its AI chatbot interacted with children.
www.businessinsider.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🚨 Scoop with @charlesrollet.bsky.social:
Meta blew a Senate deadline to produce AI chatbot records tied to kids’ safety. “There’s no upside to meeting the deadline, no consequence for missing it, and a lot more options from buying time," experts said. www.businessinsider.com/meta-misses-...
Meta blew a Senate deadline to produce AI chatbot records tied to kids’ safety. “There’s no upside to meeting the deadline, no consequence for missing it, and a lot more options from buying time," experts said. www.businessinsider.com/meta-misses-...
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@charlesrollet.bsky.social hired by @businessinsider.com as a tech reporter in San Francisco: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/b...
Business Insider hires TechCrunch's Rollet - Talking Biz News
Business Insider has hired TechCrunch reporter Charles Rollet as a tech reporter in San Francisco. He has been a senior writer covering artificial intelligence, security and startups. Rollet previousl...
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May 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
@charlesrollet.bsky.social hired by @businessinsider.com as a tech reporter in San Francisco: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/b...
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NEW: Scale AI's dropped investigation included a subpoena from the Department of Labor, but the agency isn’t enforcing it.
Employment lawyers say that’s generally weird, and reflective of the Trump administration’s “unprecedented” relationship toward labor.
www.inc.com/sam-blum/lab...
Employment lawyers say that’s generally weird, and reflective of the Trump administration’s “unprecedented” relationship toward labor.
www.inc.com/sam-blum/lab...
Labor Department Scraps Investigation Into Scale AI. Its Subpoena Won’t Be Enforced
And an additional letter from the DOL has left freelancers confused as to why the inquiry was halted.
www.inc.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
NEW: Scale AI's dropped investigation included a subpoena from the Department of Labor, but the agency isn’t enforcing it.
Employment lawyers say that’s generally weird, and reflective of the Trump administration’s “unprecedented” relationship toward labor.
www.inc.com/sam-blum/lab...
Employment lawyers say that’s generally weird, and reflective of the Trump administration’s “unprecedented” relationship toward labor.
www.inc.com/sam-blum/lab...
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NEW: I obtained two internal Google reports that indicate the company has little control over Project Nimbus, its contract with the Israeli gov/military, and is largely in the dark about how it's being used. theintercept.com/2025/05/12/g...
Google Worried It Couldn’t Control How Israel Uses Project Nimbus, Files Reveal
Internal Google documents show that the tech giant feared it wouldn’t be able to monitor how Israel might use its technology to harm Palestinians.
theintercept.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NEW: I obtained two internal Google reports that indicate the company has little control over Project Nimbus, its contract with the Israeli gov/military, and is largely in the dark about how it's being used. theintercept.com/2025/05/12/g...
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The Department of Labor just dropped its investigation into Scale AI
Exclusive: The Department of Labor just dropped its investigation into Scale AI
The U.S. Department of Labor has dropped its investigation into Scale AI’s compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to a source directly The U.S. Department of Labor has dropped its investigation into Scale AI and it's investigation it's HR partner Upwork, TechCrunch has learned.
techcrunch.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The Department of Labor just dropped its investigation into Scale AI
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ChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts
ChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts
This month, ChatGPT unveiled a new image generator as part of its 4o model that is a lot better at generating text inside images. People are already using it to generate fake restaurant receipts, potentially adding another tool to the already-extensive toolkit of AI deepfakes used by fraudsters. Prolific social media poster and VC Deedy […]
tcrn.ch
March 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
ChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts
🚨 BREAKING: A @techcrunch.com investigation reveals a previously unreported DOGE member: Mike Gonzalez, former founder of HR startup TraceHQ.
He quietly joined as a "Senior Advisor" to DOGE at OPM—then scrubbed it off his LinkedIn after we reached out.
He quietly joined as a "Senior Advisor" to DOGE at OPM—then scrubbed it off his LinkedIn after we reached out.
19 founders and VCs working with Elon Musk's DOGE | TechCrunch
Silicon Valley used to take a backseat to Washington, D.C. But now, the people disrupting technology have taken the wheel at the highest echelons of
techcrunch.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
🚨 BREAKING: A @techcrunch.com investigation reveals a previously unreported DOGE member: Mike Gonzalez, former founder of HR startup TraceHQ.
He quietly joined as a "Senior Advisor" to DOGE at OPM—then scrubbed it off his LinkedIn after we reached out.
He quietly joined as a "Senior Advisor" to DOGE at OPM—then scrubbed it off his LinkedIn after we reached out.
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***UPDATE***
I hate being right about things. #OSINT
What looks like the first photos of China’s ‘invasion barges’ we first reported in naval news recently www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
The front barge (self propelled) is the smallest type, some are twice this size
I hate being right about things. #OSINT
What looks like the first photos of China’s ‘invasion barges’ we first reported in naval news recently www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
The front barge (self propelled) is the smallest type, some are twice this size
March 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
***UPDATE***
I hate being right about things. #OSINT
What looks like the first photos of China’s ‘invasion barges’ we first reported in naval news recently www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
The front barge (self propelled) is the smallest type, some are twice this size
I hate being right about things. #OSINT
What looks like the first photos of China’s ‘invasion barges’ we first reported in naval news recently www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
The front barge (self propelled) is the smallest type, some are twice this size
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“The investigation has been active since at least August 2024, a document seen by TechCrunch shows. And it’s ongoing, according to a person directly familiar with the matter.”
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SCOOP: Scale AI is being investigated by the US Department of Labor.
The startup's former managing director Michael Kratsios is set to be confirmed as a top tech advisor to President Trump.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/s... via @techcrunch.com
The startup's former managing director Michael Kratsios is set to be confirmed as a top tech advisor to President Trump.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/s... via @techcrunch.com
Exclusive: Scale AI is being investigated by the US Department of Labor
Scale AI is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor for compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
techcrunch.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“The investigation has been active since at least August 2024, a document seen by TechCrunch shows. And it’s ongoing, according to a person directly familiar with the matter.”
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FAA briefly halted flights into major Florida airports and diverted flights, much like last time.
Bigger issue here is this could mean SpaceX has far more work to do than it was claiming on making Starship viable.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/s...
Bigger issue here is this could mean SpaceX has far more work to do than it was claiming on making Starship viable.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/s...
SpaceX Starship spirals out of control in second straight test flight failure | TechCrunch
SpaceX's Starship spiraled out of control while in space during a test flight on Thursday, marking the second launch in a row that the vehicle has
techcrunch.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
FAA briefly halted flights into major Florida airports and diverted flights, much like last time.
Bigger issue here is this could mean SpaceX has far more work to do than it was claiming on making Starship viable.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/s...
Bigger issue here is this could mean SpaceX has far more work to do than it was claiming on making Starship viable.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/s...
SCOOP: Scale AI is being investigated by the US Department of Labor.
The startup's former managing director Michael Kratsios is set to be confirmed as a top tech advisor to President Trump.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/s... via @techcrunch.com
The startup's former managing director Michael Kratsios is set to be confirmed as a top tech advisor to President Trump.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/s... via @techcrunch.com
Exclusive: Scale AI is being investigated by the US Department of Labor
Scale AI is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor for compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
techcrunch.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
SCOOP: Scale AI is being investigated by the US Department of Labor.
The startup's former managing director Michael Kratsios is set to be confirmed as a top tech advisor to President Trump.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/s... via @techcrunch.com
The startup's former managing director Michael Kratsios is set to be confirmed as a top tech advisor to President Trump.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/s... via @techcrunch.com
Scoop! Defense tech startup Epirus just raised a $250 million Series D.
Epirus' flagship platform, Leonidas, uses electromagnetic pulses to take down drone swarms.
Read more on @techcrunch.com:
techcrunch.com/2025/03/04/d...
Epirus' flagship platform, Leonidas, uses electromagnetic pulses to take down drone swarms.
Read more on @techcrunch.com:
techcrunch.com/2025/03/04/d...
Defense tech startup Epirus raises $250M Series D to counter drone swarms | TechCrunch
Defense tech startup Epirus has raised a $250m Series D to expand its counter-drone solutions.
techcrunch.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Scoop! Defense tech startup Epirus just raised a $250 million Series D.
Epirus' flagship platform, Leonidas, uses electromagnetic pulses to take down drone swarms.
Read more on @techcrunch.com:
techcrunch.com/2025/03/04/d...
Epirus' flagship platform, Leonidas, uses electromagnetic pulses to take down drone swarms.
Read more on @techcrunch.com:
techcrunch.com/2025/03/04/d...
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Singapore arrests alleged Nvidia chip smugglers
Singapore arrests alleged Nvidia chip smugglers
Singapore just arrested 3 men for allegedly smuggling Nvidia chips.
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March 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Singapore arrests alleged Nvidia chip smugglers
NEW: A healthcare startup co-founded by longevity guru Peter Attia just emerged from stealth.
Its CEO is John Hering, a Silicon Valley VC best known for pouring billions into Elon Musk's ventures.
Hering also donated $500k to a pro-Trump super PAC.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/s...
Its CEO is John Hering, a Silicon Valley VC best known for pouring billions into Elon Musk's ventures.
Hering also donated $500k to a pro-Trump super PAC.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/s...
Startup co-founded by longevity guru Peter Attia emerges from stealth
Biograph, a company co-founded by longevity guru Peter Attia and a prominent Silicon Valley VC, has emerged from stealth.
techcrunch.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:19 AM
NEW: A healthcare startup co-founded by longevity guru Peter Attia just emerged from stealth.
Its CEO is John Hering, a Silicon Valley VC best known for pouring billions into Elon Musk's ventures.
Hering also donated $500k to a pro-Trump super PAC.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/s...
Its CEO is John Hering, a Silicon Valley VC best known for pouring billions into Elon Musk's ventures.
Hering also donated $500k to a pro-Trump super PAC.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/s...
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang is off DeepSeek as its sales soar.
In fact, Jensen thinks reasoning models like DeepSeek's will boost compute demand by at least 100x.
Read my latest on @techcrunch.com: techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/n...
In fact, Jensen thinks reasoning models like DeepSeek's will boost compute demand by at least 100x.
Read my latest on @techcrunch.com: techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/n...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shrugs off DeepSeek as sales soar | TechCrunch
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is more bullish about Nvidia's sales than ever, despite a market panic last month induced by China's DeepSeek.
techcrunch.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang is off DeepSeek as its sales soar.
In fact, Jensen thinks reasoning models like DeepSeek's will boost compute demand by at least 100x.
Read my latest on @techcrunch.com: techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/n...
In fact, Jensen thinks reasoning models like DeepSeek's will boost compute demand by at least 100x.
Read my latest on @techcrunch.com: techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/n...
Think 'GPT wrapper' startups are lame? Think again, says
Stripe's CEO: they're growing faster than SaaS ever did.
Good article from @maryannazevedo.bsky.social for @techcrunch.com
techcrunch.com/2025/02/27/s...
Stripe's CEO: they're growing faster than SaaS ever did.
Good article from @maryannazevedo.bsky.social for @techcrunch.com
techcrunch.com/2025/02/27/s...
Stripe says AI startups are growing faster than SaaS ever did and calling them wrappers ‘misses the point’ | TechCrunch
In its annual letter released Thursday, payments giant Stripe declared that it was “seeing an AI boom” with its data revealing that artificial
techcrunch.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Think 'GPT wrapper' startups are lame? Think again, says
Stripe's CEO: they're growing faster than SaaS ever did.
Good article from @maryannazevedo.bsky.social for @techcrunch.com
techcrunch.com/2025/02/27/s...
Stripe's CEO: they're growing faster than SaaS ever did.
Good article from @maryannazevedo.bsky.social for @techcrunch.com
techcrunch.com/2025/02/27/s...
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NEW: Apple said it "can no longer" offer iCloud end-to-end encryption in the UK, and turned off the option to enable it for new users in the country.
The unprecedented move comes after the British government demanded a backdoor into Apple's cloud service.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
The unprecedented move comes after the British government demanded a backdoor into Apple's cloud service.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
February 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NEW: Apple said it "can no longer" offer iCloud end-to-end encryption in the UK, and turned off the option to enable it for new users in the country.
The unprecedented move comes after the British government demanded a backdoor into Apple's cloud service.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
The unprecedented move comes after the British government demanded a backdoor into Apple's cloud service.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
Scoop: Despite recent layoffs, Meta is expanding in India by setting up a 'brand new' engineering site in Bangalore.
This is a significant move by Meta, which hasn't used India as an engineering hub before.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/d... via @techcrunch.com
This is a significant move by Meta, which hasn't used India as an engineering hub before.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/d... via @techcrunch.com
Exclusive: Despite recent layoffs, Meta is expanding in India
Meta is expanding in India, despite recent layoffs of what the tech giant controversially deemed "low performers."
techcrunch.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Scoop: Despite recent layoffs, Meta is expanding in India by setting up a 'brand new' engineering site in Bangalore.
This is a significant move by Meta, which hasn't used India as an engineering hub before.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/d... via @techcrunch.com
This is a significant move by Meta, which hasn't used India as an engineering hub before.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/d... via @techcrunch.com
Varo, a fintech that has already raised over $1 billion (!), is quietly trying to raise another $55 million, a filing shows.
Its CEO also recently resigned.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/a...
Good post by @maryannazevedo.bsky.social
Its CEO also recently resigned.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/a...
Good post by @maryannazevedo.bsky.social
After raising $1 billion, fintech Varo closes another $29 million, replaces founder CEO
Fintech Varo has been hoping to raise a $55 million Series G round but has, so far, closed on $29 million to date, according to a recent SEC filing. Varo
techcrunch.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Varo, a fintech that has already raised over $1 billion (!), is quietly trying to raise another $55 million, a filing shows.
Its CEO also recently resigned.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/a...
Good post by @maryannazevedo.bsky.social
Its CEO also recently resigned.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/a...
Good post by @maryannazevedo.bsky.social
Breaking: A senior Elon Musk staffer with a role in the White House has quietly created an AI assistant to help DOGE "eliminate" government waste.
The chatbot is powered by Musk's startup xAI.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/e... via @techcrunch.com
The chatbot is powered by Musk's startup xAI.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/e... via @techcrunch.com
Exclusive: Elon Musk staffer created a DOGE AI assistant for making government “less dumb”
A senior Elon Musk staffer created a custom AI chatbot that's supposed to help DOGE "eliminate" government waste.
techcrunch.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Breaking: A senior Elon Musk staffer with a role in the White House has quietly created an AI assistant to help DOGE "eliminate" government waste.
The chatbot is powered by Musk's startup xAI.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/e... via @techcrunch.com
The chatbot is powered by Musk's startup xAI.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/e... via @techcrunch.com
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New: A senior Elon Musk staffer, who has a role in the White House, created a custom AI chatbot that purports to help DOGE eliminate government waste, TechCrunch has learned. The chatbot is powered by Musk’s AI company, xAI.
w/ @charlesrollet.bsky.social.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/e...
w/ @charlesrollet.bsky.social.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/e...
Exclusive: Elon Musk staffer created a DOGE AI assistant for making government “less dumb”
A DOGE staffer created a custom AI chatbot that's supposed to help "eliminate" government waste.
techcrunch.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
New: A senior Elon Musk staffer, who has a role in the White House, created a custom AI chatbot that purports to help DOGE eliminate government waste, TechCrunch has learned. The chatbot is powered by Musk’s AI company, xAI.
w/ @charlesrollet.bsky.social.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/e...
w/ @charlesrollet.bsky.social.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/e...