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TechCrunch
U.S. center-left (tech-industry focus)
TechCrunch is a technology news site now owned by Regent LP, a private equity firm that also holds PCWorld, Macworld, and other tech publications. It covers startups, venture capital, and tech-industry policy from a perspective that media-ratings organizations place between center and left-center. Its coverage of the Trump administration's second term has generally highlighted negative effects on tech-sector interests — cybersecurity budget cuts, energy permitting delays, and trade policy risks — while reporting factually on areas where the administration aligns with tech goals, such as AI deregulation.
Owned byRegent LP, a Beverly Hills–based private equity firm; acquired from Yahoo Inc. in March 2025. Yahoo retains a small minority stake.
LeaningU.S. center-left (tech-industry focus)
On the administrationbroadly critical
4average bias score across 3 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun