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Tech's growth should benefit everyone. We're addressing how tech intersects with the most consequential areas of the economy: housing and labor.
#AB325 establishes clear-cut standards that protect consumers from price hikes and allow small businesses to set prices independently for goods and services.

What else did we get up to in 2025, and what’s in store for 2026? Read our 2025 annual report to find out: techequity.us/2025-annual-...
2025 Annual Report - TechEquity Collaborative
TechEquity's 2025 report on advancing people-first AI policy, exposing worker exploitation, and building power for economic equity in tech.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
That's it for this week. Leave your #TopFive in the comments, and follow us for more news about tech's impact on the economy.
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
5) Wait, so does President Trump want to make housing more affordable or drive up housing prices? @nytimes.com @conordougherty.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Voters Say Housing Prices Are Too High. Trump Wants Them Higher.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
4) If a child in your life has an AI-powered toy, their chat logs with said toy may have been exposed to anyone with a Gmail account. @wired.com @agreenberg.bsky.social

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An AI Toy Exposed 50,000 Logs of Its Chats With Kids to Anyone With a Gmail Account
AI chat toy company Bondu left its web console almost entirely unprotected. Researchers who accessed it found nearly all the conversations children had with the company’s stuffed animals.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
3) Prominent tech and financial firms are signing on to build out the new work requirement from Medicaid. Nevermind that an attempt to do this in Arkansas in 2018 resulted in 18,000 people losing coverage, largely due to systemic errors. @bloomberglaw.com

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Tech, Financial Firms Sign On to Build Medicaid Work Requirement
The Trump administration announced its partnership with more than 15 technology, health, and financial services companies to implement its new Medicaid work requirement.
news.bloomberglaw.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
2) Major labor union leaders just delivered an ultimatum to current Governor of California Gavin Newsom: they will not support Newsom in a 2028 presidential run unless he changes course on AI. @politico.com @brockhrehor.bsky.social @tylerkatzenberger.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Labor leaders blast Gavin Newsom over AI, demand more regulation
A half-dozen AFL-CIO leaders demanded Newsom support measures to protect workers from AI ahead of his likely 2028 presidential campaign.
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
1) According to new research, women in finance and tech are more likely to lose their jobs due to AI and automation than their male counterparts. @theguardian.com @joannapartridge.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Women in tech and finance at higher risk from AI job losses, report says
‘Mid-career’ female workers also being sidelined by rigid hiring processes, says City of London Corporation
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"AI & Workforce Development: Building a Secure, Equitable Future for Workers" explores lessons from 3 main approaches to workforce development in the face of changing economies and technologies.

Want the TL;DR? We break the paper down in this blog: techequity.us/2025/12/02/a...
AI & Workforce Development - In a nutshell - TechEquity Collaborative
AI is changing the labor landscape. What can we do to ensure the well-being of our workforce? We break down 3 main approaches.
techequity.us
February 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
- Revealed algorithmic tenant screening as a nationwide crisis

And more. What else did we do, and what’s in store for 2026? Check out our 2025 annual report to find out: techequity.us/2025-annual-...
2025 Annual Report - TechEquity Collaborative
TechEquity's 2025 report on advancing people-first AI policy, exposing worker exploitation, and building power for economic equity in tech.
techequity.us
February 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Under the power law, firms only need a small number of successful investments to generate the vast majority of returns.

But when some companies are set on fire to keep venture capitalists warm, we lose out on solutions to some of our greatest problems. www.youtube.com/shorts/5wUFI...
There's no pause button in Venture Capital #youtubeshorts
YouTube video by TechEquity
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February 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
where they live (housing) and the conditions under which they work (labor).

What exactly does that mean? And what have we done to address these issues? Check out our 2025 annual report to find out: techequity.us/2025-annual-...
2025 Annual Report - TechEquity Collaborative
TechEquity's 2025 report on advancing people-first AI policy, exposing worker exploitation, and building power for economic equity in tech.
techequity.us
February 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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AND: Join us on Feb 17 @ 12pm ET as Anuli Akanegbu, GA State Senator Nikki Merritt, @techequity.bsky.social's @tnewmsblues.bsky.social, & Bard Professor @threatstovalidity.bsky.social discuss what the AI literacy trap is doing to workers, w @serena124.bsky.social. 5/6 datasociety.net/events/404-j...
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM