Q&A with Irene Solaiman, the head of global policy at Hugging Face, on her advice for women seeking to enter AI, the best way to responsibly build AI, and more (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Q&A with Laela Sturdy, the head of Alphabet’s growth stage venture arm CapitalG, about its decision-making process, AI strategy, Stripe’s valuation, and more  —  Almost a year ago, Alphabet’s growth stage venture arm, CapitalG, named partner Laela Sturdy as its new head, just as the unit’s founder, David Lawee, stepped down.