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TechCrunch hires Brandom as AI editor

August 18, 2025

Posted by Chris Roush

Russell Brandom

TechCrunch has hired Russell Brandom as artificial intelligence editor.

He most recently was the U.S. tech editor for Rest of World. He has been writing a weekly newsletter about the global impact of U.S. technology companies.

Prior to joining Rest of World, Brandom worked at The Verge for 10 years as a senior reporter and then as a policy editor. He interned at BuzzFeed.

Brandom graduated from Yale University.

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