Rivian and VW finalize a software development joint venture; VW has invested $1B of its planned up to $5.8B by 2027 in the JV designed to be a 50-50 partnership
To celebrate its recent coupling, Volkswagen … João da Silva / BBC : VW launches $5.8bn tie-up with Tesla rival Rivian Edwin Lopez / Automotive Dive : Volkswagen, Rivian launch their $5.8B joint ventu...
Bitcoin passed $89K for the first time, Tesla closed up 8.96%, Coinbase closed up 19.76%, and Robinhood closed up 7.4%, as investors pile into “Trump trades”
It Just Had Its Best One Ever Steven Walgenbach / Inside Bitcoins : BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Hits New Record As Polymarket Odds Of Bitcoin Hitting $100K This Year Soar Vladimir Popescu / Watcher Guru : T...
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Search to let paid users search for timely information using GPT-4o, after testing the feature in July 2024, a direct challenge to Google
and I'm shocked by the results Anthony Cuthbertson / The Independent : OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a search engine Hayden Field / CNBC : OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microso...
Chinese robotaxi firm Pony.ai files for a Nasdaq IPO, says its H1 2024 revenue nearly doubled to $24.7M with a net loss of $51.3M, down from $69.4M in H1 2023
I'm Shocked The Stock Symbol Is Free Bloomberg : Self-Driving Startup Pony.ai Said to Plan to Publicly File for US IPO This Week Nickie Louise / Tech Startups : Toyota-backed Chinese self-driving star...
Accel expects 2024 VC funding for cloud startups in the US, Europe, and Israel to rise 27% YoY to $79.2B, with 40% of the money going to generative AI startups
AI Eating Software Legals and disclosures This document has been prepared by Accel … Accel : Euroscape 2024: AI eating software Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters : AI, cloud funding in US, Europe and Israe...
AMD agrees to buy New Jersey-based ZT Systems, founded in 1994 to design and make servers, server racks, and other infrastructure, for $4.9B, closing in H1 2025
chipmaker strengthens AI ecosystem with ZT Systems' expertise in server design Josh Norem / ExtremeTech : AMD Acquires AI Infrastructure Company ZT Systems for $4.9 Billion Diana Goovaerts / Fierce Ne...
The RIAA sues AI music services Suno and Udio over alleged mass copyright infringement and claims they are trying to “hide the full scope of their infringement”
here's what it means Ben's Bites : Major labels are suing AI music startups Suno and Udio Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak : RIAA Sues Suno & Udio AI Music Generators For ‘Trampling’ on Copyright Markus Ka...
OpenAI buys Rockset, an enterprise search and analytics startup that raised $105M, integrating both the tech and staff of an acquisition for the first time
OpenAI acquires Rockset To Power the AI-Driven Future OpenAI : OpenAI acquires Rockset Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : OpenAI Acquires Rockset to Boost Data Analytics Reuters : OpenAI buys database...
Sources: Google laid off 200+ employees from its Core teams, including IT and its Python developer team, and plans to move some roles to India and Mexico
unless it's your smartphone Ann Resuma / International Business Times : Google Lays Off 200 ‘Core’ Employees; Eyes Shifting Some Roles To India, Mexico Alice Nunwick / Verdict : Google lays off 200 US...
Apple researchers detail an AI system that can resolve references to elements displayed on a screen, in some cases better than GPT-4 can when given screenshots
new AI model could make Siri way faster and smarter Nickie Louise / Tech Startups : Apple's new AI model ReALM outperforms GPT-4 Tyler Lee / Phandroid : Apple might have just given us a sneak peek at ...