Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help
Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help Aurora, May Mobility, Motional, Nuro, Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox all refused to cough up a number during Senator…
OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise
OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise The latest round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion…
It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations
It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations Among the most recent Y Combinator cohort, many startups were commanding $40 million valuations. But with more money comes…
Yupp.ai shuts down less than a year after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon
Yupp.ai shuts down less than a year after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in…
Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what?
Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what? Meta faces thousands more court cases while Congress has proposed numerous bills addressing children’s online safety, some heavily criticized. Meta…
Go play this secret game in your TikTok DMs
Go play this secret game in your TikTok DMs The game is available globally and can be accessed in both one-on-one DM chats and in group chats. The game is…
Caller ID app Truecaller hits 500 million monthly users
Caller ID app Truecaller hits 500 million monthly users Truecaller now has more than 4 million paying users across the world. Truecaller now has more than 4 million paying users…
Social gaming platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5B, is shutting down
Social gaming platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5B, is shutting down Rec Room, the social platform for user-generated games and virtual experiences, will shutter on June 1. Rec Room,…
Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub
Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub You can now order from Uber Eats and Grubhub using Alexa+, an experience Amazon says will be similar to…
Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion
Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion The fitness tracking startup just closed a $575 million Series G with Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James among its investors. The obvious question…