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Tesla's Austin robotaxi service gets a limited launch, with ~10 Model Y vehicles and safety drivers; Elon Musk says initial users will pay “a $4.20 flat fee” — Self-driving technology on which Elon Musk has staked the future of his company debuts in Texas
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| Andrew Solender / Axios: |
Source: the US House's CAO informed congressional staffers that WhatsApp is now banned on their government devices as the app is deemed “a high-risk to users” — The U.S. House's chief administrative officer informed congressional staffers Monday that messaging app WhatsApp …
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OpenAI says it has removed all marketing materials announcing its $6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive's io from the web due to a “baseless” trademark dispute lawsuit — Social media users noticed Sunday that a video and website hosted by OpenAI that announced the artificial intelligence …
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| Barbara Moens / Financial Times: |
Sources: Apple is locked in last-minute EU negotiations over App Store changes to avoid fines set for this week, and is expected to offer “steering” concessions — Tech group must make concessions to comply with Digital Markets Act or be hit by escalating levies from Thursday
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Study: only 32 countries, mostly in the Northern Hemisphere, host AI data centers, with the US, China, and the EU controlling 50%+ of the world's top facilities — Only 32 nations, mostly in the Northern Hemisphere, have A.I.-specialized data centers. — E.U. 28 — China — Other — Europe| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
Anthony Pompliano's ProCap raised $750M+, including $235M in convertible debt, and is going public via a SPAC; the new firm aims to hold up to $1B in bitcoin — The race to create publicly traded bitcoin treasuries is accelerating — and so is the capital pouring in.| Reuters: |
A senior US official says DeepSeek is aiding China's military and intel operations, going beyond open-source AI model access, and evading US export controls — AI firm DeepSeek is aiding China's military and intelligence operations, a senior U.S. official told Reuters …
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| Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: |
Google unveils new Gemini AI features, like select to search, for Chromebook Plus laptops like Lenovo's new $649+ 14" flagship with a MediaTek Kompanio Ultra — Features include select-to-search images and on-screen text, smart grouping of tabs and documents, and automated image editing.| Wall Street Journal: |
Behind Mark Zuckerberg's sweeping recruitment effort for Meta's new Superintelligence lab, including hundreds of reach outs and $100M+ offers and counter offers — In a bid to address an AI crisis at his company, the Meta CEO has gotten personally involved in recruiting top talent| Prakhar Srivastava / Reuters: |
Wealthfront, which uses AI to build investment portfolios, confidentially files for a US IPO; it was valued at $1.4B in 2022 during a failed acquisition by UBS — Automated digital wealth management firm Wealthfront Corporation said on Monday it had confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering …
| Sahil Patel / The Information: |
Sources: Google reduces its Google TV and Android TV budget by 10% and cuts Android TV and Google TV's ~300 employees by up to 25%, as it focuses on YouTube — Google has cut its smart TV budget and trimmed its team—marking the most concrete signs yet of the company's waning interest competing …
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon launches its second batch of 27 Kuiper satellites to low Earth orbit via a ULA rocket, taking the total in orbit to 54 of its planned 3,236 constellation — Amazon's second batch of Kuiper internet satellites reached low Earth orbit on Monday, adding to its plans for a massive constellation …
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Snowcap Compute, which is working on building AI computing chips using superconducting tech, raised a $23M seed and says Pat Gelsinger will join its board — Snowcap Compute, a startup working on building artificial intelligence computing chips using superconducting technology …
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| Jack Buehrer / The Verge: |
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