Andreessen Horowitz Backs Logistics AI Startup HappyRobot
The round values HappyRobot at between $80 million and $100 million including the new capital and also includes Y Combinator and Ryder Logistics’ RyderVentures.
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Amazon Adds Data Upgrades to Q Digital Assistant
Amazon Q got off to a slow start, but a series of announcements from its annual cloud conference show it remains committed to the product.
Salesforce Stock Jumps as Revenue Growth Stays Flat
Salesforce's revenue forecast suggests it doesn’t see its new automation tool, Agentforce, as a major revenue driver in the fourth quarter.
TikTok Removes Romanian Political Accounts
One cluster of accounts supported the far-right candidate who won the first round of elections.
Founders Fund’s General Partner Brian Singerman to Step Back from Role
The decision is the latest high level personnel decision at the firm founded by Peter Thiel.
OpenAI Hires Ex-Coinbase Exec as First Marketing Chief
The announcement follows the spree of hires OpenAI has made in the last year from high-profile tech companies.
Amazon Unveils New AI Model, Chips, Supercomputer for Anthropic
Some of the Amazon models are multimodal, meaning they can generate images and video in addition to text, confirming a report in The Information last week.
Meta Exec Says Company’s Content Moderation Has Been too Heavy Handed
Meta's Nick Clegg said CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to play an 'active role' in tech policy.
Tencent-Backed WeDoctor Plans Hong Kong IPO Filing This Month
WeDoctor's listing, which could raise $500 million, comes as Hong Kong's IPO market is starting to show some signs of recovery.
Super Micro Investigation Finds ‘No Evidence of Misconduct’
The company’s stock price leapt 29% but did not recover to its price before EY resigned as Supermicro’s auditor.
Judge Again Denies Musk’s Tesla Pay Package
The Delaware court upheld a January ruling that rescinded the Tesla CEO’s giant pay package.
Fidelity Marks Up Investment in X by 32%
The valuation has fallen 72% since Elon Musk bought the social media site in 2022.
Intel CEO Gelsinger Abruptly Steps Down
Gelsinger's departure, less than four years after he took the helm to try and turn around the chipmaker, signaled that the board had lost confidence in his management.
U.S. Imposes Export Restrictions on Advanced Memory Chips to China
Commerce Secretary Raimondo said the new rules will set the Trump administration up to continue preserving American tech security and leadership.
Black Friday Sales Jump Over 10%
The increase was a bigger jump than online sellers saw in 2023 on the day after Thanksgiving.
Musk Asks for Injunction to Block OpenAI For-Profit Move
The filing is the xAI founder’s latest legal challenge to the artificial intelligence startup he once funded.
Canadian Publishers Sue OpenAI
A group of five Canadian publishers are the latest to sue the the AI giant for copyright infringement
Australia Passes Law Banning Social Media for Under 16s
Questions remain about how the ban will be enforced.
Amazon Develops AI That Understands Video, Image Content
Amazon has struggled to keep pace with rivals in AI-powered applications, but a forthcoming LLM it is developing could help it gain ground.
FTC Launches Broad Antitrust Investigation of Microsoft
Microsoft has managed to avoid the full scrutiny of U.S. antitrust regulators for more than two decades, but that appears to be changing.
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