Luminar received an even higher bid for its lidar business as a court-run auction concluded on Monday, according to a new filing in the company’s bankruptcy case. MicroVision, a Redmond, Washington-based company that has been developing its own lidar sensors,…
TikTok settled a high-profile lawsuit on Monday evening. The lawsuit alleges that social media companies intentionally make their products addictive, causing harm to users. Snap settled the same case last week. The other defendants, Meta and YouTube, are now heading…
Google announced on Tuesday that its more affordable Google AI Plus plan is now available in all markets where its AI plans are offered. This includes the United States, where the plan will cost $7.99 per month. The expansion introduces…
On a Monday night NBC News segment, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern over some of the things seen in the last few days, referring to violence involving Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Amodei focused on the importance of preserving…
Pinterest announced on Tuesday that it will lay off less than fifteen percent of its workforce. This decision is part of a plan to reduce office space and reallocate resources toward the company’s artificial intelligence initiatives. According to a regulatory…
Launching an entirely new product line while your flagship business has shed two-thirds of its paper value might sound crazy to some. But Howie Liu, the founder and CEO of Airtable, suggests it is the sanest thing he could do.…
Days after Meta was sued over alleged false privacy claims surrounding its chat app WhatsApp, the company has rolled out a new setting to protect users against cyber attacks. The feature, called Strict Account Settings, adds several restrictions. It automatically…
TikTok is making progress on recovering its U.S. infrastructure after a data center outage. The disruption occurred shortly after the TikTok U.S. deal was finalized. Last week, TikTok announced the creation of a separate U.S. entity with American investors to…
Aylo, the parent company of popular tube sites like Pornhub, announced on Tuesday that it will restrict access to its platforms in the United Kingdom, effective February 2. Since last year, Pornhub and other Aylo sites had complied with the…
A trip in a Waymo robotaxi still costs more, on average, than a comparable ride in a human-driven Uber or Lyft. However, that gap is narrowing according to new data published Tuesday by Obi, a company that aggregates real-time pricing…
