The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked Waymo for more information about its self-driving system and operations. This request follows reports from the Austin School District that Waymo’s robotaxis illegally passed school buses 19 times this year. In a…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated in a social media post on Thursday that owners can text and drive with the latest version of the company’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software. This claim comes despite texting while driving being illegal in most…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei shared his perspective on whether the AI industry is in a bubble during The New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday. He declined to give a simple yes-or-no answer, describing the situation as complex, and instead…
California regulators have released revised rules that would allow companies to test and eventually deploy self-driving trucks on public highways. The California Department of Motor Vehicles, the agency that regulates autonomous vehicles in the state, opened a 15-day comment period…
Amazon announced on Thursday that its newest Kindle Scribe and its first-ever color Kindle Scribe will be available to purchase starting December 10. The company originally unveiled these devices in September. The new Kindle Scribe features a larger 11-inch glare-free…
Spyware maker Intellexa had remote access to some of its government customers’ surveillance systems. This allowed company staff to see the personal data of people whose phones had been hacked with its Predator spyware, according to new evidence published by…
On Thursday, Harvey confirmed it closed a new round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. This investment values the legal AI startup at $8 billion, following earlier reports of the funding in October. The startup raised $160 million in this…
On season one of Build Mode: Product, Meet Market, we explore what it really takes to get your product into the hands of customers. We have talked a lot about product-market fit, but this week we take a step back…
While many venture firms seem to only have eyes for AI these days, Nexus Venture Partners is deliberately splitting its focus for its new $700 million fund. The firm will back AI startups while also seeking out India-focused startups in…
According to a report from Bloomberg, Meta may be planning to make serious cuts to its Metaverse division. Anonymous sources indicate company executives are considering slashing the virtual reality platform’s budget by up to thirty percent. The report notes that…
