Uber has more than twenty autonomous vehicle partners, and they all want one thing: data. The company says it will make that data available through a new division called Uber AV Labs. Despite the name, Uber is not returning to…
Space is an increasingly crowded place thanks to the constant influx of new satellites, and it is only going to get more cramped as the cost to reach orbit falls. These dynamics have brought attention to the startup Northwood Space,…
A new risk assessment has found that xAI’s chatbot Grok has inadequate identification of users under 18, weak safety guardrails, and frequently generates sexual, violent, and inappropriate material. In other words, Grok is not safe for kids or teens. The…
As demand grows for privacy-first enterprise AI that can run without sending sensitive data to the cloud, SpotDraft has raised $8 million from Qualcomm Ventures in a strategic Series B extension. This funding will scale its on-device contract review technology…
People around the world now spend hours a day on their smartphones. On average, daily smartphone use exceeds three hours, and for many adults, total screen time climbs to six hours or more. This constant close-up screen exposure has been…
Ricursive Intelligence, a startup developing an AI system to design and automatically improve AI chips, has raised $300 million at a $4 billion valuation. The company announced Monday that the Series A round was led by Lightspeed. Ricursive states its…
Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging its voice assistant illegally spied on users. The suit claimed Google Assistant was used to serve targeted advertisements, among other purposes. According to the complaint, Google engaged…
Meta plans to test new subscriptions that give people access to exclusive features within its apps, the company announced. These new subscriptions are designed to unlock greater productivity, creativity, and expanded AI capabilities for users. In the coming months, Meta…
A group of YouTubers suing technology companies for using their videos without permission to train artificial intelligence models has now added Snap to their lawsuit. The plaintiffs are internet content creators behind three YouTube channels with roughly 6.2 million collective…
To understand the stance of an unwavering Trump loyalist after a federal border patrol agent shocked the nation this weekend by shooting another American citizen in Minneapolis, look no further than Khosla Ventures partner Keith Rabois. Rabois’ public support for…
