SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger
AI summary SpaceX and Tesla boards formed special committees to review a possible merger, with Musk excluded due to conflict of interest.
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Hugging Face CEO warns that Netflix’s OpenAI hack documentary isn’t accurate
AI summary Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue criticized Netflix's documentary 'AI Gone Rogue' for being inaccurate and sensationalized.
Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy
AI summary Anthropic struggles to secure cloud capacity as AWS, Google, and Microsoft view it as a competitor, leading to high cloud spending and reliance on third-party data centers.
SpaceX’s AI business is beating expectations
AI summary SpaceX's AI business exceeded expectations, contributing 52% of its income and driving $14.6 billion in Q3 revenue.
OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech business
AI summary OpenAI acquired biotech startup Orchestra Bio to enhance its life sciences AI tools.
Google is bringing a more personal version of its Gemini AI assistant to your car
AI summary Google is enhancing its Gemini AI assistant with personal intelligence, integrating data from Google services for better user experiences in cars.
GM to close Detroit battery assembly plant, but not for reasons you might think
AI summary GM is closing a Detroit battery plant due to an expiring lease, not EV strategy changes.
Google has joined Amazon in attacking Nvidia’s stronghold with AI app developers
AI summary Google and Amazon are challenging Nvidia's dominance in AI by releasing PyTorch versions for their own chips, making it easier for developers to use their platforms.
ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats
AI summary OpenAI added a feature to lock ChatGPT chats with a PIN or biometric ID for privacy.
Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei
AI summary Eric Schmidt owns about 1% of Anthropic, half as much as CEO Dario Amodei's 2% stake, with potential for significant net worth gain if the company goes public.
Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps
AI summary Meta's AI app Muse reached 10 million U.S. downloads in 40 days, joining only 11 other apps.
Ex-Nvidia-turned-VC Amulya Vishwanath: ‘Physical AI is in it’s LEGO era’
It’s the moment everyone is waiting for — the ChatGPT moment for robotics, Amulya Vishwanath explained to TechCrunch’s Equity.
Streaming guide JustWatch becomes a streamer itself
JustWatch, the popular streaming search guide used by 50 million people, is launching its own streaming service, offering free, ad-supported movies and shows alongside a…
Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help humans listen to what plants are saying with the subtle electricity coursing through their stems.
TikTok staff raised child safety concerns, but executives reportedly failed to act
AI summary TikTok employees raised child safety concerns, but executives allegedly failed to act, according to court records.
Figma co-founder Dylan Field thinks MCP is not a perfect protocol
AI summary Figma co-founder Dylan Field criticizes MCP as imperfect, despite expanding support for the protocol.
SpaceX alum’s aviation startup, Reliable Robotics, lands $115M, topping $1B valuation
AI summary Reliable Robotics secures $115M in funding, pushing its valuation past $1B as it seeks FAA certification for autonomous flight systems.
US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems
AI summary The U.S. orders federal agencies to remove DeepSeek AI from systems over security concerns, citing potential data access by Chinese authorities.
Eka is worth $1.45B thanks to a physical AI model that has experts raving
AI summary Eka Robotics, valued at $1.45B, uses a physical AI model for advanced robotic manipulation.
Inspired Capital closes $450M fourth fund as New York pushes back on Silicon Valley’s gravitational pull
AI summary Inspired Capital closes $450M fourth fund, growing AUM to $1.4B as New York challenges Silicon Valley's dominance in venture capital.
Spotify launches paid podcast memberships with perks beyond bonus content
AI summary Spotify introduces paid podcast memberships with exclusive perks for fans, offering creators new revenue opportunities.
Oura adds new fitness metrics to show how workouts impact your body
AI summary Oura introduces Cardio Effort and VO₂ max metrics to enhance workout tracking and differentiate from competitors.
Yelp can now call on your behalf to check wait times at a restaurant
AI summary Yelp now lets users check restaurant wait times via a voice agent through its new feature, Check for Me.
Otter.ai raises $320 million from General Catalyst’s growth fund for its meeting tool
AI summary Otter.ai raised $320 million from General Catalyst’s growth fund to boost enterprise growth and product innovation.
Blackwall quadruples valuation to $2.2B as websites wrangle an increasingly crowded internet
AI summary Blackwall raised $100M at a $2.2B valuation, quadrupling its value, to combat rising bot traffic and AI threats.
Walmart’s Flipkart is quietly building a food delivery challenger in India
AI summary Flipkart is testing a food-delivery service internally with 8,000 employees and a dedicated rider fleet, aiming to challenge Zomato and Swiggy in India.
Mamdani says feds have abdicated on AI, urges New Yorkers to push back
AI summary Mayor Mamdani urges New Yorkers to resist AI's impact, citing federal inaction and advocating for local control.
Nscale and Anthropic are reportedly in talks for yet another $45 billion compute deal
AI summary Anthropic and Nscale are reportedly in talks for another $45 billion compute deal, following a previous agreement.
Embedded AI evaluators won’t be an easy solution, Hugging Face’s policy chief says
AI summary Hugging Face's policy chief says embedded AI evaluators face challenges due to lack of standardization and reproducibility.
Microsoft says AI agents are like insider threats as ‘frontier models can’t be trusted’
AI summary Microsoft introduces Guardian Agents to monitor AI agents, warning that frontier models can't be trusted as insider threats.