Wayve, a UK-born startup developing a self-learning rather than rule-based system for autonomous driving, has closed a $1.05 billion in Series C funding led by SoftBank Group. This […]
Alphabet-owned Intrinsic incorporates Nvidia tech into robotics platform
The first bit of news out the Automate conference this year arrives by way of Alphabet X spinout, Intrinsic. The firm announced at the Chicago event on Monday […]
YouTube is excited about pause screen ads — and they’re coming for your TV first
On an Alphabet earnings call, YouTube executives hinted at expanding its pause ads experiment.
MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria talks AI hype and the database evolution as he crosses 10-year mark
A lot has happened since Dev Ittycheria took the reins at MongoDB, the $26 billion database company he’s led as president and CEO since September 2014. Ittycheria has […]
The IBM-HashiCorp coupling could be more complicated than it seems
When IBM announced its intention to acquire HashiCorp for $6.4 billion on Wednesday at market close, it was easy to conclude that the two companies should fit well […]
It’s a sunny day for Google Cloud
Google Cloud, Google’s cloud computing division, had a blockbuster fiscal quarter, blowing past analysts’ expectations and sending Google parent company Alphabet’s stock soaring 13%+ in after-hours trading. Google […]
Watch: Why Perplexity AI could be worth up to $3B
Perplexity AI‘s latest, large fundraising event could be quickly superseded by another, even larger chunk of capital, TechCrunch reports. Yes, the $62.7 million that the startup raised at […]
Mercedes-Benz beats Tesla to selling Level 3 autonomous cars in the U.S.
Mercedes-Benz is the first car maker to sell vehicles that can drive themselves autonomously (in some scenarios) in the U.S.
Tesla layoffs, Cybertruck recalls and Serve Robotics goes public
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This Week in AI: When ‘open source’ isn’t so open
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in […]