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Waymo just popped up on the Uber app in Austin ahead of robotaxi launch

Uber customers in Austin may notice a new offer when they open the app and hail a ride: an invitation to signal their interest in a Waymo robotaxi. For now, this doesn’t translate into a Waymo picking them up. But it will soon. The “interest list...

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Router maker Zyxel tells customers to replace vulnerable hardware exploited by hackers

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European AI startups raised $8B in 2024

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In just a few days, France will host the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, with heads of state flocking to Paris to meet global tech leaders. They’ll most likely announce some big investments and diplomatic agreements focused on safety or the...

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Hitachi Ventures raises $400M fund to invest in everything from fusion to AI

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Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025

Google Search is in the midst of a “journey” around AI, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company’s earnings call on Tuesday. The start of that journey was AI overviews, a controversial and monumental shift in how Google delivers...

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Krafton leads Cashfree’s $53M funding at $700M valuation

Cashfree, an Indian payments startup that facilitates and processes more than $80 billion for its customers each year, has raised $53 million in a new round of funding as it gears up to deepen its presence in some international markets. Krafton,...

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Alphabet praises DeepSeek, but it’s massively ramping up its AI spending

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Brightpick’s new warehouse robot can reach 20-foot-high shelves

Brightpick, a maker of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), on Tuesday announced a lofty addition to its current line. The appropriately named Giraffe system is notable for its large, retractable platform capable of reaching up to 20 feet (6 meters) in...

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AMD pulls up the release of its next-gen data center GPUs

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AMD says that it plans to launch its next major data center GPUs, the AMD Instinct MI350 series, sooner than originally announced. During the company’s Q4 2024 earnings call Tuesday, AMD CEO Lisa Su said AMD plans to sample the MI350 with “lead...

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a16z hires acquitted former Marine Daniel Penny as an investor

Powerhouse venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny as an investor, its web page confirms. Penny is the former Marine who was tried last year and found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a homeless man on a...

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Snap says TikTok uncertainty benefited its business

During Snap’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, CEO Evan Spiegel said that the uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future has positively affected its business. “We’re not trying to draw too many conclusions from some of the engagement...

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Miist, founded by a 25-year-old, wants people to vape their way out of smoking addiction and migraines

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As a university student, Dalton Signor was troubled by how many people around him smoked or vaped, including his grandmother and 14-year-old sister. Signor (pictured center) felt that existing smoking-cessation medicines, whether patches, gums, or...

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Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website

Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg. The company appears to have updated its public AI principles page, erasing a section titled “applications we...

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Hugging Face researchers aim to build an ‘open’ version of OpenAI’s deep research tool

A group of developers at AI dev platform Hugging Face, including Thomas Wolf, the company’s co-founder and chief scientist, say they’ve built an “open” version of OpenAI’s deep research tool. Deep research, which OpenAI unveiled during an...

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Figure drops OpenAI in favor of in-house models

Figure AI, a robotics company working to bring a general-purpose humanoid robot into commercial and residential use, announced Tuesday on X that it is exiting a deal with OpenAI. The Bay Area-based outfit has instead opted to focus on in-house AI...

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Okta competitor SailPoint races toward $11.5B IPO

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Cybersecurity company SailPoint is hoping to sell $1 billion worth of stock in its upcoming IPO and offer another signal that IPOs will become hot again. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Waymo just popped up on the Uber app in Austin ahead of robotaxi launch

Router maker Zyxel tells customers to replace vulnerable hardware exploited by hackers

European AI startups raised $8B in 2024

Hitachi Ventures raises $400M fund to invest in everything from fusion to AI

Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025

Krafton leads Cashfree’s $53M funding at $700M valuation

Alphabet praises DeepSeek, but it’s massively ramping up its AI spending

Brightpick’s new warehouse robot can reach 20-foot-high shelves

AMD pulls up the release of its next-gen data center GPUs

a16z hires acquitted former Marine Daniel Penny as an investor

Snap says TikTok uncertainty benefited its business

Miist, founded by a 25-year-old, wants people to vape their way out of smoking addiction and migraines

Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website

Hugging Face researchers aim to build an ‘open’ version of OpenAI’s deep research tool

Figure drops OpenAI in favor of in-house models

Okta competitor SailPoint races toward $11.5B IPO

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Amazon continues renewable energy spree with 476 MW purchase

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