Waymo expands to Denver and Seattle with its Zeekr-made vans
Add another two cities to the growing list where Waymo is looking to deploy its robotaxis. The company will start with manual testing, but is eyeing a commercial launch in both cities.
The Download: Big Tech’s carbon removals plans, and the next wave of nuclear reactors
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Big Tech’s big bet on a controversial carbon removal tactic Microsoft, JP MorganChase, and a tech company consortium that includes Alphabet, Meta, Shopify, and Stripe have all recently struck multimillion-dollar deals to pay…
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Google avoids break up, faces new oversight in search antitrust trial
Google will not be forced to break up its search business, but a federal judge has tentatively ordered other changes to the tech giant’s business practices to keep it from further anticompetitive behavior. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta outlined remedies on Tuesday that would bar Google from entering or maintaining exclusive deals that […]
Judges side with Trump EPA over canceled Inflation Reduction Act grants to nonprofits
An appellate court found that the Trump administration was within its rights to cancel billions of dollars in grants. The nonprofits that had their grants cancelled are expected to appeal.
Amazon launches Lens Live, an AI-powered shopping tool for use in the real world
Lens Live will not replace Amazon’s existing visual search tool, Amazon Lens, which lets you take a picture, upload an image, or scan a barcode to discover products. Instead, it brings a real-time component to Amazon Lens.
OpenAI acquires product testing startup Statsig and shakes up its leadership team
OpenAI is bringing on the founder of Statsig as its CTO of Applications, and making changes to other leadership roles at the company.
The Leadership Practice That Keeps Teams Moving in Uncertain Times
When leaders stop believing, teams stop moving.
Warren Buffett Is ‘Disappointed’ About the Kraft Heinz Breakup After Orchestrating the Deal 10 Years Ago
Kraft Heinz announced on Tuesday that the company is splitting up.
Tesla’s fourth ‘Master Plan’ reads like LLM-generated nonsense
Even Elon Musk agrees it was too generic.
Here Are Your Entrepreneurial Elders’ Top 3 Concerns About Passing the Baton
The largest wealth transfer is ongoing, and in some cases, accelerating faster than we predicted. Here are the main concerns that older generations have about passing on their business to their heirs.
CEO Apologizes for Viral Hat-Stealing Moment at the U.S. Open: ‘Extremely Poor Judgment and Hurtful Actions’
A Polish CEO has apologized for the caught-on-camera incident and said it was not his “intent to steal away a prized memento from the young fan.”