Investor letter reveals skyrocketing growth of Waymo’s robotaxi rides
Six months ago, Waymo disclosed it was providing 250,000 robotaxi rides. But it’s grown significantly since, a leaked letter says.
Google DeepMind wants to know if chatbots are just virtue signaling
Google DeepMind is calling for the moral behavior of large language models—such as what they do when called on to act as companions, therapists, medical advisors, and so on—to be scrutinized with the same kind of rigor as their ability to code or do math. As LLMs improve, people are asking them to play more…
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Department of Commerce may approve Nvidia H200 chip exports to China
This news comes as a bill was introduced in Congree last week to prevent these exact kinds of chip exports.
Google’s AI try-on app Doppl adds a shoppable discovery feed
The tech giant says the idea behind the new feed is to display recommendations so users can discover and virtually try on items. Nearly everything in the feed is shoppable, with direct links to merchants.
Lucid Motors’ former chief engineer sues for wrongful termination and discrimination
Eric Bach, who was fired in November, claims a top HR executive at the automaker called him a “German Nazi.”
How to Turn Your Franchise Conference Into a Year-Round Growth Engine
How to turn a three-day event into twelve months of storytelling, culture-building and brand momentum.
Tiger Global plans cautious venture future with a new $2.2B fund
Tiger’s last fund did well with investmetments in OpenAI, Waymo and Databricks. But it warns investors that AI valuations are already ‘elevated.’
Environmental groups call for halt to new data center construction
More than 230 organizations signed a public letter urging members of Congress to take action.
Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds
Anthropic launches Claude Code in Slack, letting developers delegate coding tasks from chat threads. It’s part of a shift toward AI-embedded collaboration that could reshape software workflows.
The SEO Framework I Used to Scale 70+ Franchise Locations
Here’s the modern framework that helps every location rank, attract more customers and reduce marketing costs.
Justin Bieber Is Fed Up With This iPhone Design Feature: ‘Find Everyone at Apple’
Bieber’s complaint has resonated with hundreds of thousands of people, including Elon Musk.