European tech gets political
Taking a page from Big Tech, legacy industries, and their U.S. peers, European tech companies are increasingly learning to lobby for themselves.
The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again
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. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…
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Tesla receives ride-hailing permit in Arizona in last required step to launch robotaxi service
Tesla received a ride-hailing permit this week from Arizona regulators, opening the door for the automaker to begin operating a robotaxi service in the state. A spokesperson with Arizona Department of Transportation told TechCrunch the automaker applied for a Transportation Network Company permit on November 13. Tesla has met the requirements to operate as a […]
Hugging Face CEO says we’re in an ‘LLM bubble,’ not an ‘AI bubble’
Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue says all the attention is on LLMs, but smaller, specialized models will make sense in many use cases going forward.
5 Powerful Lessons to Help Leaders Navigate Disruption
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AI data center provider Lambda raises whopping $1.5B after multibillion-dollar Microsoft deal
Lambda’s new raise was a solid beat over the amount that deal-watchers say it was hoping to hit.
AI data center provider Lambda raises whopping $1.5B after multi-billion Microsoft deal
Lambda’s new raise was a solid beat over the amount that deal-watchers say it was hoping to hit.
4 Surprising Ways Email Marketing Can Improve Your SEO (and Vice Versa)
How two marketing channels once considered dead can complement each other and drive traffic and sales.
Meta wins antitrust trial as judge denies that it’s a monopoly
A federal judge ruled that Meta is not a monopoly in lawsuit with the FTC.
Monarch Tractor sued over tractors that were ‘unable to operate autonomously’
The lawsuit is the latest problem to crop up for the startup.
Your Data Backups Are Useless If You Skip This One Crucial Step
Most businesses test their backup systems on the same device they’re backing up — a critical oversight that can render recovered data completely unusable.