Toyota’s Woven Capital appoints new CIO and COO in push for finding the ‘future of mobility’
Woven Capital is the growth-stage venture capital arm of Toyota, focused on backing founders building in space, cybersecurity, and autonomous driving.
The Download: NASA’s nuclear spacecraft and unveiling our AI 10
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. NASA is building the first nuclear reactor-powered interplanetary spacecraft. How will it work? Just before Artemis II began its historic slingshot around the moon, NASA revealed an even grander space travel…
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Anthropic is having a month
A human really borks things at Anthropic for the second time this week.
Salesforce announces an AI-heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features
Slack just got a whole lot more useful.
I Stopped Fixing Problems and Built a Team That Solves Them Using a Three-Question Rule
Leaders often fall into the ‘fixer trap,’ solving problems instead of developing their teams. This piece shows how stepping back builds independent thinkers, strengthens trust and scales leadership impact.
Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help
Aurora, May Mobility, Motional, Nuro, Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox all refused to cough up a number during Senator Ed Markey’s recent investigation.
OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise
OpenAI’s latest funding round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion as it nears an IPO.
It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations
Among the most recent Y Combinator cohort, many startups were commanding $40 million valuations. But with more money comes higher expectations.
Yupp.ai shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon
Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup Yupp.ai is closing its business, the company said Tuesday.
The Strategy P.F. Chang’s New CMO Is Betting On — And What It Means for Your Business
Here’s an inside look at Holly Smith’s first 90 days at P.F. Chang’s and how it can help your marketing team.
She Was Working Until 3 a.m. Every Quarter — What She Built Next Should Be a Lesson for Every CEO
Learn how one employee’s DIY AI solution serves as a blueprint for our business’s mission to automate repetitive tasks and empower human creativity.