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After years of pressure from the autonomous vehicle industry, The California Department of Motor Vehicles is on the verge of allowing companies to test and deploy self-driving trucks on public roads.  Now, a new speed bump has emerged. California Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry introduced in late January a bill that would require a trained human safety operator […]

Self-driving truck companies face a potential roadblock in California by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Battery materials and recycling startup Redwood Materials has secured a conditional commitment for a $2 billion loan from the Department of Energy as part of the Biden Administration’s bid to build up a supply chain for EVs in the United States. The conditional commitment from DOE’s loan program office, which was announced Thursday, is part […]

Redwood Materials lands $2B conditional loan from DOE by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

ChatGPT is getting all the attention as of late, but modern AI technologies have a range of use cases beyond finally making Bing useful. One emerging trend is putting AI to work to aid with the frustrating and laborious task of filing and auditing corporate expense reports. Today, Microsoft and American Express announced a deal […]

Amex and Microsoft turn to AI to make expense reports less horrible by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

After an antitrust lawsuit with the FTC, Meta has officially closed the deal to acquire Within, the VR developer behind fitness app Supernatural. It has taken more than a year for the deal to secure necessary approvals to move forward. The financial terms were not disclosed. The FTC sued Meta in July to block the purchase of […]

Meta acquires Within despite FTC concerns by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

GitLab is the latest tech company to announce a round of layoffs, as the developer operations (DevOps) giant revealed today that it’s reducing its headcount by 7 percent. It has been a tough 2023 so far for the technology industry, with most of the big tech companies announcing staff cutbacks, including Microsoft, Alphabet, and Salesforce. […]

GitLab to reduce workforce by 7% by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Technological breakthroughs in the U.S. never fail to inspire challengers, followers and opportunists in China. It’s ChatGPT’s turn to capture the imagination of the world’s largest internet population. On WeChat, ChatGPT’s “trending index”, an indicator of a keyword’s popularity on the social network, rose 155 folds within the last 30 days. It’s fascinating to watch […]

Amid ChatGPT frenzy, a hundred followers bloom in China by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch