Waymo is in talks to raise a staggering $15 billion from Alphabet and outside investors. The funding would value the robotaxi leader at up to $110 billion as it aims to scale its fleet across 26 markets. But can it ever justify that price tag?
Neil Murray, a solo GP in Copenhagen, has closed a $6 million fund for Nordic startups. He turned down more investor money to stay small and focused. His strategy reveals a lot about the region’s momentum.
A company called EnergyHub has proposed a new benchmark called the Huels test to see if virtual power plants can perform indistinguishably from conventional ones. It comes as data center demand is exploding, putting immense pressure on the grid. The test is a crucial step in building trust for a tec
Apple has issued a support document warning of a potential issue affecting emergency calls on older iPhones in Australia. The company says the iOS 26.2 update provides a fix for iPhone 12 models. Users of other devices may receive guidance directly from their mobile operators.
The frenzy in prediction markets is moving beyond simple betting. A new collaboration aims to build systems that explain *why* probabilities are moving, transforming noise into usable market intelligence.
Zoom is making its AI assistant available to free users on the web, with some strict limits. The AI Companion 3.0 update also adds new document drafting and third-party data connections.
Intel has appointed a former Trump administration official to lead its government affairs team. The move comes just four months after the U.S. government took a 9.9% equity stake in the chipmaker using $8.9 billion in CHIPS Act funds.
Amazon used AI to create a recap for Fallout’s second season, and it was riddled with factual mistakes. The video has been pulled after fan backlash, highlighting a bigger problem with replacing human talent with cheap AI slop.
A startup called Starcloud has successfully run Google’s Gemma AI on an Nvidia GPU in space, even training a small model on Shakespeare’s works. It’s a first step toward a wildly ambitious vision of building enormous, solar-powered orbital data centers to solve Earth’s energy and land constraints.
Following EU action in June 2024, Apple opened iPhone NFC access to rivals in several regions by August 2024. Now, Switzerland’s COMCO has launched a preliminary investigation to see if the terms there are fair and comply with local antitrust law.
