National Safety Agency to Investigate Waymo Over Austin Activity
The Austin school district has complained that Waymo vehicles were passing the buses soon after students had disembarked.
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OpenAI Fine-Tunes Pitch to Businesses as Anthropic Rivalry Heats Up
The company is going after Anthropic, which has become the go-provider of AI for enterprises.
Judge Questions Google, Epic Games Over $800 Million Deal
A federal judge questioned whether an $800 million sales deal between Epic Games and Google was contributing to the parties opting for an antitrust settlement.
Exclusive: Google Acquires 3D Image Generator Startup
Google has acquired Common Sense Machines, a Cambridge, Mass.,-based startup developing generative artificial intelligence models to create three-dimensional content from two-dimensional images.
Geothermal Power Startup Fervo Files for Public Offering
Fervo is one of several power companies looking to go public as tech companies race to secure electricity for AI data centers.
DOJ Opens Criminal Probe Into Deel-Rippling Spy Claims
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into allegations payroll startup Deel recruited and paid a spy inside a Rippling, according to the WSJ.
Google Invests in Japan’s Sakana AI
The partnership with Sakana could help Google increase its presence in Japan’s AI market.
Amazon Plans Thousands of Corporate Layoffs Next Week
Amazon laid off 14,000 employees in October, and is planning on eliminating a similar number of corporate employees soon
TikTok Completes Creation of Data Security Joint Venture
The deal, blessed by President Trump last September, doesn't entirely sever TikTok from ByteDance.
Microsoft Outage Takes Down Outlook Email For Hours
It’s one of the most notable Microsoft outages since July last year, when an Outlook was down for 21 hours.
Capital One Agrees to Buy Brex for $5 Billion, a Discount to Last Private Valuation
Capital One struck a deal to buy payments and credit card startup Brex.
Donald Trump Launches Debanking Lawsuit Against JPMorgan
President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan and the bank’s CEO Jamie Dimon for closing his bank accounts.
Intel’s Sales Slump Persists Despite AI Growth
The chipmaker's revenue fell 4% in the fourth quarter, largely a result of a decline in its unit that sells CPUs for use in personal computers.
Caroline Ellison, Former Alameda CEO, Released From Jail
Ellison was sentenced for two years for her role in the collapse of FTX crypto exchange.
BitGo Jumps in First Crypto IPO This Year
Crypto custodian BitGo and its holders raised $213 million in IPO.
Tesla Starts Limited Robotaxi Rides Without Backup Humans in Austin
Tesla has repeatedly blown through deadlines that Elon Musk announced for Robotaxi.
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Sell Optimus Robots By End of 2027
The company slashed Optimus production goals in 2025 due to problems perfecting the robots’ hands and other technical challenges, The Information has reported.
PayPal Acquires Startup to Boost AI Shopping Efforts
Other commerce and payments companies like Stripe have previously weighed similar deals.
Alibaba Prepares Chipmaking Unit for IPO
The move follows the listings of several Chinese chip designers recently.
Anthropic Lowered Gross Margin Projection as Costs to Run AI Rose
Higher inference costs weighed on gross margins.
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