Technology
China’s Baidu to bring its driverless cars to Uber globally
A passenger walks near Uber signage after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on July 10, 2022. David Swanson | Reuters Baidu has struck a partnership with Uber to deploy its autonomous cars on the ride-hailing giant’s platform outside the U.S. and mainland China. The first deployments are expected to happen […]
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Tesla’s Model Y debuts in India priced at a hefty $70,000 as the EV maker ‘tests the waters’
In this photo illustration, logo of Tesla is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of the Indian flag in Ankara, Turkiye on November 28, 2023. Cem Genco | Anadolu | Getty Images Tesla has made its long-awaited debut in India, where it will sell its electric SUV, the Model Y, starting at $69,770, […]
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Block leads rebound in fintech stocks as analysts downplay JPMorgan data fee risk
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies during a remote video hearing held by subcommittees of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on “Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation” in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2021. Handout | Via Reuters Block jumped more than 5% on Monday, leading a rally in shares of […]
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Trade Desk’s stock jumps on S&P 500 inclusion as Ansys exits index due to acquisition
Jeff Green, Founder, CEO, and Chairman, The Trade Desk and Andrew Wallenstein, Variety Intelligence Platform, President and Chief Media Analyst speak onstage at “Advertising’s New Normal: Unifying Streaming and Identity in 2023” during the Variety Entertainment Summit at CES at the Aria Resort & Casino on January 06, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg Doherty […]
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Meta removes 10 million Facebook profiles in effort to combat spam
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks on before the luncheon on the inauguration day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second presidential term in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Meta on Monday said it has removed about 10 million profiles for impersonating large content producers through the first half of 2025 as part […]
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Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI granted up to $200 million for AI work from Defense Department
A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Home to the US Defense Department, the Pentagon is one of the world’s largest office buildings. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday said it’s granting contract awards of up to $200 million for artificial intelligence […]
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Cognition to buy AI startup Windsurf days after Google poached CEO in $2.4 billion licensing deal
In this photo illustration, a man seen holding a smartphone with the logo of US artificial intelligence company Cognition AI Inc. in front of website. Timon Schneider | SOPA Images | Sipa USA | AP Artificial intelligence startup Cognition announced it’s acquiring Windsurf, the AI coding company that lost its CEO and several other senior […]
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Musk’s xAI faces European scrutiny over Grok’s ‘horrific’ antisemitic posts
The Grok logo is being displayed on a smartphone with Xai visible in the background in this photo illustration on April 1, 2024. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The European Union on Monday called in representatives from Elon Musk’s xAI after the company’s social network X, and chatbot Grok, generated and spread anti-semitic […]
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Rocket Lab stock jumps 8%, building on strong two-month rally
An Electron rocket launches the Baby Come Back mission from New Zealand on July 17, 2023. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab stock soared 8% Monday, building on a strong run fueled by space innovation. Shares of the space infrastructure company have nearly doubled over the last two months following a slew of successful launches and a […]
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Meta CEO Zuckerberg says first AI data supercluster will come online in 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday said he plans to invest “hundreds of billions of dollars” into artificial intelligence compute infrastructure, and that Meta plans to bring its first […]
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