Waymo said Tuesday it plans to launch its robotaxi service for paying customers on the Waymo One app in Washington, D.C. next year. The Alphabet-backed autonomous vehicle company will ramp up its testing of autonomous vehicles in the capital this year as part of a testing spree across the ... Read more ›
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United Talent Agency, whose agents represent Hollywood stars like Will Ferrell and Cynthia Erivo, has struggled to give its staff real-time information on film and TV viewership or ratings because such data come from numerous sources. Agents have long wanted such data at their fingertips so they could share it with clients, said Joe Kessler, who oversees UTA’s research and analytics group. Read more ›
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During Nvidia’s conference for developers last week, CEO Jensen Huang showed off software that creates computer simulations of robots. Those simulations aim to teach robots how to perform tasks, from washing dishes to picking up household objects.But some robot makers I spoke to say it’s better to train robots to do such tasks by having a person control them remotely, also known as teleoperation, and then directing an AI model... Read more ›
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Google employees have told staffers doing user research around Google devices to remove language related to diversity, equity and inclusion from their work or else lock down access to their documents, according to a person with direct knowledge of the instructions. Employees working on internal research studies for building new products and features were given a list of words to replace in studies they were working on or had already... Read more ›
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The co-CEO of Samsung Electronics died Tuesday of a heart attack, multiple media outlets including CNBC reported. Han Jong-Hee, 63, was vice chairman and initially sole CEO of the consumer-electronics giant beginning in 2022. He spent three decades at Samsung and oversaw businesses ranging from ... Read more ›
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The chair of Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group warned that the rush to build data centers around the world for artificial intelligence could be creating a “bubble.” Alibaba Chair Joe Tsai said at a conference on Tuesday that he is “astounded” by the amount of AI investment in the U.S., such as ... Read more ›
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A truism in the media sector is that economic uncertainty leads marketers to reduce ad spending. And right now, President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and other countries are beginning to make marketers question how much they actually want to spend on advertising in the coming months.In the past week, four senior ad buyers have told me clients have begun talking with them about the... Read more ›
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Blake Chandlee, who oversees advertising sales and marketing at TikTok, is leaving the company, according to a person familiar with his plans. The former Meta executive has been TikTok’s president of global business solutions since 2019. In a memo to staff, Chandlee said he would remain in an ... Read more ›
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The Information is pleased to announce the addition of two new reporters to The Information’s newsroom—and the extended fellowship of a third reporter who is already here. Aaron Tilley is returning to The Information as a reporter after more than five years at The Wall Street Journal to cover Apple at one of the most fascinating junctures in the company’s history. Aaron is a familiar (and much-respected) face to many... Read more ›
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Roi Tiger, the co-founder of the Onavo mobile analytics startup bought by Facebook, is working on a new cybersecurity startup and has already raised money from top investors. The Israel-based company, whose name and product couldn’t be learned, has already raised a seed round from Index Ventures ... Read more ›
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Is Wall Street ready to work with artificial intelligence? Two of OpenAI’s biggest investors think so.Thrive Capital is set to lead at least a $40 million financing into Rogo AI, an artificial intelligence startup selling AI software for investment bankers and Wall Street analysts and investors, at a valuation of up to $350 million, according to a person with direct knowledge. Existing Rogo investor Khosla Ventures, which like Thrive is... Read more ›
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Genetic testing firm 23andMe filed for bankruptcy late Sunday, the company said, the culmination of years of financial pressure on the company. The filing is designed to “facilitate a sale process to maximize the value of the business,” the company said. The company CEO, Anne Wojcicki, a ... Read more ›
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Dating apps are looking for love. Consumers, and investors, are looking elsewhere. Bumble, Tinder, Hinge and the like were once part of the popular crowd. That’s been changing for a while now. Any lingering affection that investors had for them was wiped out last month when weak earnings, poor outlooks and declining users sent stocks tumbling. Read more ›
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OpenAI has told some employees the company may cut the price of ChatGPT’s premium subscription in India to as low as several dollars a month, 75% to 85% less than the $20 per month it charges customers in the rest of the world. This price is high relative to the country’s median monthly salary. ... Read more ›
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Apple is experimenting with adding cameras and some AI features to the Apple Watch, a signal the company is accelerating its efforts to stay competitive in the shift toward artificial intelligence. The cameras would allow the watch to see the world around it and deliver information about the ... Read more ›
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OpenAI executives in recent months have spoken multiple times with their counterparts at Reliance Industries, which owns the world’s largest oil refinery, India’s top wireless carrier and numerous retailers, about a potential product and sales partnership, according to two people who spoke to executives at both companies. OpenAI wants Reliance businesses, such as wireless carrier Jio, to distribute or sell its artificial intelligence, which could include ChatGPT, these people said.... Read more ›
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside the Deel-Rippling spy drama• The Arena: Exclusive new database! Meet all the techies who own sports teams• The Top 5: The people who help Silicon Valley hone its taste in art • Politics and Policy: Why Section 230 may finally get changed • Biotech: The woolly mammoth gets ready for its close-up• Plus, our Recommendations: The emperor richer than Bezos; Robert... Read more ›
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A while back, Thomas Tull, billionaire Hollywood mogul turned venture capitalist, invited a group of friends to a rodeo in Dallas. One of those people was Ben Lamm, co-founder of Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based startup backed by Tull that hopes to resurrect the woolly mammoth. Another was Mike Dougherty, a director who has made several movies with Tull, including one of the latest Godzilla pictures and the cult-favorite anthology tale... Read more ›
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Well-chosen art is the ultimate flex. The right Twombly or Basquiat on a wall telegraphs more than just taste: It implies access, wealth and an understanding of very expensive assets and how they appreciate over time. In other words, it’s exactly the type of thing to hang in a bedroom or the front hall of an Atherton manse. But should you go Twombly—or Basquiat? Decisions, decisions. And when it comes... Read more ›
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For the second Friday in a row, a long-anticipated IPO candidate made it official. Last week it was Klarna, and today it’s StubHub. And as I read StubHub’s prospectus today, I couldn’t help but think of a twist on an old idiom: Hell hath no fury like a founder scorned. The filing revealed that Eric Baker—StubHub’s founder, who was fired from the business two decades ago only to buy it... Read more ›
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