Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI
It’s the Los Angeles trucking startup’s first acquisition — the latest in a series of moves to spin up new revenue streams.
Amazon continues retreat from games by ending publishing deal for open-world racer
Amazon continues to scale back its gaming efforts, this time by ending a notable publishing deal. The Game Business reports that Amazon will no longer be the publisher of an upcoming open-world racing title from Maverick Games, a new studio made up of former Forza developers. The deal was originally announced in 2024. The news […]
Khosla’s Keith Rabois backs Comp, which wants to bolster HR teams with AI
The HR tech startup, which currently operates in Brazil, has raised a $17.25 million Series A.
Honor’s new MagicPad 4 is the world’s thinnest Android tablet
Honor has announced a new version of its already slim MagicPad tablet that’s now even thinner. Last year’s MagicPad 3 was just 5.8mm thick, but the new MagicPad 4 squeezes that down to 4.8mm. That’s thinner than the 6.1mm thick iPad Air and 5.1mm iPad Pro, or the 5.1mm thick Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, and […]
India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users
ChatGPT and rivals are testing whether India’s massive AI user boom can translate into paying customers as free offers wind down.
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon AI bro squad includes a former Uber executive and a private equity billionaire
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Apple’s new age verification tools block underage app downloads where required by law
Apple, like many others, has had to launch age verification features in response to new requirements for age checks in many regions, and on Tuesday, the company announced new details about its tools that developers can use to “meet their age assurance obligations under upcoming U.S. and regional laws, including in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Utah, […]
Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers
Major automakers, tech giants, AI companies, and chipmakers are all trying to get a piece of Wayve.
Apple’s touchscreen MacBooks might also have a Dynamic Island
Apple’s OLED touchscreen MacBook Pros set to launch this fall will get a Dynamic Island feature like what’s available on iPhones, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple first debuted the Dynamic Island with the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max as a pill-shaped cutout that can show information and alerts, though the MacBook […]