Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI
The Silicon Valley firm is aligning its India fundraising cycle with its global funds for the first time, as it shifts to a shorter investment period.
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Here’s the Tesla Semi… again
Remember the Tesla Semi? The long-gestating, heavy-duty truck first introduced in concept form in 2017 is finally in volume production as of April 2026 – nearly a decade after its initial introduction. On Thursday evening, the company held yet another event for the Semi to demonstrate to customers and investors that the long wait was […]
Microsoft is killing off the ‘Copilot Plus PC’ brand
Remember when Microsoft wanted everyone to know that “Copilot Plus PCs” were the ones to get, because those were the PCs that that’d have enough built-in AI muscle to get things done? Two and a half years later, Microsoft and Qualcomm seem to be admitting the brand is already dead. Windows Central’s Zac Bowden reports […]
Meta employees ordered ‘attorney/client privilege’ hats while fighting child safety disclosures
Meta’s lawyers have argued that certain evidence should be withheld from public view on the grounds of attorney-client privilege in the ongoing lawsuits over alleged harm to teens’ safety and mental health. Lawyers suing the company said this week that the label has been applied far too broadly, while pointing to a recently unsealed document […]
Qualcomm’s new ‘Elite’ sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream
What if your wireless earbuds – or audio glasses – could stream high-quality lossless audio that doesn’t cut out when you leave your phone on the bedside charger or buried in the couch? Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 is its first to integrate “micro-power Wi-Fi 6E” right into the chip, so they can […]
Waymo is scaling fast. Here’s what the fleet data shows.
In the past month, Waymo has expanded its fleet in Texas by 49%. There are other hotspots as well.
Microsoft puts Brad Smith in charge of communications
Microsoft is moving its communications group out of marketing and into its Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) organization. The surprise change will see Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith oversee communications, while the company searches for a replacement for Frank Shaw, chief communications officer, who is departing later this year. Microsoft CEO Satya […]
Nexterity wants to automate the hard, dangerous part of pipefitting
The startup’s robot can tighten or loosen four bolts at a time, and it fits in a Pelican case.
Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar gives Google’s AI a face
Google’s new Gemini 3.8 Live update lets users have conversations with the model while watching an animated AI persona respond in real time. The “Live Avatar” will lip-sync and show different facial expressions during conversations, but it’s currently only available to Gemini Enterprise customers. As noted by Google, Live Avatar can transition between the 97 […]
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