Friday

24 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Waymo raises $16B to scale robotaxi fleet internationally

Waymo raises $16B to scale robotaxi fleet internationally

Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company, has raised $16 billion as it plans to grow its fleet of driverless taxicabs…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk’s xAI, with plan to build data centers in space

Elon Musk’s SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk’s xAI, with plan to build data centers in space

SpaceX has acquired Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, creating the world’s most valuable private company, the spaceflight company announced…
China is leading the fight against hidden car door handles

China is leading the fight against hidden car door handles

One of the design features that became synonymous with Tesla has been banned in China. Under new safety rules published…
Adobe Animate is shutting down as company focuses on AI

Adobe Animate is shutting down as company focuses on AI

As Adobe ramps up its investments in AI, the company has decided to shut down its 2D animation software, Adobe…
Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelerator for students nationwide

Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelerator for students nationwide

Two Stanford students announced Monday that they have raised $2 million for an accelerator program called Breakthrough Ventures, which aims to…
Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelator for students nationwide

Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelator for students nationwide

Two Stanford students announced Monday that they have raised $2 million for an accelerator program called Breakthrough Ventures, which aims to…
Dyson Deals: WIRED’s Top Pick Pet Vacuum and Purifier Heater

Dyson Deals: WIRED’s Top Pick Pet Vacuum and Purifier Heater

For a vacuum company, Dyson can sometimes feel like nerd church. Its devices are a hive of invention: often cool,…
What Snowflake’s deal with OpenAI tells us about the enterprise AI race

What Snowflake’s deal with OpenAI tells us about the enterprise AI race

Cloud data company Snowflake has entered into a $200 million multi-year AI deal with OpenAI on Monday, the latest signal…
Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features

Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features

Firefox will begin catering to those who don’t want AI in their browser. On Monday, Mozilla announced that Firefox will…
Grubhub waives delivery and service fees on restaurant orders over $50

Grubhub waives delivery and service fees on restaurant orders over $50

Grubhub is making a bold move in an effort to close the gap with competitors DoorDash and Uber Eats.  On…