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Artificial Intelligence

Uber Launches AV Labs to Power Robotaxi Data Collection

Uber is launching "Uber AV Labs", a new division to collect real-world driving data using sensor-equipped cars and share it…

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Health

Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup for Custom Gene-Editing Therapies

Aurora Therapeutics, co-founded by CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna, aims to scale personalized gene-editing treatments for rare diseases using a novel…

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Artificial Intelligence

Aurora to Deploy Hundreds of Driverless Trucks by 2026

Aurora Innovation plans to deploy hundreds of driverless trucks by 2026, following a rescheduled commercial launch and a temporary, strategic…

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Artificial Intelligence

Waymo Co-CEO Demands Robotaxi Companies Prove Safety

Waymo's co-CEO called for greater transparency from autonomous vehicle companies, stressing they must publicly demonstrate their safety records before claiming…

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Artificial Intelligence

Waabi and Volvo Launch New Self-Driving Truck

Volvo and Waabi have unveiled the Volvo VNL Autonomous truck, integrating Waabi's software with Volvo's platform to enable scalable driverless…

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Artificial Intelligence

Swiss Startup’s AI Weather Model Outperforms Microsoft and Google

A Swiss startup, Jua, has developed an AI-driven weather forecasting model (EPT-2) that outperforms industry leaders like Microsoft and Google…

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Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk’s xAI Aims for $4.3B Funding Round

Elon Musk's xAI is seeking $4.3 billion in new funding, following a $6 billion raise in December, signaling rapid expansion…

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AI & Tech

Microsoft’s Aurora AI Predicts Air Quality and Typhoons Accurately

Microsoft's Aurora AI significantly improves weather forecasting accuracy for air quality, typhoons, and extreme events by leveraging over a million…

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AI & Tech

Databricks’ $1B Neon Buy: How It Impacts Your AI Strategy

Databases are foundational for enterprise AI, requiring high-quality, accessible data and flexible solutions to support serverless architectures and agentic AI…

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Automotive

Google Gemini in Cars, Luminar Chaos & Uber’s Amazon Shift

Sterling Anderson, former Aurora co-founder, joins GM as chief product officer to oversee vehicle lineup, hardware, software, and user experience,…

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Artificial Intelligence

Aurora Co-Founder Sterling Anderson Exits Self-Driving Truck Startup

Sterling Anderson, Aurora's co-founder and chief product officer, is leaving the autonomous truck startup to take a senior leadership role…

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Artificial Intelligence

Top AI Models: Features, Benefits, and How to Use Them Effectively

AI models are being cranked out at a dizzying pace, by everyone from Big Tech companies like Google to startups…

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