Tesla drives Luminar lidar sales and Motional pauses robotaxi plans
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What are You Reading This Week — May 9, 2024
Happy May, everyone! I hope you’re getting nice weather where you are. We’ve been alternating between rain and sunny skies here — often on the same...
Reddit locks down its public data in new content policy, says use now requires a contract
The newly announced “Public Content Policy” will now join Reddit’s existing privacy policy and content policy to guide how Reddit’s data is being accessed and used...
Oh, Turns Out There Is More Bluey Coming Soon
There’s more Bluey on the way in the form of Bluey Minisodes! A new batch of 20 shorts will be released on Disney Jr. and Disney+...
Fika Ventures co-founder Eva Ho will step back from the firm after its current fund is deployed
Eva Ho plans to step away from her position as general partner at Fika Ventures, the Los Angeles-based seed firm she co-founded in 2016. Fika told...
Experimental Weight Loss Procedure ‘Burns’ Stomach Lining to Curb Food Cravings
The future of weight loss is looking more varied by the second. This week, scientists have reported the preliminary findings of a small trial testing out...
We are getting a Gollum movie. Whether we like it or not.
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Amazon’s CTO built a meeting-summarizing app for some reason
In a post on Werner Vogels’ personal blog, he details Distill, an open-source app he built to transcribe and summarize conference calls. © 2024 TechCrunch. All...
Pixel 8a Vs. Pixel 7a: Is The A-Series Upgrade Worth The Premium?
Google’s latest A-series smartphone, the Pixel 8a, comes with several upgrades over the Pixel 7a. A smoother screen, Tensor G3 SoC, and seven years of Android...
Sources: Mistral AI raising at a $6B valuation, SoftBank ‘not in’ but DST is
Paris-based Mistral AI, a startup working on open source large language models — the building block for generative AI services — has been raising money at...
