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Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an ‘artificial general engineer’ for the physical world
Prometheus, the physical AI startup co-founded by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, the former co-founder of Verily, Google’s life sciences…
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Socioeconomic factors are becoming ‘biologically embedded’ in children’s brains
The most powerful factors affecting a child’s brain development involve socioeconomic opportunities, according to a study in the journal Science.…
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SpaceX blasts off with a record-breaking $75 billion IPO
Elon Musk’s mega-conglomerate SpaceX made history on Thursday, raising $75 billion in the biggest initial public offering on record. In…
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Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M
Waymo has acquired a massive 5,500-acre proving ground in Arizona owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC, a Delaware shell…
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Apple’s long-awaited AI Siri overhaul is finally here
Two years after promising but failing to launch a smarter Siri, Apple unveiled its overhauled AI-powered assistant at its Worldwide…
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OpenAI files confidentially for IPO, following Anthropic
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, the company announced Monday in a blog post. The filing…
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Ebola cases rise in Congo, as government revives travel restrictions
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed 27 new Ebola cases,…
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Uber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year
Uber revealed on Wednesday a prototype car that it plans to use to scoop up real-world driving data for its…
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Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute
SpaceX has lined up another compute deal ahead of its historic IPO, this time with Google. The company announced the…
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Waymo’s newest robotaxi is Chinese-made, built to make money, and now accepting riders
Waymo has started giving select riders in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco access to its newest robotaxi: an all-electric,…
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