- Self-driving car companies Pony.ai and WeRide get the OK for Hong Kong listingThe Chinese AV companies are already traded on the Nasdaq.
- Meta partners up with Arm to scale AI effortsSemiconductor firm Arm is partnering with Meta to enhance the social media company's AI systems amid an unprecedented infrastructure buildout.
- Nscale inks massive AI infrastructure deal with MicrosoftNscale plans to deploy the chips over the next few years to three data centers in Europe and a fourth in the U.S.
- Google releases Veo 3.1, adds it to Flow video editorGoogle launched its new video model Veo 3.1 with improved audio output, granular editing controls, and better output for image to video. It said that Veo 3.1 builds on May’s Veo 3 release and generates more realistic clips and adheres to prompts better. The model allows users to add an object to the video and […]
- Google now lets you add friends as contacts for account recoveryGoogle now lets you recover your accounts using your phone number or trusted contacts
- Cyber giant F5 Networks says government hackers had ‘long-term’ access to its systems, stole code and customer dataThe company, which provides cybersecurity defenses to most of the Fortune 500, said the DOJ allowed it to delay notifying the public on national security grounds.
- X plans to show more information about user profiles to help improve trustX is working on new transparency features to help users identify who they’re interacting with, such as account creation date, location, username change history, and how each account uses the service.
- Apple upgrades iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro with new M5 chipApple announced its new M5 chip along with the new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro.
- Threads is getting group chats as messaging rolls out to the EUInstagram Threads is rolling out group messaging for up to 50 people and expanding its direct messaging features to users in the EU. The update lets users 18 and older share text, videos, GIFs, and emojis in group chats, though messages aren’t encrypted.
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- You can now text Spotify’s AI DJSpotify's AI DJ now takes text commands and accepts Spanish-language music requests by voice.
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- VSCO gets AI editing chops, support for RAW filesVideo editing app VSCO is adding a set of new AI image editing tools, support for high-resolution RAW files, non-destructive edits, and content-aware region detection.
- Waymo plans to launch a robotaxi service in London in 2026Waymo already has ties to the UK, which began after the autonomous vehicle technology company acquired Latent Logic in 2019.
- OpenAI has five years to turn $13 billion into $1 trillionSome of America's most valuable companies are now leaning on OpenAI to fulfill major contracts, notes the FT.
- Coinbase boosts investment in India’s CoinDCX, valuing exchange at $2.45BCoinbase's latest investment lifts CoinDCX's valuation from $2.15 billion to $2.45 billion.
- EVs take a backseat in Stellantis’ $13B US investment planFive new vehicles and a four-cylinder engine will be developed and produced through 2029 as part of investment into factories in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana.
- Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for adult usersOpenAI says it will soon roll back some of ChatGPT's safeguards, and even allow the chatbot to engage in erotica for adult users.
- At Starbase, SpaceX is taking firefighting into its own handsSpaceX's company town has formed a volunteer fire department, extending control over both the emergency response and permitting process as the company looks to expand Starbase.
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