👋 I'm Ken Metral, founder of Cosmico. I'm a serial entrepreneur and passionate technologist. I have 20+ years of experience with degrees in IT, MIS, and an MBA from Florida International University.
Transportation
Waymo is rolling out a new service aimed at businesses, universities, and event organizers that could significantly expand the reach of its autonomous ride-hailing network. The Alphabet Inc.-owned company announced Wednesday the launch of “Waymo for Business,” an enterprise offering that enables organizations to provide employees, students, or event
Semiconductors
Microsoft Corp. is testing a novel way to tackle one of the biggest energy drains in artificial intelligence data centers: keeping processors cool. The company is experimenting with microfluidics, a technology that channels small amounts of fluid directly through etched pathways in chips to regulate heat. Husam Alissa, who oversees
Energy
Shares of Lithium Americas surged Wednesday after reports that the Trump administration is seeking an equity stake in the Canadian mining company as part of a renegotiated loan deal for its Nevada lithium project. The Vancouver-based miner confirmed it is in talks with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
SAP SE is deepening its push into “digital sovereignty” by announcing new partnerships with OpenAI and Amazon Web Services aimed at serving European governments. The German enterprise software giant said Wednesday that it will collaborate with OpenAI to deliver AI services—including ChatGPT—to Germany’s public sector through SAP’
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Enterprise AI startup Cohere announced Wednesday that it has raised an additional $100 million in funding, pushing its valuation to $7 billion. The extension builds on an oversubscribed $500 million round closed in August, which had valued the company at $6.8 billion. Alongside the funding, Cohere revealed a new
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Microsoft is deepening its ties with OpenAI’s chief rival, Anthropic, by weaving the company’s Claude models directly into its Copilot platform. Beginning Wednesday, Copilot business users will have the option to tap into Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1 and Claude Sonnet 4, expanding a tool that has
Government
The U.S. government will soon allow federal agencies to use Meta Platforms’ Llama artificial intelligence system, marking another step in the Trump administration’s push to integrate commercial AI tools into government operations. Llama Approved for Federal Use Josh Gruenbaum, procurement lead at the General Services Administration (GSA), confirmed
Government
Meta Platforms is broadening access to its Llama artificial intelligence system, extending availability to U.S. allies in Europe and Asia just a day after federal approval for government use. Expanding to Allies According to a company blog post, Meta’s large language model (LLM) will now be accessible to
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Google is transforming its massive trove of public data into a powerful resource for artificial intelligence with the release of the Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. The new tool enables developers, data scientists, and AI agents to query real-world statistics using natural language, making it easier to ground
Media
Instagram has officially reached 3 billion monthly active users, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Head Adam Mosseri. This milestone marks a significant leap for the platform, which last hit a major benchmark of 1 billion users back in 2018. In a video announcement, Mosseri credited the growth
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Google is stepping into Pinterest’s territory with the launch of Mixboard, an AI-powered tool that helps users create digital mood boards. Announced Wednesday, Mixboard allows anyone to generate inspiration boards using text prompts, pre-populated templates, or AI-assisted image editing—no existing image collection required. AI at the Core Unlike
Software Development
In the last decade, improved smartphone cameras fueled the rise of platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, turning casual creators into professionals. Now, a startup called Emergent wants to do the same for app development—transforming non-technical users into app builders. Founded by twin brothers Mukund and Madhav Jha, Emergent