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OpenAI has launched a powerful new AI tool—ChatGPT agent—marking a significant leap in the company’s ongoing evolution from chatbot to action-taking digital assistant. This latest offering, now available to Pro, Plus, and Team subscribers, aims to automate a wide range of computer-based tasks traditionally handled by humans.
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Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving technology subsidiary, is taking its autonomous vehicle (AV) testing to the Northeast. On Monday, the company kicked off two new “road trips” to Philadelphia and New York City, marking the latest step in its nationwide push to refine its AI driver and eventually expand commercial robotaxi
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OpenAI has officially unveiled Codex, a research preview of its most advanced AI coding agent to date. Announced on Friday, the new tool is designed to accelerate and automate software development by handling a wide range of programming tasks — from writing features and fixing bugs to testing and codebase analysis.
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Legal tech startup Harvey is reportedly in advanced talks to raise over $250 million in fresh funding, a round that would boost its valuation to $5 billion. The round is expected to be led by prominent venture firms Kleiner Perkins and Coatue, with existing investor Sequoia Capital also likely to
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Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle technology firm WeRide are significantly expanding their robotaxi partnership, planning to bring their joint service to 15 additional cities over the next five years. The announcement builds on their initial commercial deployment in Abu Dhabi, launched five months ago, and signals an aggressive push into
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Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet, is accelerating its robotaxi operations with the final delivery of Jaguar I-Pace SUVs to its Arizona facility. These vehicles will be retrofitted with autonomous technology and join Waymo’s current fleet of 1,500 I-Paces operating in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Austin.
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Anysphere, the company behind the AI-powered coding assistant Cursor, has secured a massive $900 million in new funding, pushing its valuation to approximately $9 billion. The round was led by Thrive Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Accel, signaling growing investor appetite for cutting-edge AI developer tools. This
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May Mobility, the Michigan-based autonomous vehicle startup backed by Toyota and BMW, has announced a major partnership with Uber to launch “thousands” of robotaxis on the ridehailing platform in multiple U.S. markets. This collaboration marks a significant step in both companies' autonomous mobility ambitions, with the first phase
Construction
Starbucks is taking a bold leap into the future of architecture with the debut of its first-ever 3D-printed store in the United States. Set to open to the public on May 2 in Brownsville, Texas, the drive-thru-only location at 2491 Boca Chica Boulevard was built in partnership with PERI 3D
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Alphabet-owned Waymo has taken a major step toward expanding its autonomous vehicle ambitions beyond commercial ride-hailing services. On Tuesday, the self-driving technology company announced a preliminary agreement with Toyota to explore the integration of Waymo’s autonomous driving systems into personally-owned vehicles. The collaboration marks a significant evolution for Waymo,
Manufacturing
IBM announced a sweeping $150 billion investment plan in the United States over the next five years, a bold move aimed at strengthening American leadership in advanced computing, manufacturing, and artificial intelligence. As part of the commitment, IBM will allocate over $30 billion specifically to expand domestic manufacturing of its
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Volkswagen of America and Uber have announced a bold plan to bring autonomous electric ride-hailing to multiple U.S. cities, starting with Los Angeles in 2026. The partnership will deploy a fleet of self-driving VW ID. Buzz vans — retro-inspired electric vehicles powered by Mobileye’s autonomous driving tech — with the