Waymo announced a $16 billion investment round aimed at bringing its robotaxi business to more US cities, as well as some overseas markets. The funding round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, a "crossover" firm known for investing in late-stage tech companies before they go public.
Waymo's co-CEOs said in a blog post they would use some of the money to buy more vehicles to grow its
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- Elon Musk told workers on Monday that SpaceX is acquiring xAI.
- The mega deal is the latest sign that Musk is consolidating his business empire as he goes all in on AI.
- Musk has said that SpaceX will launch a network of solar-powered AI satellites in the coming years.
It's official: Elon Musk is combining SpaceX and xAI as he
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired Musk’s xAI, the companies announced. The merger will “form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications and the world’s foremost real-time information and free speech platform,” Musk wrote in an update.
The AI company that right now is best known for its
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- Moltbook, a social media site for AI agents, has gone viral. I spent 6 hours digging through the agent-written posts.
- Most posts I saw were unhelpful logs of vibe-coding and debugging. I call these "moltslop."
- Other posts had poetry, philosophy, lotteries, and an attempt at bot unionization.
I spent my
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- Ina Garten has built an incredible career, which started with writing budgets at the White House.
- With the support of husband Jeffrey, she then ran a food store that launched her cooking journey.
- Garten has since written 13 cookbooks, and "Barefoot Contessa" has been on TV for 20 years.
For over 20 years, Ina Garten ha
Ubisoft continues to raise eyebrows around how it is treating employees as it attempts a business overhaul. David Michaud-Cromp, a level design team lead at Ubisoft Montreal, said last week that he was suspended for three days without pay after voicing opposition to the company's return to office mandate. Today, Michaud-Cromp posted on LinkedIn that he has been fired. "I was terminated by Ubisoft
In September, Apple launched its latest fleet of smartwatches, including the Apple Watch Series 11, the SE 3, and the Ultra 3. Each wearable offers something a little different (their prices indicate their breadth of features), and
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- Bad Bunny won album of the year for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
- His historic win is especially notable amid violent anti-immigrant messaging from the US government.
- It demonstrates how art and politics are inherently intertwined.
We expect political
Elon Musk is merging two of the companies that he leads, SpaceX and xAI (which also owns X), into one. According to an announcement from Musk:
SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications and the world's foremost real-time information and free