Google details security measures for Chrome’s agentic features

Google details how it is enacting security guardrails before rolling out agentic capabilities on Chrome.

Tiger Global plans cautious venture future with a new $2.2B fund

Tiger’s last fund did well with investmetments in OpenAI, Waymo and Databricks. But it warns investors that AI valuations are already ‘elevated.’

Environmental groups call for halt to new data center construction

More than 230 organizations signed a public letter urging members of Congress to take action.

Google’s AI try-on app Doppl adds a shoppable discovery feed

The tech giant says the idea behind the new feed is to display recommendations so users can discover and virtually try on items. Nearly everything in the feed is shoppable, with direct links to merchants.

Lucid Motors’ former chief engineer sues for wrongful termination and discrimination

Eric Bach, who was fired in November, claims a top HR executive at the automaker called him a “German Nazi.”

Investor letter reveals skyrocketing growth of Waymo’s robotaxi rides

Six months ago, Waymo disclosed it was providing 250,000 robotaxi rides. But it’s grown significantly since, a leaked letter says.

Department of Commerce approves Nvidia H200 chip exports to China

This news comes as a bill was introduced in Congress last week to prevent these exact kinds of chip exports.

SoftBank and Nvidia reportedly in talks to fund Skild AI at $14B, nearly tripling its value

Skild AI is developing a hardware-agnostic foundation model for robots that can be customized for various uses.

FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman

Zuckerman, who used to run the stalkerware apps SpyFone and SpyTrac, claimed the ban is hurting his unrelated business.

Coinbase starts onboarding users again in India, plans for fiat on-ramp next year

Coinbase is exploring expansion into India with a staggered relaunch and hiring for different roles.