Prince Andrew advisor pitched Jeffrey Epstein on investing in EV startups like Lucid Motors

The mysterious businessman pitched Jeffrey Epstein on numerous mobility startups in an era when the sector was white hot, according to TechCrunch’s review of hundreds of documents released by the Department of Justice.

Google- and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon-removal competitor

The acquisition could mark the beginning of consolidation in the carbon-removal market since removal costs remain higher than buyers would like to pay.

From Svedka to Anthropic, brands make bold plays with AI in Super Bowl ads

From the first AI-generated Big Game ad courtesy of Svedka to Anthropic’s beef with OpenAI, here are the biggest ads from Super Bowl LX.

It just got easier for Claude to check in on your WordPress site

WordPress users can now leverage Claude to analyze web traffic or find information about other internal site metrics.

‘Industry’ season 4 captures tech fraud better than any show on TV right now

This latest season of the TV show Industry takes a look at the world of money and power through the eyes of a fintech baron.

Apple is working to make CarPlay compatible with AI chatbots like ChatGPT

Apple engineers are working to support AI chatbot apps over the next few months.

An AI startup founder says he’s planning a ‘March for Billionaires’ in protest of California’s wealth tax

The organizer of the event swears it’s not a joke.

Benchmark raises $225M in special funds to double down on Cerebras

Benchmark Capital has been an investor in the Nvidia rival since 2016.

How far will Elon Musk take the ‘everything’ business as SpaceX and xAI merge?

Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling historic conglomerate GE’s peak market cap, and Musk being vocal about his view that “tech victory is decided by velocity of innovation,” the question isn’t whether a personal conglomerate can be built, but rather how far Musk himself is… Continua a leggere How far will Elon Musk take the ‘everything’ business as SpaceX and xAI merge?

How far will Elon Musk take the ‘everything’ business as SpaceX and xAI merge?

Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling historic conglomerate GE’s peak market cap, and Musk being vocal about his view that “tech victory is decided by velocity of innovation,” the question isn’t whether a personal conglomerate can be built, but rather how far Musk himself is… Continua a leggere How far will Elon Musk take the ‘everything’ business as SpaceX and xAI merge?