Target joins OpenAI’s growing list of retail apps

OpenAI is pushing deeper into retail, with Target set to debut a new ChatGPT-powered app for shoppers. The app is launching in beta next week.

OpenAI board member Larry Summers steps down amid Epstein file revelations

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has resigned from OpenAI’s board days after Congress released documents showing he was close friends with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Security startup Guardio nabs $80M from ION Crossover Partners

Guardio is leveraging its experience building browser extensions and apps that scan for malicious and phishing sites to build a tool that looks for artifacts in code and websites made with vibe-coding tools.

Poe’s AI app now supports group chats across AI models

Quora’s AI platform Poe now lets users engage in group chats with up to 200 people across AI models and bots.

Monarch Tractor sued over tractors that were ‘unable to operate autonomously’

Burks Tractor, a dealership located in Idaho, has sued Monarch for breach of contract and allegedly violating its warranty because the California-based startup’s tractors were “unable to operate autonomously.” The dealership also says the 10 tractors it purchased “continue to experience significant problems,” and calls them “defective.”

Toyota keeps betting on hybrid vehicles in the US

The investment follows an announcement last week that Toyota will spend up to $10 billion over the next five years in the United States.

Meta wins antitrust trial as judge denies that it’s a monopoly

A federal judge ruled that Meta is not a monopoly in a lawsuit with the FTC.

AI data center provider Lambda raises whopping $1.5B after multibillion-dollar Microsoft deal 

Lambda’s new raise was a solid beat over the amount that deal-watchers say it was hoping to hit.

Hugging Face CEO says we’re in an ‘LLM bubble,’ not an AI bubble

Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue says all the attention is on LLMs, but smaller, specialized models will make sense in many use cases going forward.

Tesla receives ride-hailing permit in Arizona in last required step to launch robotaxi service

The permit is the final regulatory step to launch a robotaxi service in Arizona, a state that has become a hub of autonomous vehicle technology testing and development.