This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation.
To unpack what SpaceX’s IPO chatter means, how private liquidity works before a debut, and what investors are looking for in today’s pre-IPO giants, we spoke with Greg Martin, managing director at Rainmaker Securities, a broker-dealer specializing in secondary share transactions for late-stage private companies.
This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation.
If a deal materializes, it would mean Amazon is backing competing startups in the race for AI supremacy.
Self-driving truck startup Waabi’s billion-dollar fundraise isn’t just about trucks. The deal, for $750 million up front plus another $250 million from Uber tied to deployment milestones, marks a major expansion into robotaxis for the company founded by former Uber AI chief Raquel Urtasun. It also feels like another chip from Uber on the autonomous vehicle roulette table.
With the highest global usage of Gemini for learning, India is emerging as a key market shaping Google's approach to AI in education.
A new AI lab called Flapping Airplanes launched yesterday, and a Sequoia partner has an interesting take on why they stand out.
Apple announced its acquisition of Q.AI for a reported nearly $2 billion, making it the company's second-largest acquisition to date.
Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple's phone sales higher than ever.
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The company is trying to take advantage of President Donald Trump's desire to return astronauts to the lunar surface by the end of his term.
Some Valley CEOs have condemned recent border patrol events, but Hoffman urges them to wield their influence more powerfully.
Waymo has worked for years to gain access to SFO.
Starting Thursday, Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. can play around with Project Genie, which is powered by a combination of Google’s latest world model Genie 3, its image generation model Nano Banana Pro, and Gemini.
Medium gives its employees the option to take the day off to protest on Friday.
One intrepid Morgan Stanley analyst dared to ask how Apple will make money on its AI investments. The answer will not shock you.