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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit issues second software recall in a month after San Francisco crash

Zoox’s recall comes after an unoccupied robotaxi was struck by an e-scooter rider at an intersection earlier this month.

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At Trump’s $148 million meme coin dinner, ‘the food sucked’ and security was lax

Trump’s meme coin dropped 16% the morning after a black-tie gala for buyers, triggering political backlash that threatens to derail stablecoin legislation.

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Khosla Ventures among VCs experimenting with AI-Infused roll-ups of mature companies

Venture capitalists have always focused on investing in companies that leverage technology to either disrupt established industries or create entirely new business categories. But some VCs are starting to flip the script on their investing styles. Rather than funding startups, … Continue reading

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Zoox issues second robotaxi software recall in a month following collision 

Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company Zoox has issued its second voluntary software recall in a month, following a collision between one of its robotaxis and an e-scooter rider in San Francisco on May 8. The latest incident involved an unoccupied Zoox … Continue reading

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Indian IT giant investigates M&S cyber attack link

M&S said earlier this week that the hackers got into systems via a third party – but did not say who that was.

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Landa promised real estate investing for $5. Now it’s gone dark.

The idea of becoming a real estate investor for as little as $5 may seem too good to be true. And for many users of Landa, a proptech company that promised just that — it has been. Landa emerged from … Continue reading

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Marjorie Taylor Greene picked a fight with Grok

Last week, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok experienced a “bug” that made it tell users about the “white genocide” conspiracy theory in South Africa, even when prompted with questions that had nothing to do with the topic … and soon after, … Continue reading

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Why Making an iPhone in the U.S. Would Be So Difficult

Apple has resisted pressure to make its most important product in the United States since 2016, and instead has moved some production to India.

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TechCrunch Mobility: Uber Freight’s AI bet, Tesla’s robotaxi caveat, and Nikola’s trucks hit the auction block

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! For those U.S.-based readers out there, enjoy the long Memorial Day weekend, … Continue reading

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OpenAI upgrades the AI model powering its Operator agent

OpenAI is updating the AI model powering Operator, its AI agent that can autonomously browse the web and use certain software within a cloud-hosted virtual machine to fulfill users’ requests. Soon, Operator will use a model based on o3, one of … Continue reading

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