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Is Waymo Friend or Foe to Uber?
In 2020, Uber was at a crossroads: The company had made an expensive bet on robot taxis, but the project was laden with legal problems and burning through cash. So…
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As Elon Musk Attacks DEI, Tesla Quietly Addresses Racism Complaints
In Washington, Elon Musk has been at the forefront of Trump administration efforts to gut programs designed to promote diversity.At the same time, Tesla, the electric car company that Mr.…
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Andreessen Horowitz Defends Hiring Daniel Penny
Partners at Andreessen Horowitz, the blue-chip venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, defended to investors their decision to hire Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran acquitted on a charge of criminally…
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A Professor Put Her Class on TikTok. Thousands Enrolled in a Digital H.B.C.U.
Leah Barlow, a liberal studies professor at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, prepared to teach her Intro to African American Studies class this semester as she always does:…
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Amazon Reports 88% Rise in Profits but Says Growth Could Slow
Amazon saw healthy consumer sales and a pickup in its cloud computing business in its latest quarter, but the company told investors on Thursday to expect slowing growth ahead.Sales from…
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The Musketeers Take Washington + Spotify’s Ghost Music + Tool Time
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Surgeons Transplant Engineered Pig Kidney Into Fourth Patient
Surgeons in Boston successfully transplanted the kidney of a genetically modified pig into a 66-year-old man with kidney failure last month, Massachusetts General Hospital announced on Friday.It was the fourth…
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OpenAI Close to Deal that Values Company at $300 Billion
OpenAI is set to complete a $40 billion fund-raising deal that nearly doubles the high-profile company’s valuation from just four months ago.The new fund-raising round, led by the Japanese conglomerate…
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C. Richard Kramlich, Early Investor in Silicon Valley, Dies at 89
C. Richard Kramlich, an early investor in Silicon Valley who co-founded the investment giant New Enterprise Associates, helping to fuel the booming tech industry, died on Saturday at his home…
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A.I. Military Start-Up Anduril Close to Deal That Would Value It at $28 Billion
Anduril, an artificial intelligence military start-up, is set to complete a new round of funding that would double the value of the company to $28 billion, according to four people…