Uber, Wayve and Nissan plan to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo this year
Fresh off a $1.2B funding round, U.K.-based autonomous vehicle software company Wayve is teaming up with Uber and Nissan to…
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Disney+ is rolling out its TikTok-like ‘Verts’ short-form video feed
Disney+ is starting to roll out Verts, its new short-form video feed, to U.S. users on its mobile app. First…
Honda scraps 3 EVs planned for the US, blaming tariffs and Chinese competition
Honda has canceled three electric vehicles it was developing for the U.S. market, blaming President Donald Trump’s tariffs and rising…
Google Maps is getting an AI ‘Ask Maps’ feature and upgraded ‘immersive’ navigation
Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps is introducing a Gemini-powered conversational “Ask Maps” feature along with an updated “Immersive…
Group14 opens factory to produce battery materials for flash charging EVs
Electric vehicle drivers and smartphone power users have been salivating over the prospect of silicon anode batteries, which promise to…
When startups become a family business
This season on Build Mode, we’re diving into what it takes to build a world-class founding team. This week we’re exploring…
Google is using old news reports and AI to predict flash floods
Flash floods are among the deadliest weather events in the world, killing more than 5,000 people each year. They’re also…
Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch
Elon Musk’s Neuralink and OpenAI-backed Merge Labs are pushing forward with brain–computer interface (BCI) technology in the U.S. Meanwhile, Chinese…
AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood put out the worst song I’ve ever heard
When the production company Particle6 debuted its AI-generated “actor” Tilly Norwood last fall, the move was not warmly welcomed by…
Nuro is testing its autonomous vehicle tech on Tokyo’s streets
Nuro, the Silicon Valley-based startup backed by Nvidia, Uber, and Softbank, is testing its autonomous vehicle technology in Japan. Toyota…
