Next year, even wildfires won’t be able to hide from Google. The company is working with Muon Space, the Earth Fire Alliance, and others to launch FireSat, a constellation of satellites that will monitor the Earth’s surface for wildfires, updating imagery for authorities every 20 minutes. Google helped develop the infrared sensors that’ll look for … Read more
A startup that builds AI bots for process automation (aka automating end-to-end workflows), 11x.ai just raised a fresh $24 million Series A led by Benchmark. It is also one of a growing crowd of AI startups relocating its headquarters to San Francisco, Hasan Sukkar, the company’s founder and CEO, told us. It was founded in … Read more
As EV startup Fisker prepares to enter the fourth month of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, existing owners have received some bad news: they will have to pay labor costs to resolve two of the five outstanding recalls on their Ocean SUVs. Fisker broke the bad news Sunday night in an FAQ posted to its … Read more
On Monday Apple released the new version of iOS, the company’s operating system for the iPhone — iOS 18 is a free download, and it works with the iPhone XR and XS or later, as well as the second- and third-generation iPhone SE. In other words, if your iPhone supports iOS 17, you can install … Read more
As each day fills up with tasks, meetings and endless to-do lists, it’s all too easy to slip into overwhelm and stress. In the rush to get everything accomplished, it can be difficult to remember to add breaks to your day. However, taking a creative break can not only enhance your productivity, it can also … Read more
As part of Salesforce’s massive tech conference, Dreamforce, taking place this week in San Francisco, its VC arm, Salesforce Ventures just announced a new $500 million fund dedicated to AI companies. This is significant for several reasons. First, in June 2023, Salesforce Ventures doubled its AI fund from $250 to $500, so the additional $500 … Read more
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sent a memo to the company’s employees Monday morning, calling for a full return to office at the start of 2025. For the last fifteen months, Amazon employees have been expected to work in the office three days per week. Now, Jassy expects five days of in-person work from employees, with … Read more
Gogoro, the Taiwanese electric scooter manufacturer and battery swapping giant, said its CEO and chairman Horace Luke has stepped down amid subsidy fraud allegations, according to a regulatory filing. Gogoro allegedly used Chinese parts for e-scooters to reduce manufacturing costs, despite reporting that it used locally made parts to qualify for government subsidies. In a … Read more
Apple’s newest software update, iOS 18, is rolling out today to all iPhone users. While AI technology was heavily hyped as a key part of this upgrade, Apple Intelligence features aren’t part of this release. Instead, Apple says it will release Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 starting with the U.S. before gradually rolling them out … Read more
Speaking with investors this month at an Oracle financial analysts meeting, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said that he expects AI to one day power massive law enforcement surveillance networks. “We’re going to have supervision,” he said. “Every police officer is going to be supervised at all times, and if there’s a problem, AI will report … Read more