Trump DOE gives Microsoft partner $1B loan to restart Three Mile Island reactor
Constellation Energy will use the loan to refurbish a reactor it idled in 2019. Microsoft has agreed to buy the power once the facility reopens in 2028.
European tech gets political
Taking a page from Big Tech, legacy industries, and their U.S. peers, European tech companies are increasingly learning to lobby for themselves.
Tesla receives ride-hailing permit in Arizona in last required step to launch robotaxi service
Tesla received a ride-hailing permit this week from Arizona regulators, opening the door for the automaker to begin operating a robotaxi service in the state. A spokesperson with Arizona Department of Transportation
Hugging Face CEO says we’re in an ‘LLM bubble,’ not an AI bubble
Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue says all the attention is on LLMs, but smaller, specialized models will make sense in many use cases going forward.
AI data center provider Lambda raises whopping $1.5B after multi-billion Microsoft deal
Lambda’s new raise was a solid beat over the amount that deal-watchers say it was hoping to hit.
Meta wins antitrust trial as judge denies that it’s a monopoly
A federal judge ruled that Meta is not a monopoly in lawsuit with the FTC.
Monarch Tractor sued over tractors that were ‘unable to operate autonomously’
The lawsuit is the latest problem to crop up for the startup.
Toyota keeps betting on hybrid vehicles in the US
The investment follows an announcement last week that Toyota will spend up to $10 billion over the next five years in the United States.
Poe’s AI app now supports group chats across AI models
Quora’s AI platform Poe now lets users engage in group chats with up to 200 people across AI models and bots.
a16z leads $21M Series A into AI-native tax compliance software Sphere
Sphere helps automate registration, calculation, filing, and remittance obligations for companies.