Google Announces $37M in Cumulative Funding & New AI Supports Across Africa
Google has outlined a wave of AI support across Africa, representing $37 million in cumulative funding, including previously committed but unannounced funding for research, talent development, and infrastructure. The funding package includes funding and partnerships that aim to strengthen AI research, support African languages, improve food systems, expand digital skills…
Read MoreTesla wants to bring robotaxis to San Francisco. Here’s what’s standing in the way.
There will be an employee in the driver's seat -- a big change from how things have been working in Austin.
Read MoreIndia bans streaming apps you’ve never heard of — but millions watch
India has ordered the blocking of 25 streaming services — many with millions of viewers and even paying subscribers — for allegedly promoting "obscene" content.
Read MoreIndex Ventures’ Jahanvi Sardana shares the truth about TAM and what founders should focus on instead
Early-stage founders just can’t get away from TAM — the concept of having a total addressable market for their startup to disrupt and conquer. But Index Ventures partner Jahanvi Sardana has a reminder for all those founders worried about finding TAM for their product or service: many startups have emerged
Read MoreIntel is spinning off its Network and Edge group
Intel will remain an anchor investor in the stand-alone company, which produced $5.8 billion in revenue in 2024.
Read MoreMeta names Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of AI superintelligence unit
Shengjia Zhao, a former OpenAI researcher, will round out the leadership team at Meta's new AI lab.
Read MoreAI referrals to top websites were up 357% year-over-year in June, reaching 1.13B
AI platforms in June 2025 generated over 1.13 billion referrals to the top 1,000 websites globally, up 357% year-over-year.
Read MoreSam Altman warns there’s no legal confidentiality when using ChatGPT as a therapist
In response to a question about how AI works with today's legal system, Altman said one of the problems of not yet having a legal or policy framework for AI is that there's no legal confidentiality for users' conversations.
Read MoreLyft to add autonomous shuttles in 2026 as Uber inks more self-driving deals
It's one of just a few similar partnerships Lyft has struck, while rival Uber has an increasingly long list of robotaxi deals.
Read MoreTesla is reportedly bringing a limited version of its robotaxi service to San Francisco
There will be an employee in the driver's seat -- a big change from how things have been working in Austin.
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