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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is backing a stealthy physical AI startup run by former Tesla and Meta employees, in the latest sign that investors are rushing into robotics.The startup, called Alfred, is also being funded by Khosla Ventures, SV Angel, Chapter One, and others, according to internal documents reviewed by…
The British autonomous-vehicle software startup Wayve is bringing together a dream team of “top-tier AI research talent” to look beyond self-driving cars.The company is launching a new research unit called Wayve Labs, led by Wayve chief scientist Jamie Shotton, a former Microsoft executive with a Ph.D. in computer vision from…
General Motors is making a fresh $340 million investment in its US plants. Loading audio narration… The latest investments will help ramp up production of gas-powered vehicle components amid a nationwide slowdown in demand for EVs. They’ll go toward two propulsion facilities — in Romulus, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio —…
I watch the pink-and-white-hued trees drooping under the weight of the cherry blossoms pass by the tram window. It is always a pleasure to watch them in spring. I enjoy watching vignettes of life flash by — people going about their day, while I admire Paris in its changing seasons.…
