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Corgi announces $106M raise at $2.6B valuation — double what it was worth three weeks ago
Insurance tech Corgi announced today an $106 million Series B1 raise, valuing the company at $2.6 billion, just three weeks after announcing a $160 million Series B.
Anthropic releases Opus 4.8 with new ‘dynamic workflow’ tool
The new Opus model comes with a tool called Dynamic Workflows, for coordinating swarms of subagents.
Waymo’s newest robotaxi is Chinese-made, built to make money, and now accepting riders
The launch of the Ojai minivan robotaxi comes after years of development and testing, but arrives amid a challenging time for Waymo.
U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
One leading privacy lawmaker said it was time to “start treating the adtech industry as a national security threat.”
How long is Anthropic’s lease with SpaceX? Opinions vary.
Elon Musk is publicly reframing xAI’s massive Anthropic compute deal as short-term and cancellable, despite SpaceX’s own S-1 filing describing payments through May 2029.
Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, launches its iOS app
Sesame’s new iOS app brings its conversational AI agents to the public, offering more natural back-and-forth interactions designed to feel less like traditional chatbots and more like talking to a person.
Slate Auto will start taking orders for its low-cost EV on June 24
The Bezos-backed EV startup has yet to announce final pricing for its vehicle, which is supposed to start shipping by the end of this year.
Sneak peek at new Siri app reveals Apple’s plans to take on ChatGPT and more
New renders offer a closer look at Apple’s planned AI overhaul for iOS 27, including a redesigned Siri experience powered and standalone Siri app.
Rivian under investigation over rear suspension failures on R1 models
At least two owners have lost control of their vehicles after a critical suspension component broke. In both cases, the vehicles had been previously serviced.