The funding round was led by Norwest, with participation S Capital VC, Cerca Partners, and Oceans Ventures. Snowflake Ventures also participated as a strategic investor.
Decart’s new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats
Decart is launching Oasis 3, a real-time world model that generates photorealistic driving environments for autonomous vehicle testing, now available via API for developers to build on.
Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends
Users under 16 years old will get a separate profile to show Stories and Spotlight posts to friends that they follow back.
Why everyone’s an energy company now
Electricity demand from AI data centers is pushing everyone — including automakers like GM and Ford — into the energy storage business.
Avalanche’s desktop fusion reactor delivers blistering-hot plasma
Fusion power startup Avalanche Energy said its reactor prototype heated a plasma to over 10 million degrees C.
Why two SpaceX alumni are betting on solar and batteries to power the AI craze
Ambrosia Energy wants to build power plants in less than 12 months while undercutting natural gas. It hopes to build gigawatts worth by 2030.
How are computer scientists combatting food fraud?
[[{“value”:” How are computer scientists combatting food fraud? Published: Food fraud is a growing concern, with low-quality products deliberately mislabelled and fraudulently sold as high-quality products. In Italy, a team of computer scientists, including Professor Remo Pareschi from the University of Molise, has developed a digital platform to provide traceability in food supply chains, helping to combat food fraud and…
Waymo says it built a better benchmark for comparing robotaxis to humans
Waymo created a new computer model to help it better understand how humans behave in crash scenarios that its robotaxis encounter.
Meta signs first AI data center deal in India with Reliance
The 168-megawatt facility will support Meta’s global AI computing needs and can be expanded over time.
Top Lucid Motors executive departs amid new CEO’s leadership shakeup
The exec, Emad Dlala, has left just a few months after being promoted to SVP of engineering and digital, TechCrunch has learned.