The new funding, which was led by Redpoint, comes just five months after the startup launched out of stealth with a $25 million seed round.
Waymo cleared to offer robotaxi rides at San Jose airport
It’s the first airport in California that Waymo will offer rides to and from. The company’s been active at the Phoenix airport for nearly two years.
Threads challenges X by offering free support for up to 10K characters, plus prominent links
Meta says says that the 10,000 characters give people more room to express themselves, but also allows them to promote their work and drive others to “wherever it lives,” even if not on Threads itself.
GE Aerospace to invest $300M in Beta Technologies to pair up on hybrid-electric power
The new partnership comes as hybrid solutions gain momentum in the advanced air mobility (AAM) space, a catch-all term to describe the next generation of aviation concepts like eVTOL, hydrogen, and so on.
Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3
Google Photos’ photo-to-video feature is being upgraded with Google’s latest video-generation model, Veo 3.
Cloud provider Lambda may be gearing up for an IPO
Lambda, which allows companies to rent GPUs, is reportedly following its rival CoreWeave to the public market.
Captions rebrands as Mirage, expands beyond creator tools to AI video research
Captions, the AI-powered video creation and editing app for content creators, is rebranding to Mirage.
Mark Zuckerberg encouraged execs to do MMA training with him
Former Meta exec Nick Clegg recalls an MMA session with Zuckerberg at a management offsite.
JetBlue will use Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites for free in-flight internet
While many other airlines are choosing Starlink, JetBlue is opting for Amazon’s newer Kuiper satellites. But the service won’t launch until 2027.
Google’s Circle to Search can now translate as you scroll
Google’s Circle to Search feature now supports translation.