Self-driving truck maker Waabi has hired autonomous vehicle industry veteran and Uber Freight CEO, Lior Ron, to step in as chief operating officer, as the startup looks to scale its commercial operations ahead of its planned launch of driverless trucks on public highways later this year.
Google will now allow you pick your top sources for search results
Google will let you define the top sources to get more stories from those sites.
Australian court finds Apple, Google abused app store market power
Epic Games has just secured a win in its crusade against Apple and Google’s app store policies: The Federal Court of Australia on Tuesday ruled that Apple and Google’s engaged in anti-competitive conduct when it came to their respective app stores, ABC News reported.
How a once-tiny research lab helped Nvidia become a $4 trillion-dollar company
Nvidia’s research lab developed the technology that took the company from a video game GPU startup to a $4 trillion-dollar company.
TDK backs Ultraviolette with $21M to take India-made electric motorcycles global
Ultraviolette aims to expand its electric motorcycles to 40 European countries, as well as Latin America and Southeast Asia.
Pronto’s 10-minute house help pitch sparked a 3.6x valuation jump in just 90 days
Pronto has raised $11 million in an all-equity Series A round co-led by General Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital at a post-money valuation of $45 million.
Seoul-based Datumo raises $15.5M to take on Scale AI, backed by Salesforce
Most organizations say they aren’t fully prepared to use generative AI in a safe and responsible way, according to a recent McKinsey report. One concern is explainability – understanding how and why AI makes certain decisions. While 40% of respondents view it as a significant risk, only 17% are actively addressing it, per the report. […]
Slow Ventures cuts first check from $60M creator fund into woodworking founder
This marks the first investment for Slow’s $60 million Creator Fund since its launch in February. The fund looks to help creators launch businesses, under the belief that what made them successful influencers is what can also make them a good founder.
iOS 26 beta 6 adds new ringtones, snappy app launches, and more
The new developer beta release, iOS 26 beta 6, adds new ringtones, faster app launches, and fixes the Camera swipe direction issues.
Poshmark CEO and founder to step down
After nearly 15 years, Manish Chandra will transition to being a member of the board of directors. Namsun Kim, who has served as executive chairman since April, has been appointed as his successor.