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Delta and Uber have announced a multi-year partnership where SkyMiles members can earn miles for Uber rides and Uber Eats deliveries in the U.S. This was announced at CES 2025 and marks the end of Delta’s partnership with Lyft which ends on April 7, 2025. Starting spring 2025, Uber users linked to Delta SkyMiles…
Introduction Nvidia is leading the robotic charge again with the announcement of a new feature for humanoid robots at CES. CEO Jensen Huang introduced “Blueprint” which uses Apple Vision Pro to teach robots imitation learning. It sets the stage for automation in industries like manufacturing and logistics with humanoid robots. What is GR00T Blueprint? Blueprint…
Tacora Capital, the Austin-based venture debt firm, has closed $268.7m for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. CEO and founder Keri Findley’s firm provides non-dilutive financing solutions to startups and companies with capital intensive needs, including fintech and hardware companies. This fund follows Tacora’s first fund in 2022 which raised $350m, with $250m…
Chinese government hackers hit the US Treasury in December 2024. In a big breach, Chinese government-backed hackers targeted the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in December 2024. OFAC is the department that implements economic and trade sanctions against countries and individuals so it’s a big deal. According to The Washington…
Introduction In 2025, ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, will spend $7 billion on Nvidia chips. Despite US export restrictions on AI chips to Chinese companies, ByteDance has found a way to get around these rules, according to The Information. Navigating U.S. Restrictions The US government banned the shipment of cutting-edge AI processors to nations…
Introduction A Chinese AI lab has released what could be the most powerful “open” AI model yet. DeepSeek V3 from DeepSeek is open sourced and can be downloaded and modified for commercial use. A General AI Model DeepSeek V3 can do various text based tasks such as coding, translating, writing essays or emails from descriptive…
Introduction In a competitive AI space Google is testing Gemini AI against Anthropic’s AI model, Claude. This unusual approach raises questions about collaboration, data and safety standards since Claude has stricter safety standards than many AI models. Comparing Gemini AI and Claude According to internal documents, Gemini AI contractors are asked to evaluate its responses against Claude’s.…
Honda & Nissan in Merger Talks? Yes, It’s Happening! Honda and Nissan, two of Japan’s biggest automakers, are said to be in talks to merge. If this happens, it will change the automotive landscape by combining their resources and solving the common problems in the global market. Mitsubishi has also been mentioned as a potential…
Waymo Robotaxis, Alphabet’s self-driving car division, is bringing its Robotaxi technology to Tokyo in early 2025, the first time its self-driving cars will hit public roads outside the US. This is part of Waymo’s “road trips” program to test its tech in different environments around the world. Expanding Horizons: Why Tokyo? Tokyo is a tough…
The 2024 Game Awards happened last night and Astro Bot cleaned up by winning four awards including Game of the Year 2024. Developed by the amazing team at Japan Studio and Team Asobi, this game has been captivating the world with its innovative gameplay, beautiful visuals and heartwarming storytelling. A Clean Sweep of Awards In addition to being…
Black Friday 2024 has broken records again with global online sales hitting $74.4 billion, a 5% increase from last year. The US market led the charge with record sales and strong growth driven by mobile shopping and AI-powered tools like chatbots. U.S. Black Friday Sales Surge According to Adobe, US consumers spent $10.8 billion online…
A new app called Death Clock is making waves by telling you when you’re going to die and giving you advice on how to live longer. Unlike previous versions, this one uses AI trained on over 1,200 life expectancy studies so you get a more accurate prediction. A Smarter Approach to Life Expectancy Originally inspired…
