Tesla has some numbers to tout its progress on Robotaxi. CEO Elon Musk and other executives said during Tesla’s second-quarter earnings conference call Wednesday that the company continues to expand its autonomous ride-sharing platform, adding more cities and more unattended rides. Since Tesla first launched Robotaxi in June 2025 with a small fleet of Model
As social media has evolved from a place to connect with friends to full-scale entertainment platforms, a startup called Yope is quietly building what it believes will be the future of online connection: social networks without algorithms, without ads, and without public content. Yope’s app, now backed by a $12.3 million round led by Northzone,
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea after the United States launched its 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iran. Iranian state media said two people were killed in Wednesday’s US strikes and that a tanker truck caught fire in an explosion on a mined road in the Strait
The team behind “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” took the stage at 92NY in New York on Tuesday to delve into what fans can expect from season 4 of the Paramount+ series. Series stars Anson Mount (Captain Pike), Celia Rose Gooding (Ensign Uhura), Melissa Navia (Lieutenant Ortegas) and Carol Kane (Comandante Pelia) were joined by
The bill for Google’s AI overspending is yet to come. Google said Wednesday that its second-quarter free cash flow turned negative by $5.9 billion, as the company’s capital spending continues to rise. It’s the first time the company has reported negative free cash flow in decades, according to AlphaSense, a sign of how much money
Travis Kalanick’s robotics company Atoms has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ben Horowitz will join the company’s board of directors following the investment. Bain Capital, Fifth Wall and others participated in the round. Perhaps most notably, Uber also joined the funding round, reconnecting Kalanick with the company he founded,
