Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz has announced its intent to begin lobbying the US government, and their plan is as tone-deaf and obtuse as this summer’s dreadful “Techno-Optimist Manifesto.” Essentially, they will give to anyone — literally anyone — who “supports an optimistic technology-enabled future.” […]
Month: December 2023
Waymo launches curbside robotaxi pickup at Phoenix airport
Select Waymo One riders can now get picked up or dropped off by the company’s robotaxis curbside at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Waymo became the first autonomous vehicle operator in the U.S. to launch a paid robotaxi service to and from the airport in […]
Elon Musk wants to open a university in Texas
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Image: Getty Images Elon Musk is planning to open up a university in Austin, Texas, according to a report from Bloomberg. A tax filing for Musk’s charity, The Foundation, reveals that the billionaire wants to contribute $100 million […]
India’s Udaan scores $340 million in new funding
The investment arm of the UK retail bank M&G has led a funding of $340 million into Udaan, a business-to-business e-commerce startup, in one of the largest financing rounds secured by an Indian startup in 2023. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which helps merchants in smaller Indian […]
Social commerce platform Maka raises $2.65M to simplify buying fashion and beauty products in Africa
Maka, an African fashion and beauty e-commerce platform, has raised a $2.65 million pre-seed round led by Pan-African venture capital firms 4DX Ventures and Janngo Capital. Other investors include Palm Drive Capital, angel investor Jonathan Shipman, founder of EVP and Twitch founding member, and executives […]
Modern Warfare 3 tops November sales, natch | Circana November 2023
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the best-selling game of November, as is typical of the series, but it still hasn’t outsold Hogwarts Legacy.
India’s Udaan scores $340 million in new funding
The investment arm of the UK retail bank M&G has led a funding of $340 million into Udaan, a business-to-business e-commerce startup, in one of the largest financing rounds secured by an Indian startup in 2023. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which helps merchants in smaller Indian […]
Twitch loosens its policy on sexual content
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch is updating the way it responds to sexual content. As part of the change, the streaming platform will now allow some previously prohibited content — as long as it has a label to warn viewers. Twitch has […]
Cruise drops nine executives following its robotaxi accident probe
A few weeks after Cruise’s CEO Kyle Vogt and co-founder Daniel Kan resigned, the company has also dismissed nine executives considered as “key” figures for the firm. According to Reuters and other sources, GM’s robotaxi unit sent an internal memo to staff members announcing the […]
Midjourney Alpha is here with AI image generations on the web
The Midjourney Alpha website with AI image generation field was first spotted yesterday by avid users such as Nick St. Pierre (@NickFloats).