Ivan Sereny, Founder and CEO of Farrut

Start up character AI, which lets people create their own chat box, has raised $150 million in funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Tashiba accepted buyout, an offer from Japanese consortium, moving a step closer to ending years of turbulence for the company. Ford is predicting losses in the EV business that will grow to $3 billion this year as it spends big on new models and factories.