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Jun 27, 2024 • 9min
SpaceX scores $843M NASA contract
TikTok’s Instagram rival, Whee, has no traction; Google improves search experience in the Chrome mobile app; SpaceX scores $843M NASA contract to de-orbit ISS in 2030 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 26, 2024 • 8min
Google brings its Gemini AI to Gmail
Google brings its Gemini AI to Gmail to help you write and summarize emails; Patreon introduces a gifting feature and other creator tools; Waymo dumps its waitlist and opens up its San Francisco robotaxi service to everyone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 25, 2024 • 8min
Target and Shopify team up
Google is bringing Gemini access to teens using their school accounts; OpenAI buys a remote collaboration platform; Target and Shopify team up to expand Target’s third-party marketplace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 22, 2024 • 7min
Fisker faced financial distress as early as last August
Plus, Cruise clears key hurdle to getting robotaxis back on roads in California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 21, 2024 • 8min
Spotify quietly lets all podcasters upload videos
YouTube confirms crackdown on VPN users accessing cheaper Premium plans ; Instagram now lets users livestream exclusively to their Close Friends list; Spotify quietly lets all podcasters upload videos, surpasses 250K shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 20, 2024 • 6min
Internal SpaceX documents show the sweet stock deals offered to investors like a16z, Gigafund
TechCrunch has gotten a peek at an internal SpaceX document about such a tender offer from May 2022. Musk posted on X last month that SpaceX holds such sales for employees about every 6 months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 19, 2024 • 9min
Snap previews its real-time image model
Researchers uncover a critical bug allowing impersonation of Microsoft email accounts; iOS 18 could 'sherlock' $400M in app revenue; Snap introduces real-time image model for AR experiences
Jun 18, 2024 • 8min
YouTube is experimenting with Notes
Apple kills Pay Later feature; TikTok ads will now include AI avatars of creators and stock actors; YouTube is experimenting with Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 15, 2024 • 5min
Former NSA head joins OpenAI board and safety committee
Tempus soars 15% on the first day of trading; Meta pauses plans to train AI using European users’ data; Former NSA head joins OpenAI board and safety committee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 14, 2024 • 8min
Tesla shareholders sue Musk for starting competing AI company
Plus, LinkedIn leans on AI to do the work of job hunting and Apple gives developers a way to nominate their apps for editorial consideration on the App Store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
