Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Uber partners with EV maker Lucid and AV startup Nuro to deploy 20K+ robotaxis in the US over six years; Uber plans to invest $300M in Lucid and more in Nuro  —  The companies plan to launch 20,000 robotaxis in the US over the next six years, starting with the first city in 2026.

Uber plans to make “multi-hundred-million dollar investments” in both Nuro and Lucid as part of a massive new robotaxi deal that was just announced. The three companies are linking up to deploy “20,000 or more” robotaxis in the US over the next six years. The vehicles will be Lucid’s new Gravity SUV, equipped with autonomous […]

Elihay Vidal / CTech:
Remagine Ventures: 342 Israeli startups are now building Generative AI-based products, up by 198 since May 2024, and have collectively raised $20B+ to date  —  New Remagine Ventures report charts explosive growth and the rise of agentic AI systems.  —  VC  —  Remagine Ventures  —  Generative AI

Slack is using AI to help business users quickly understand confusing company language and concentrate on their most important tasks. The communication platform announced that it will “soon” be adding a feature that explains workplace jargon, and an AI writing assistant for Slack canvases that automates repetitive writing tasks like summarizing conversations and note-taking. The […]

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Jessica DeFino transformed my relationship with skincare. After reading her newsletter, The Review of Beauty, I started questioning the purported “anti-aging” benefits of the products I was putting on my face and asked myself what it meant to buy into a philosophy of “anti-aging” in the first place. […]