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Tesla invests $2B in Elon Musk’s xAI

Three weeks ago, Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, announced it raised $20 billion in a Series E funding round. Now, we know Tesla is one of the investors. Tesla disclosed in a letter to shareholders someone invested $2 billion in…

Luminar sale approved despite last mystery bid

Moments before the bankruptcy judge was expected to approve the sale of Luminar’s lidar business, an unknown party submitted an offer that apparently blew away the leading bid of $33 million. The offer, which emerged before Tuesday’s hearing, set off…

WhatsApp will now add AI chatbots to work in Italy

Meta announced Wednesday that it will charge developers for running chatbots on WhatsApp in areas where regulators are forcing companies to allow them. The move comes after the company’s ban on third-party chatbots on WhatsApp took effect on January 15.…