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- Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote helpby Sean O’Kane on March 31, 2026 at 9:35 pm
Aurora, May Mobility, Motional, Nuro, Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox all refused to cough up a number during Senator Ed Markey’s recent investigation.
- OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raiseby Rebecca Bellan on March 31, 2026 at 9:25 pm
OpenAI’s latest funding round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion as it nears an IPO.
- It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuationsby Dominic-Madori Davis on March 31, 2026 at 9:00 pm
Among the most recent Y Combinator cohort, many startups were commanding $40 million valuations. But with more money comes higher expectations.
- Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixonby Julie Bort on March 31, 2026 at 8:01 pm
Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup Yupp is closing its business, the company said Tuesday.
- Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what?by Amanda Silberling on March 31, 2026 at 7:32 pm
Meta faces thousands more court cases while Congress has proposed numerous bills addressing children’s online safety, some heavily criticized.