Tesla announces plans to remove human safety monitors from its Austin robotaxis by year-end, marking a major step toward fully autonomous operations after logging over 250,000 monitored miles in the city, while expanding to 8-10 new markets by 2025.
Microsoft launches Mico, a new AI companion designed to be more personal and human-centered than existing chatbots, as the tech giant challenges ChatGPT's dominance with help from former Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman.
Palantir secures a massive $200 million multi-year partnership with Lumen Technologies to integrate AI software with telecommunications infrastructure, marking the data analytics company's 19th deal of 2025 as Lumen transforms from traditional telecom to modern tech provider while targeting $1 billion in expense reductions by 2027.
OpenAI's viral Sora AI video app reaches 2 million downloads while rolling out pet cameo features, basic editing tools, and enhanced social channels, maintaining its top App Store position as Android version approaches launch.
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman declares the tech giant will not develop erotic AI services, calling them 'very dangerous' just one week after partner OpenAI announces plans to allow adults to use ChatGPT for erotica content.
Chinese autonomous vehicle company Zelostech secures $100 million in Series B4 funding led by Ant Group, bringing total Series B funding to $400 million as the firm operates over 10,000 driverless logistics vehicles globally for clients including China Post and DHL across multiple countries.
Chinese autonomous delivery startup Neolix secures $600 million in funding led by UAE-based Stone Venture, claiming deployment of 10,000 robovans across China as competition intensifies in the rapidly evolving self-driving delivery vehicle market.
Andreessen Horowitz launches massive $10 billion fundraising campaign targeting AI and defense sectors while conspicuously omitting crypto from new fund plans, despite remaining one of Silicon Valley's biggest digital asset investors with recent $105 million in blockchain deals.
Nvidia crushes the GPU market with a commanding 92% share in Q1 2025, gaining 8.5 percentage points as AMD plummets to just 8% and Intel completely disappears with 0% market share, driven by the successful RTX 50 series launch amid surging AI demand.
Netflix announces it is going 'all in' on generative AI to revolutionize streaming recommendations, advertising, and content creation, with CEO Ted Sarandos claiming the technology will help creators tell stories better and faster while insisting human creativity remains irreplaceable.