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Uber Partners with Waymo to Offer Autonomous Rides in Austin

Mar 04, 2025

Uber Newsroom

In a groundbreaking partnership, Uber has joined forces with Waymo to offer autonomous rides in Austin, enabling users to summon self-driving cars through the Uber app at no extra cost, providing a glimpse into the future of transportation while prioritizing safety with Waymo's extensive real-world driving experience.

Autonomous Vehicles Business

Microsoft Suffers Major Global Outage, Leaving Thousands Without Email and Office Apps

Mar 01, 2025

CNBC

In a major global outage, Microsoft left tens of thousands of users in major cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles unable to access email and apps like Outlook, Exchange, Teams, and Azure for several hours before resolving the issue without specifying the cause.

Cloud Computing Business

Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Skype After 14 Years of Neglect

Feb 28, 2025

Windows Central

After over a decade of neglect, Microsoft is finally retiring the once-popular Skype messaging service on May 5, 2025, urging users to migrate to its Teams platform instead, as Skype struggles to keep up with rivals like Telegram, WhatsApp, and Discord.

Business

Nvidia CEO: Export Controls Halved China Revenue

Feb 27, 2025

CNBC

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang revealed that the company's revenue in China was slashed in half due to export controls, shedding light on the significant impact of trade restrictions on the tech giant's business operations in the Chinese market.

Geopolitics Hardware Business

OpenAI Hits Scaling Limits, Pivots Core AI Strategy

Feb 27, 2025

Fortune

OpenAI, after hitting scaling limits with its GPT models, is pivoting its core AI strategy, shifting from building larger models to a hybrid approach combining pre-training and 'chain of thought' reasoning techniques, with potential industry-wide implications.

Foundation Models Business

Humane Shuts Down AI Pin, Sells Tech to HP for $116M

Feb 18, 2025

The Verge

Humane, the startup behind the AI Pin device, is shutting down the product and selling its core technology, including CosmOS software and patents, to HP for $116 million, with HP forming a new AI division called HP IQ while offering limited refunds for recent AI Pin purchases.

AR/VR & Wearables Business Funding