AI & RoboticsNews

Sierra raises $950M as the race to own enterprise AI gets serious

Bret Taylor’s AI startup Sierra is raising a $950 million funding round led by Tiger Global and GV, the company announced Monday, pushing its post-money valuation above $15 billion. The raise gives Sierra more than $1 billion to work with – capital the company says it will use to become the “global standard” for AI-powered customer experiences. Like a lot of AI companies, Sierra has…
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NewsPhotography

When Stormtroopers run the barbecue: In toy photography, everything is possible

Los Angeles-based toy photographer Mitchel Wu stages action figures like characters in a film crew with a sense of humor. In his world, General Grievous might be enjoying a few beers at a backyard barbecue while Stormtroopers take over the grill, and Darth Vader’s idea of a day off could involve a swing set, a helmet off, and absolutely no galactic domination. “I find myself in the same…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

This Tesla owner won $10k in court for Tesla's FSD lies. Tesla is still fighting him.

For over a decade now, Tesla has sold a promise of vehicles that can drive themselves, even stating that every car it produced had all the hardware for self-driving. But after years of the company being unable to deliver, some owners want their money back. Ben Gawiser is one of those owners, who recently won a $10,600 judgment due to Tesla’s failure to deliver. But Tesla is still fighting to…
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DefenseNews

Israel to buy more F-35 and F-15 warplanes

JERUSALEM — The Israeli government’s ministerial committee for acquisitions has approved the parallel purchase of two new squadrons: a fourth squadron of F-35I fighters manufactured by Lockheed Martin, and a second squadron of F-15IA fighters manufactured by Boeing…
DefenseNews

Interview: Gen. Ronald Clark, US Army Pacific commander

CLARK, Philippines — “In the big scheme of things, our highest duty is to deter,” Gen. Ronald Clark, commander of U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), says. “For those of us that have served in conflict and served in combat, that’s really what it’s about – deterring…
DefenseNews

Dutch startup Intelic sets up drone marketplace for European militaries

PARIS — Dutch defense-technology startup Intelic said it set up a European military drone marketplace that brings together drone manufacturers from nine European countries, in a bid to speed up procurement by allowing militaries to compare various available unmanned systems. With the European drone market fragmented, the new marketplace will “significantly shorten” the process of buying…
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