i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, july 25th. apple maps web expansion: apple maps launches a public beta for the web, taking on google maps with support for safari, chrome, and edge, and promising features like driving directions and curated guides. tesla shares plunge: tesla shares drop 12% following weaker-than-expe…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, july 24. alphabet invests in waymo: alphabet announced a $5 billion investment into its subsidiary waymo to support its self-driving technology ambitions, delivering over 50,000 paid rides per week across various cities. meta unveils llama 3.1 405b: meta has launched its latest ai mo…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, july 23. wiz rejects alphabet’s $23 billion offer: cybersecurity startup wiz turns down a $23 billion acquisition offer from alphabet, preferring to remain independent. cohere’s $500 million funding round: generative ai startup cohere raises $500 million, boosting its valuation to $5.5…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, july 22! dive into today's top tech stories: global it outage: a massive it outage caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm crowdstrike impacts businesses worldwide, affecting sectors like airlines, banks, and media companies. crowdstrike ceo george kurtz confirms the defect and assure…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, july 19. in today's episode, we cover the latest in technology and the digital world: record-breaking online spending: u.s. consumers spent $14.2 billion during amazon's prime day event, driven by back-to-school shopping and new product purchases, surpassing adobe's $14 billion prediction. gpt-4o mini l…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, july 18! amazon prime day success: u.s. buyers spent $7.2 billion on the first day, with notable sales in electronics, video games, and small kitchen appliances. mobile shopping hit a record $3.5 billion. chip stock declines: global chip stocks fell due to potential u.s. export restrictions. asml, tok…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, july 17th. elon musk relocations: elon musk announces plans to move spacex headquarters from california to texas and social media platform x's headquarters from san francisco to austin, texas, citing frustrations with california regulations. texas governor greg abbott praises the mov…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, july 16. apple ios 18 public beta: an early look at the upcoming software update with changes to the lock screen, home screen, and control center, but without the anticipated apple intelligence service featuring chatgpt integration and enhanced siri capabilities. google's $23 billion a…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, july 15! dive into today's top tech stories: at&t cybersecurity breach: call and text records exposed from nearly all wireless customers due to a third-party cloud platform breach. at&t confirms no personal identifiable information was leaked and is working with law enforcement. trump's social media res…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, july 12th! dive into today's top tech stories: tesla robotaxi delay: tesla shares drop 8% after delaying its robotaxi unveiling to october, impacting investor confidence. softbank acquires graphcore: softbank finalizes its acquisition of uk ai chipmaker graphcore, aiming to scale its ipu technology. app…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, july 11th! dive into today's top tech stories: elon musk's legal victory: a federal judge ruled that x corp., formerly known as twitter, does not owe $500 million in severance to former employees, dismissing claims from ex-staff related to musk's 2022 acquisition of the platform. samsung galaxy ring: …

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, july 10th. dive into today's top tech stories: hebbia raises $130 million: ai startup hebbia secures significant series b funding at a $700 million valuation, with andreessen horowitz leading the round. known for its generative ai used by 30% of asset managers, hebbia is expanding in…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, july 9th. startup valuations rebound: valuations for u.s.-based companies reached new heights in the first half of 2024, indicating a recovery from the 2022 slump. despite the rise, deal volumes remain sluggish. ai-powered robots investments: amazon, tesla, and microsoft are heavily in…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, july 8. dive into today's top tech stories: tesla's stock surge: tesla shares surged 27% this week, fueled by a better-than-expected q2 deliveries report, closing friday at $251.55. samsung electronics' record profits: samsung's shares reached their highest level since january 2021, pro…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, july 5th. here are today's top stories: bitcoin under pressure: bitcoin slides to a two-month low, affected by the federal reserve's stance on interest rates. price dropped to around $56,837 before a slight recovery to $57,932.57. cybersecurity breach: russian hacking group midnight bli…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, july 4th! here's what we're covering today: amazon discontinues astro for business: amazon will end support for astro's business version to focus on its home robot side, offering full refunds and an additional $300 credit for a replacement solution. twilio authy app breach: threat actors accessed phon…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, july 3rd! dive into today's top tech stories: tesla’s second-quarter success: tesla shares surged 10% after exceeding analysts' expectations with 443,956 vehicle deliveries and 410,831 production numbers for q2 2024. this marks a 14.8% increase from the first quarter. spacex's ambitious launch schedu…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, july 2nd! explore today's top tech stories: anthropic's ai benchmark program: initiative to fund ai benchmarks for assessing capabilities like cyberattacks, information manipulation, and national security threats, aiming to set industry standards for safer ai practices. robinhood acquires pluto: aiming…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, july 1! today's tech updates include: amazon's ai acquisition: amazon bolsters its ai capabilities by hiring co-founders and team members from adept, an ai startup known for developing ai-powered agents to automate software tasks. avid luan, adept's co-founder, along with others, joins amazon to drive i…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, june 28th! dive into today's top tech stories: hebbia raises $100 million: the ai-powered document search startup raises nearly $100 million in a series b funding round led by andreessen horowitz, valuing the company between $700 and $800 million. meta tests user-created ai chatbots: meta starts testing…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, june 27th. nasa's $843m contract with spacex: significant boost for spacex to develop a spacecraft aimed at de-orbiting the international space station by 2030, ensuring safe reentry. amazon hits $2 trillion market cap: achieving this milestone reflects a 3.9% share increase, driven b…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, june 26th! dive into today's top tech stories: waymo expands in san francisco: waymo's robotaxi service, waymo one, is now open to all users in san francisco, aiming to provide reliable and eco-friendly transportation. chatgpt now on macos: openai's chatbot app for macos is gradually rolling out, all…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, june 25th! dive into today's top tech stories: openai's acquisition spree: after acquiring rockset, openai has now purchased multi, an enterprise-focused, video-first collaboration platform. this move aligns with openai's strategy of enhancing enterprise solutions. nvidia's stock slide: nvidia's shares…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, june 24. here’s what we cover: cruise fined: cruise, general motors' self-driving subsidiary, agrees to a $112,500 fine to the california public utilities commission, allowing them to resume operations after an accident involving a robotaxi running over a pedestrian. corrective measures…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, june 21. dive into today's top tech stories: kaspersky antivirus software ban: u.s. government bans sale of kaspersky software due to national security and privacy concerns. anthropic's new ai model: introduction of claus 3.5 sonnet, a nuanced ai model enhancing real-time collaboration.…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, june 20th! here are today's top tech stories: critical windows vulnerability patch: microsoft released a patch for a critical vulnerability in windows 11 and 10 (cve-2024-30078) that allows hackers to exploit devices on public wi-fi networks without user interaction. make sure to update your systems. …

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, june 19. dive into today's top tech news: nvidia becomes world's most valuable company: nvidia overtakes microsoft with a market cap of $3.335 trillion, driven by a 160% stock surge in 2024. microsoft email spoofing vulnerability: a bug allows phishing attacks by spoofing microsoft employees’ emails,…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, june 18th! here's today's lineup of top tech stories: adobe faces lawsuit: the u.s. department of justice has filed a lawsuit against adobe, accusing the company of deceptive practices related to early-termination fees and the subscription cancellation process. adobe denies these claims, asserting that…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, june 17! catch up on today's tech highlights: tempus ai's successful nasdaq debut: the google-backed healthcare diagnostics company closed its first trading day up nearly 9%, raising $410 million with a market cap of around $6.65 billion. european commission charges: apple and meta may soon face charges…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, june 14. tesla shareholders approve musk's pay plan: tesla shareholders ratified ceo elon musk's 2018 pay plan despite previous legal challenges, marking a public relations win for musk and potentially aiding future performance plans. the company also voted to shift tesla’s incorporatio…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, june 13th! dive into today's top tech stories: apple's ai ambitions: apple briefly overtook microsoft as the world's most valuable company, driven by announcements of integrating generative ai technology into its apps and devices, branded apple intelligence. oracle's cloud surge: oracle's shares soare…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, june 12. apple's record high: apple shares closed at $207.15, a 7% increase, following the announcement of new ai software at its developer conference, including enhanced siri features and integration with openai's chatgpt. ftc's big tech crackdown: ftc chair lina khan highlights a f…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, june 11th! dive into today's top tech stories: apple wwdc 2024 keynote highlights: introduction of apple intelligence, a major entry into the generative ai space focused on enhanced personalization and privacy, integrated across ios, macos, and visionos. apple intelligence details: runs mainly on-devic…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, june 10th! here's a glimpse of today's top tech news: waystar's ipo: waystar shares dropped more than 3% on their nasdaq debut. despite pricing its ipo at $21.50 per share, the stock closed at $20.70. the company aims to use the proceeds to pay off existing debt. microsoft copilot+ update: microsoft ann…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, june 7. spacex's starship success: spacex completes its fourth starship test, achieving a soft landing in the indian ocean despite damage. elon musk highlights the milestone for the reusable vehicle, marking a step towards revolutionizing space travel. antitrust investigations in ai: u.…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, june 6th! dive into today's top tech stories: nvidia's market cap milestone: nvidia surpasses apple, reaching a $3 trillion market value, fueled by its dominance in ai chips for data centers. google acquires cameyo: aim to integrate virtualized windows app support into chromeos, enhancing the virtual …

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, june 5th. elon musk redirects nvidia ai chips: a major shipment of nvidia ai chips has been redirected from tesla to musk's social media company, x (formerly twitter). this could delay tesla's plans for autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots, raising shareholder concerns and slightl…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, june 4th. upcoming apple wwdc: apple's integration of ai technology into its devices and software, including a historic partnership with openai. expect ai-powered apps, enhanced siri with large language models, and ai functionalities in apple photos, safari, and notes. microsoft layoff…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, june 3rd. ticketmaster hack: live nation confirms a breach in ticketmaster, exposing personal data of 560 million customers. the compromised data was hosted on snowflake systems. dmm bitcoin hack: japanese crypto exchange dmm bitcoin reports a $305 million bitcoin theft, marking one of …

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, may 31st. spacex starship launch: spacex is gearing up for its fourth orbital flight test on june 5th, focusing on testing a reusable heat shield. ceo elon musk highlights the challenges, aiming for a controlled reentry and splashdown in the indian ocean, pending faa approval. amazon dr…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, may 30th. pwc & openai partnership: pwc partners with openai, becoming its first resale partner and largest enterprise user, granting u.s. and u.k. employees access to chatgpt-4. openai board controversy: former board member helen toner discusses the firing of ceo sam altman last nove…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, may 29th! dive into today's top tech stories: jan leike joins anthropic: openai safety leader moves to the amazon-backed ai startup, following openai's restructuring and new safety committee led by ceo sam altman. alphabet eyeing hubspot acquisition: hubspot shares jump as alphabet considers an all-s…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, may 28th. elon musk's ai startup xai: raises $6 billion to challenge chatgpt, launch new products, and establish a data center by 2025. eu task force on chatgpt: offers preliminary insights on gdpr compliance, highlighting regulatory risks for openai in europe. microsoft phone link upd…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, may 27th! dive into today's top tech stories: nvidia's ceo net worth surge: jensen huang’s wealth skyrockets by $87 billion in five years driven by soaring demand for ai chips, nvidia's market dominance, and impressive earnings reports. google's $350 million investment in flipkart: part of a larger $1 b…

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, may 24. here's what's making headlines: nvidia's record-high shares: nvidia's shares surged over 9%, hitting a record high of $1,037.99 following impressive quarterly earnings. the robust demand for their advanced ai chips drove a 427% increase in data center revenue. the company also a…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, may 23! dive into today's top tech stories: nvidia ramps up ai chip production: nvidia plans to produce new ai chips annually, shifting from its previous bi-annual schedule, featuring architectures like blackwell and the upcoming rubin. amazon gives alexa a significant ai makeover: amazon overhauls it…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, may 22! dive into today's top tech stories: international ai safety agreement: major tech companies, including microsoft, amazon, and openai, reach a landmark agreement on ai safety at the seoul ai safety summit, committing to voluntary safety measures like a "kill switch" for misuse prevention. scal…

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, may 20th! here are today's top tech stories: microsoft unveils copilot+ pcs: introduction of ai-first operating systems with snapdragon x elite and plus chips, offering enhanced battery life and dedicated npus for advanced ai features. scarlett johansson & chatgpt controversy: actress scarlett johansson…

Stay updated with the latest in tech on our may 17 episode. here’s what we covered: - Jan leike's resignation from openai - Leike steps down due to safety concerns. - Internal tensions at openai as the superalignment team disbands. - John schulman to take over leike’s role. - Openai’s latest developments - Launch of the new gpt-4o model, accessible…

tech briefing for thursday, may 16 join wall-e for your daily dose of tech updates! here's what we'll cover in today's episode: - reddit surges 11% after-hours due to a partnership with openai. - details on how reddit content will be used to train ai models. - integration of ai features for reddit users and moderators. - openai coming on board as a…