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NXP snaps up TTTech Auto for $625M to accelerate autonomous vehicle safety
NXP Semiconductors N.V. said today it has entered into an agreement to buy an Austrian startup called TTTech Auto AG, which builds software systems to ensure the safety of autonomous vehicles, for $625 million in cash. TTTech Auto was spun out of TTTech Group in 2018 when it raised $78 million in funding from backers ...
Computer vision startup Ubicept helps AI systems to see in the dark
Artificial intelligence startup Ubicept Inc. says it has developed a new kind of computer vision technology that’s able to process image data at the photon level to create machines that can “see” with unprecedented perception, clarity and precision. The startup is showcasing its technology this week at the 2025 CES consumer electronics show in Las ...
KoderAI’s new multi-agent generative AI coding platform can build working apps and websites from scratch
A startup called KoderAI Corp. made its debut at the 2025 CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas today, unveiling a new agentic generative AI coding platform that does much more than just write lines of code. Instead, it goes whole hog, enabling anyone, including those with no coding skills at all, to build slick ...
Nvidia debuts Project DIGITS, a palm-sized AI supercomputer that can sit on any desk
Nvidia Corp. is making its most powerful graphics processing units accessible to anyone with the coming launch of Project DIGITS – a “personal AI supercomputer” that’s powered by the soon-to-launch Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip. The AI supercomputer was announced late today at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. When it launches in ...
Google’s DeepMind is recruiting AI researchers to advance world model development
Google LLC’s DeepMind is trying to put together a team of specialist artificial intelligence researchers to expand its leadership in the field of “world models” that can simulate physical environments. DeepMind’s new team will be led by former OpenAI researcher Tim Brooks, who joined the company in October. He announced the new team via a ...
Flock Safety and MS2 try to reduce road fatalities with AI-powered traffic analytics
Flock Group Inc., a startup that uses artificial intelligence technologies to try and improve safety on public roads, says it’s partnering with the traffic analytics software company Midwestern Software Solutions LCC, better known as MS2, to help authorities collect more precise data on road traffic conditions. The partnership will enable state departments of transportation to ...
Microsoft reveals plan to spend $80B building AI data centers in fiscal 2025
Microsoft Corp. has revealed plans to invest more than $80 billion in the construction of data centers for artificial intelligence workloads during its current fiscal year, part of an effort to cement its status as a leader in the fast-growing industry. The company announced its plans in a blog post Friday. Microsoft Chair and Vice ...
Digital identity verification startup Ver.ID raises €2M to help Euro firms adhere to eIDAS 2.0
Digital identity verification startup Ver.ID, officially known as Subst.id B.V., said today it has closed on a small, €2 million ($2.05 million) funding round. The money, which comes exclusively from angel investors, will enable the startup to help European companies adhere to new technical standards for cross-border digital identity wallets implemented by the European Union ...
Thomson Reuters snaps up AI-powered tax automation startup SafeSend for $600M
The global media organization and technology services provider Thomson Reuters Corp. said today it has acquired the tax automation software company SafeSend in a $600 million all-cash deal. Michigan-based SafeSend, officially known as cPaperless LLC, was founded in 2008. It built a cloud-based platform that’s designed to automate the processing and management of sensitive financial ...
Appeals court ruling kills off efforts to restore FCC net neutrality rules
A U.S. appeals court today ruled the Federal Communications Commission does not have the legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules first implemented by former President Barack Obama. The ruling ends a decade-plus-long effort by Democrats to gain more oversight over the internet. In today’s ruling, the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ...