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SpaceX reportedly in talks for secondary sale at $800B valuation, which would make it America's most valuable private company: The eye-popping figure reflects how routine mega-valuations have become in private markets. Read More

Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless: Limitless said it shares Meta's vision of bringing personal superintelligence to everyone. Read More

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AWS re:Invent was an all-in pitch for AI. Customers might not be ready.: AWS is releasing a lot of new AI tech, but the cloud infrastructure giant's enterprise customers may not be ready for it yet. Read More

Ex-Googler's Yoodli triples valuation to $300M+ with AI built to assist, not replace, people: Yoodli counts Google, Snowflake, and Databricks among its customers. Read More

New 'KnoWay' robotaxis cause chaos in upcoming Grand Theft Auto Online DLC: The inclusion of the Waymo look-a-likes appears to be part of a larger storyline that will encourage players to "stop the development of a mass surveillance network." Read More

ChatGPT's user growth has slowed, report finds: ChatGPT's global monthly active users only grew by around 5% from August to November, while Gemini's users grew by about 30%. Read More

Sources: AI synthetic research startup Aaru raised a Series A at a $1B 'headline' valuation: The one-year-old startup, which does market research on simulated populations, had a multi-tier valuation round, sources tell TechCrunch. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses: The voluntary recall comes as scrutiny by federal regulators and local school district officials increases. Read More