Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has secured an additional $6 billion in funding. This follows a previous $6 billion investment round in June. Nvidia and AMD are among the new investors, and xAI plans to double the size of its AI computer, Colossus, to 200,000 Nvidia Hopper GPUs.

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Honda and Nissan plan to merge, creating the third largest car maker by sales, with a potential entity worth over $50 billion. Mitsubishi Motors is also in talks to join the integration.

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Donald Trump announced his picks for the tech policy team, including Michael Kratsios as the potential leader of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Dr. Lynne Parker as Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology.

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Despite phone manufacturers heavily promoting AI features in 2024, the actual AI capabilities in released smartphones were disappointing.

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xAI's AI chatbot Grok is being tested in a standalone iOS app, currently available in Australia and some countries in beta. The app offers real-time web data access, generative AI features like text rewriting, summarization, Q&A, and image generation from text prompts. A dedicated site, Grok.com, is being prepared for web access.

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A journalist highlights the increasing trend of people relying on AI, such as ChatGPT, to provide answers or arguments in various aspects of their lives. Examples include seeking help for a mystery illness, requesting tough love advice, creating a custom skin routine, and even discussing theological concepts.

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Canoo, an EV startup, has announced a mandatory unpaid break for its employees until the end of the year, following a previous furlough of dozens of workers. The company is working to secure capital and had only $700,000 left in the bank last month. Canoo also announced a 1-for-20 reverse stock split.

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