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February 17, 2025

EP-218 Figure Ai’s $1.5b Funding 💰, Openai Vs. Elon Musk 🤖, Uber and Doordash in Court ⚖️

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, february 17th. dive into today's top tech stories:

figure ai funding talks: silicon valley startup figure ai is in discussions to raise $1.5 billion, aiming for a $39.5 billion valuation. the company is leading in humanoid robotics with clients like bmw and plans to ship 100,000 units.

openai board rejects musk’s offer: openai's board unanimously declines elon musk’s $97.4 billion acquisition bid, emphasizing its dedication to artificial general intelligence for all and transitioning to a public benefit corporation.

uber vs doordash: uber files a lawsuit against doordash, accusing it of coercive exclusivity deals with restaurants, allegedly affecting uber direct services.

meta's ai training pause: meta halts negotiations to license books for ai training due to copyright disputes, highlighting the challenges of using copyrighted materials in ai development.

amazon & apple’s ai challenges: both companies face delays in integrating generative ai into alexa and siri, respectively, as competition from advanced ai voice assistants heats up.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!

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