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Frankenstein won for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, while KPop Demon Hunters won for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.

The company is reportedly delaying the launch as its engineers and lawyers work to avert further legal issues.

The deal comes after Unacademys valuation plunged from $3.5B to under $500M, as Indias once-booming edtech sector struggles.

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Shardul Shah of Index Ventures walks us through Google's biggest acquisition ever.

Honda's decision to kill its three EVs for the U.S. market will reverberate far beyond North America.

These layoffs could help Facebook's parent company offset its aggressive spending on AI infrastructure, as well as AI-related acquisitions and hiring.

We've compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft.

Learn how to use Spotify, Canva, Figma, Expedia, and other apps directly in ChatGPT.

The AI lab is revamping its effort to build an AI coding tool, with two new executives joining from Cursor.

AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than the safeguards.

Digg laid off a significant number of staff and shut down its app, but says it's not giving up on the startup.

The data infrastructure startup raised $5.3 million in seed funding led by Wischoff Ventures and South Park Commons.

Facebook is making it easier for creators to report impersonators while tightening rules around reposts and other unoriginal content.

At SXSW, Steven Spielberg said AI has uses in many fields, but not when it comes to replacing creative people in film and TV writing.

The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations.

Kalanick's existing ghost kitchen company CloudKitchens will be rolled into Atoms, which also wants to get into mining and transport.

Peacock is betting on new AI-powered video experiences, vertical clips, and mobile games to help its growth.

The launch comes just two years after a major reboot at Hyundai-owned Motional. The service will start with a safety monitor, which Motional hopes to remove by year's end.

After selling his AI startup to AMD for $665 million, Peter Sarlin is back with QuTwo, a new venture building the infrastructure it believes enterprises will need when quantum computing finally arrives.

Caller identity platform Truecaller recently launched a new feature that lets one person become an admin of a family group, get alerts about fraud calls received by other members, and even end a call on their behalf if they suspect a family member might get scammed. The company, which has over 450 million users, first []

Nvidia kicks off its GTC conference with Huang's keynote on Monday, which can be watched in person or via livestream.

The web app lets you turn on YouTube and surf channels like you're watching cable TV in the '90s.

Rivian spent the last two years promoting the R2 as a $45,000 SUV. But buyers won't be able to pay that price until late next year -- if at all.

As companies race to adopt AI, Benchmark general partner Everett Randle believes the key to success lies in empowering every worker with AI superpowers, and Gumloops intuitive agent builder is an example of the kind of tool that will unlock that potential.

The new Sassy style can curse and roast you, but the fun ends there.

The funding round, led by Insight Partners, comes just four months after Wonderful raised a $100 million Series A.

Two years after revealing what its affordable next-generation EV would look like, Rivian has shared all of the pricing, colors, and performance specs for its upcoming R2 SUV. And like so many new car releases, its complicated. The bottom line: Rivians bid to sell a more affordable EV that is accessible to a broader market []

Nissan will integrate Wayve's self-driving software into the Leaf with the goal of making the vehicles available on the Uber app in Tokyo.

Following the success of TikTok and Instagram Reels, Verts is designed to boost daily engagement and reach mobile-first viewers, all while increasing discovery across Disney+'s catalog.

The Japanese automaker said the change of plans will cost it up to $15.7 billion.

A new way to solve data scarcity: Turning qualitative reports into quantitative data with an LLM.

The tech giant says the Immersive Navigation launch is the biggest update to Maps in over a decade.

The startup's new BAM-3 facility can make enough silicon anode material annually to supply about 100,000 long-range EVs.

This season on Build Mode, were diving into what it takes to build a world-class founding team.This week were exploring different kinds of co-founder dynamics and what it takes to build a startup with your family.

This is the largest early-stage funding in Chinas brain computer interface industry.