Jeff Bezos-backed venture Slate unveils $20K barebones electric truck
Jeff Bezos-Backed Startup Slate Auto is launching the Barebones Electric Truck for just $20,000 as years of stubborn inflation seeks to return to affordable prices after years of stubborn inflation has raised daily prices. It’s simply called a truck and comes in one spec, two door, two-seater slate grey. Without a crank window and an […]
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos-backed mining startup KoBold raises $537M
KoBold, the US mining startup backed by billionaire investors including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has raised $537 million in its latest funding round, the company announced. The funding round, co-led by investors Durable Capital Partners LP and T. Rowe Price, valued KoBold at $2.96 billion, the company said. Existing backers including venture capital firm […]
NY Post, Wall Street Journal sue Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI
The parent company of the Post and Wall Street Journal has filed a lawsuit against Jeff Bezos-backed artificial intelligence company Perplexity AI, accusing it of engaging in “massive illegal copying” of the publications' copyrighted material. . News Corp. subsidiary NYP Holdings and Dow Jones filed a joint lawsuit against Perplexity AI in federal court in […]