Technology

Instagram is taking steps to address the rise of sextortion scams.

The streaming giant’s third-quarter earnings report was released Thursday.

After a great deal of hype, Tesla conducted its “We Robot” robotaxi reveal on Thursday Evening at Warner Studios in Los Angeles.

24-year-old mechatronics engineer Grace Brown has been building robots since she was just 15. But her hobby became a business in 2022 when she launched Andromeda Robotics with a view to deploying the first empathetic robotic throughout nursing homes in Australia: Abi. 

A tech-whiz-turned-bot-blocker, Sam Crowther, is behind Kasada, a tech platform that helps organisations mitigate bot risks. So far, the company has raised $39 million to continue its mission and was recently recognised as one of the most significant solutions in the industry. 

Funding for female founders rose from 11% of deals in Q2 to 13% in Q3. But its still down significantly from 2023. Techstars managing director Kirstin Hunter and Flying Fox Ventures’ Rachael Neumann say companies founded by women are not getting the resources they need to be successful.

The billionaire CEO said the new fleet of autonomous vehicles would cost $30,000 and launch before 2027, though Musk has blown by product timelines in the past.

Musk is returning to his old stomping ground of LA to lift the lid on Tesla’s Cybercab. In true Hollywood style, the reveal is happening on the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank.

OpenAI alleged Musk’s suit was an attempt to gain a competitive advantage for his own artificial intelligence startup, xAI.

Deal numbers might be high but the absence of those over $100 million has seen start-up funding tank to Q1 levels after a six-quarter high (in Q2).