Amazon is investigating 3 employees who spoke out against building more AI data centers, one UK government department is done with X, and Rivian faces a class action lawsuit over self-driving in its early vehicles

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Amazon is investigating 3 employees who spoke out against building more AI data centers, one UK government department is done with X, and Rivian faces a class action lawsuit over self-driving in its early vehicles

-Five members of Amazon Employees for Climate Justice previously testified at Seattle city council meetings about AI data centers. Now, three of them are apparently under investigation by the company. -Richard Hermer, the Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland, has reportedly told his department to stop posting official updates on X. -Rivian has been sued on allegations that it made misleading statements about the self-driving capabilities of its R1T truck and R1S SUV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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Waymo recalled over 3,800 robotaxis, NASA is sending an orbiter to Mars with Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space, and Tim Cook says that Apple price increases are 'unavoidable'

-Waymo told Engadget that it identified an area of improvement regarding performance around freeway construction zones, adding that the company voluntarily restricted freeway operations last month. -Relativity Space will provide spacecraft, rocket and cruise operations to deliver the agency's science instruments to Mars. -Apple's outgoing CEO Tim Cook all but confirmed that higher prices are on the way for the company's products, saying "price increases are unavoidable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

SpaceX is buying AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion

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