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Google Ventures backs windshield mixed reality startup, SpaceX launches rescue mission, and OpenAI loses $5B 👨‍💻

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September 30, 2024

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Google venture arm backs startup aiming to bring mixed reality to any car windshield or plane cockpit

Distance Technologies, a Helsinki-based mixed-reality startup, raised 10 million euros of funding in a round led by GV, the venture capital arm of Alphabet.

www.cnbc.com/2024/09/26/google-backs-distance-startup-bringing-mixed-reality-to-cars-planes.html

Klarna partners with fellow fintech Adyen to bring buy now, pay later into physical stores

Klarna said Thursday that it had entered into an agreement with Adyen to add its buy now, pay later products to physical payment terminals.

www.cnbc.com/2024/09/26/klarna-partners-with-adyen-to-bring-buy-now-pay-later-in-store.html

Inside one of the first all-female hacker houses in San Francisco

HackHer House is an all-female hacker house in San Francisco, providing a collaborative space for women to build startups and break industry stereotypes.

www.cnbc.com/2024/09/28/inside-one-of-the-first-all-female-hacker-houses-in-san-francisco.html

Meta offers a glimpse through its supposed iPhone killer: Orion | TechCrunch

For years, Silicon Valley and Wall Street have questioned Mark Zuckerberg's decision to invest tens of billions of dollars into Reality Labs. This week,

techcrunch.com/2024/09/28/meta-offers-a-glimpse-through-its-supposed-iphone-killer-orion

Robot hand can detach from arm, crawl over to objects, and pick them up | TechCrunch

The video debuted along with a research paper of the same name at IEEE’s International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Rotterdam this week.

techcrunch.com/2024/09/28/robot-hand-can-detach-from-arm-crawl-over-to-objects-and-pick-them-up

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year

Boeing has struggled with a variety of issues over the years, repeating a Starliner test flight with no one on board after the first one veered off course.

www.cnbc.com/2024/09/28/spacex-launches-rescue-nasa-astronauts-stuck-in-space.html

OpenAI sees roughly $5 billion loss this year on $3.7 billion in revenue

CNBC has confirmed that OpenAI expects about $5 billion in losses on $3.7 billion in revenue this year — figures first reported by The New York Times.

www.cnbc.com/2024/09/27/openai-sees-5-billion-loss-this-year-on-3point7-billion-in-revenue.html