Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers

Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers

Wayve’s self-driving tech has attracted a diverse set of investors in the company’s latest $1.2 billion funding round, including three automakers, top venture and institutional firms, and returning backers Microsoft, Nvidia, and Uber. The total raise could reach $1.5 billion thanks to another $300 million from Uber contingent on deploying robotaxis, beginning in London. Everyone, it…

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Washington Post calls for stricter SNAP qualifications, widespread fraud crackdown after Minnesota scandal

Washington Post calls for stricter SNAP qualifications, widespread fraud crackdown after Minnesota scandal

The Washington Post editorial board called on the Trump administration to press for “meaningful reform” of the country’s entitlement programs, specifically the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), after independent journalist Nick Shirley recently exposed over $100 million of fraud allegedly taking place in Minnesota’s daycare system. In a Wednesday editorial, the outlet said that Shirley’s…

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