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Welcome to TechCrunch's Weekly News in Review (WiR), folks. The weather is getting hotter — but not nearly as hot as the artificial intelligence space, which saw several new models this week, including the Meta's. Lama 3.
In other AI news, Hyundai-owned robotics company Boston Dynamics unveiled A powered humanoid follow-up to his long-running Atlas robot, which he recently retired. As Brian writes, the design of the new robot — also called Atlas — is softer and smoother than both the original Atlas and contemporary robots like the Figure 01 and Tesla Optimus.
Turning our attention to YouTube for a moment, Dom and Amanda wrote about how popular gadget reviewer Marquis Brownlee (MKBHD), Not to be blamed As for the fate of AI startup Humane AI, whose product, Ai Pin, Brownlee gave a scathing review earlier this week. He points out that Human is a well-funded company with plenty of cash in the bank to burn, and finds that Brownlee's critics – who accuse him of being unfairly harsh – has misplaced his anger.
A lot more happened. We recap all of that in this edition of WiR—but first, a reminder Sign up To receive the WiR newsletter in your inbox every Saturday.
News
X charges for posting: X CEO Elon Musk plans to charge new X users a small fee to enable posting on the social network to prevent what he describes as the “bot problem.” in an effort.
Replace the ransomware: An extortion group has published part of what it claims have been the theft of private and sensitive patient records of millions of Americans. Ransomware attack On Change Healthcare in February.
Tesla Adjusts Prices: In more Tesla news, the automaker ended price discounts on EV inventory in what CEO Elon Musk described as a move to “smooth out” sales and deliveries. Tesla too Dropped the price Its advanced driver assistance package, Full Self-Driving, costs $99 per month in the US
Mars Free for All: Devin reports that space startups are licking their lips over NASA's decision to make the $11 billion, 15-year mission to collect and return samples from Mars essentially commercial-free.
Problems with Wemo: Six Waymo robotics blocked traffic on an on-ramp in San Francisco on Tuesday. Rebecca notes that this isn't the first time Waymo vehicles have blocked a road—but it's the first documented incident involving a freeway.
Analysis
Google Cloud Bets on Generative AI: Ron writes about how Google is investing heavily in cloud generative AI, as evidenced by a series of announcements during Google's CloudNext conference earlier this month.
Creative AI in Health: Generative AI is coming to healthcare – but not everyone is excited. Some experts don't think the tech is ready for prime time.
Air Chat, to talk: Anthony breaks down rumors about AirChat, an app started by former AngelList founder Navell Ravikant and ex-Tinder product executive Brian Norgaard that focuses on voice rather than text.
