Tech News Today Nov 3: Zoox’s Robo-Taxis, Meta Aims to Implement AI, SpaceX to Test Starship Refueling, Big Tech’s AI Spending Spree, Apple Acquires Photo Editor Pixelmator
2 min readNov 3, 2024
- Zoox’s Robo-Taxis: Sidestepping Federal Safety Rules or Innovation?
Zoox, despite facing an NHTSA investigation for self-certifying its autonomous vehicles as meeting safety standards without exemptions, plans to launch its driverless toasters in San Francisco and Las Vegas. - Meta Aims to Implement AI Across US Government Agencies.
Meta is partnering with the US government to adopt the AI model Llama, raising questions about its use and potential military applications. Zuckerberg says the next version will be faster and stronger. - SpaceX will test Starship Refueling in Space for Moon Missions next year.
SpaceX plans to transfer propellant between two orbiting Starships in March 2025, paving the way for an uncrewed Starship landing on the moon, a crucial step toward NASA’s Artemis program goal of returning humans to the lunar surface. - Big Tech’s AI Spending Spree Raises Concerns Amid Revenue Uncertainty.
Despite billions spent on AI, investors are concerned about its profitability as tech giants need help to generate meaningful revenue and face rising costs for data center capacity and chip shortages.
