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If you’re in Texas, don’t be nervous if you see a driverless semitruck on the highway.

Here are the 7 things you missed today:

Following a pivotal court ruling against Apple, Epic Games unveiled new webshops that let developers bypass traditional app store fees by directing users to external payment platforms. Starting in June, developers can retain 100% of their first $1 million in annual revenue through the Epic Games Store, with Epic taking only a 12% cut thereafter, significantly undercutting Apple and Google's 15–30% fees. (The Verge)

Most car factories like Ford or Tesla reportedly build one car per minute. Isn’t it time we do that for houses?

BOXABL believes they have the potential to disrupt a massive and outdated trillion dollar building construction market by bringing assembly line automation to the home industry.

Since securing their initial prototype order from SpaceX and a subsequent project order of 156 homes from the Department of Defense, BOXABL has made substantial strides in streamlining their manufacturing and order process. BOXABL is now delivering to developers and consumers. And they just reserved the ticker symbol BXBL on Nasdaq**

BOXABL has raised over $170M from over 40,000 investors since 2020. They recently achieved a significant milestone: raising over 50% of their Reg A+ funding limit! BOXABL is now only accepting investment on their website until the Reg A+ is full.

Invest now before it’s too late.*

The Allen Institute for AI (AI2) unveiled Olmo 2 1B, a 1-billion-parameter open-source model that’s outperforming similarly sized models from Google, Meta, and Alibaba on key benchmarks like GSM8K and TruthfulQA. Designed to run efficiently on consumer hardware and fully replicable via Hugging Face, Olmo 2 1B underscores the growing power and accessibility of compact AI models. (TechCrunch)

Instacart acquired Wynshop, a cloud-based e-commerce platform for grocers, to bolster its enterprise offerings and enhance digital tools for retailers. Wynshop will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary, with its technology gradually integrated into Instacart’s platform to strengthen e-commerce, advertising, fulfillment, and in-store solutions. (PYMNTS)

Fivetran has acquired reverse extract, transform, and load (ETL) startup Census – which was last valued at $630M in 2022. The acquisition will provide Fivetran customers with an comprehensive end-to-end data movement solution that integrates both data ingestion and activation capabilities. (TechCrunch)

Aurora Innovation has become the first company to launch a fully driverless commercial trucking service on U.S. public roads, completing 1,200 miles of autonomous freight deliveries between Dallas and Houston without a human driver. Partnering with Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines, Aurora plans to expand its operations to El Paso and Phoenix by the end of 2025​ (The Verge)

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