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1. 🚙 Rivian is Building Its Own AI Assistant
The AI car assistant market is heating up. EV maker Rivian has reportedly spent nearly two years building its own AI assistant and it might be available to consumers before the end of the year. The company is expected to share more during its AI and Autonomy day on December 11. (TechCrunch)
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3. ✌️ Slack’s CEO is Going to OpenAI
Slack might be getting an Anthropic integration, but its CEO Denise Dresser is locked on another AI chatbot. Dresser has taken the role of OpenAI’s new Chief Revenue Officer, a role that comes for her after more than 14 years at Salesforce, Slack’s parent company. (TechCrunch)
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5. 🏭 Eli Lilly is Building a $6Bn Manufacturing Plant in Alabama
Sweet home Alabama for Eli Lilly, it appears. The pharmaceuticals company said it will spend $6 billion to build a manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Alabama to help boost production of its experimental obesity pill and other drugs. The factory is the third facility in a string of new planned U.S. investments by the drugmaker. (CNBC)
6. 🔔 Amazon’s Ring Doorbells Now Have AI-Powered Facial Recognition
Cool or creepy? Amazon just rolled out a controversial new feature to its Ring doorbells that can now identify visitors through an AI-powered facial-recognition feature. The feature, “Familiar Faces,” was announced earlier this September and is rolling out to Ring device owners in the U.S. (TechCrunch)
7. 🇮🇳 Microsoft Plans to Invest $17.5Bn in India by 2029
Now that’s a statement. Microsoft announced its plans to invest $17.5 billion in India over the next four years in an effort to expand its AI and cloud footprint in the nation. The investment is Microsoft’s largest in Asia and will go to funding new data centers, AI infrastructure, and skilling programs from 2026-2029. (TechCrunch)
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