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Meta rolls out Teen Accounts on Facebook and Messenger globally
TechCrunch· 2025-09-25 22:33
青少年账户全球扩展 - Meta将青少年账户从美国、英国、澳大利亚和加拿大扩展至全球范围的Facebook和Messenger平台[1] - 该账户内置保护功能和家长控制措施 最初于去年秋季在Instagram推出[1] - 16岁以下青少年需获得父母许可方可修改账户设置[2] 账户保护机制升级 - 系统自动将青少年置于限制不当内容和非必要联系的使用环境中[2] - 仅允许已关注用户或有过通讯记录者向青少年发送消息[3] - 故事功能仅对好友可见且可互动 标签、提及和评论功能同样受限[3] 使用时间管理措施 - 每日使用超1小时后系统将推送离开平台提醒[3] - 夜间自动启用"静音模式"限制使用[3] 校园合作计划启动 - 正式推出校园合作计划 允许教育工作者直接举报欺凌等安全问题[7] - 计划试点期间获得参与学校积极反馈 现面向美国所有中学开放注册[8] - 合作学校将在Instagram页面展示官方合作伙伴标识横幅[8] 行业监管背景 - 该举措响应美国卫生局长及多州对青少年心理健康问题的关切[9] - 部分州已开始限制未成年人未经父母同意使用社交媒体[9] 安全有效性争议 - 研究显示青少年账户仍存在自杀自残内容及贬损性性行为帖文[4] - 公司声称保护措施已使青少年接触有害内容概率降低[4]
Spotify to label AI music, filter spam and more in AI policy change
TechCrunch· 2025-09-25 20:00
Spotify on Thursday announced a series of updates to its AI policy, designed to better indicate when AI is being used to make music, to cut down on spam, and to make it clearer that unauthorized voice clones are not permitted on its service.The company says it will adopt an upcoming industry standard for identifying and labeling AI music in credits, known as DDEX, and will soon roll out a new music spam filter to catch more bad actors. Under the DDEX system, labels, distributors, and music partners submit ...
It isn't your imagination; Google Cloud is flooding the zone
TechCrunch· 2025-09-25 12:41
The $100 billion partnership between Nvidia and OpenAI, announced Monday, represents – for now – the latest mega-deal reshaping the AI infrastructure landscape. The agreement involves non-voting shares tied to massive chip purchases and enough computing power for more than 5 million U.S. households, deepening the relationship between two of AI’s most powerful players.Meanwhile, Google Cloud is placing a different bet entirely. While the industry’s biggest players cement ever-tighter partnerships, Google is ...
Zoox asks federal regulators for exemption to launch a commercial robotaxi service
TechCrunch· 2025-09-25 03:44
In Brief Zoox has asked federal regulators for an exemption that would allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company to commercially deploy its custom-built robotaxis, which lack traditional controls like pedals and a steering wheel. The exemption request was first reported by Bloomberg. A Zoox spokesperson confirmed that it has submitted a petition for a “555 exemption” and continues to work closely with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through this new exemption process.  An NHTSA s ...
Trump admin wants 10% stake in American lithium miner that sells to GM
TechCrunch· 2025-09-25 03:22
The Trump administration might be fond of calling the energy transition the “green new scam,” but that isn’t stopping it from seeking a significant stake in what promises to be the largest lithium mine in the Western Hemisphere.In exchange for renegotiating the repayment period of a $2.26 billion Department of Energy loan, the Trump administration is asking for as much as 10% equity in Lithium Americas, a company in which GM is a major investor. Reuters first reported the news Tuesday. “President Trump sup ...
Trump administration wants 10% stake in American lithium miner that sells to GM
TechCrunch· 2025-09-25 03:22
美国政府股权谈判 - 特朗普政府寻求获得Lithium Americas公司高达10%的股权,作为重新谈判一笔22.6亿美元能源部贷款偿还期限的交换条件[1] - 美国政府此前已通过类似谈判获得了英特尔和MP Materials公司的股权[2] - 白宫官员表示特朗普总统支持该项目并希望其对纳税人公平[2] Lithium Americas公司项目 - 公司正在内华达州开发Thacker Pass锂矿,该项目有望成为西半球最大的锂矿[1][3] - 项目第一阶段每年生产的锂可制造多达80万辆电动汽车[3] - 特朗普在其第一任期结束时批准了该项目许可,而贷款则由拜登政府的能源部贷款项目办公室授予[3] 通用汽车投资与采购 - 通用汽车去年以6.25亿美元收购了Lithium Americas公司38%的股权[4] - 该交易赋予通用汽车购买第一阶段全部产量以及第二阶段20年产量的权利,总计可为160万辆电动汽车提供锂资源[4] - 特朗普政府据报道要求通用汽车保证这些采购,尽管其正在阻挠汽车制造商向电动汽车转型[4]
Cohere hits $7B valuation a month after its last raise, partners with AMD
TechCrunch· 2025-09-25 02:06
融资与估值 - 公司完成1亿美元融资轮次延长 使估值从68亿美元提升至70亿美元 [1] - 此次1亿美元融资是继8月份超额认购的5亿美元融资后的追加 [1] - 新投资者包括加拿大商业发展银行和Nexxus资本管理公司 [6] 战略合作与技术部署 - 公司与AMD建立合作伙伴关系 AMD同时是其投资者之一 [2] - 公司旗下Command系列AI模型现可运行于AMD Instinct GPU [3] - 公司明确表示不会放弃对NVIDIA GPU的支持 [3] - AMD将作为客户在内部使用公司的AI模型 [3] 市场竞争格局 - 公司由Transformer论文作者之一Aidan Gomez于2019年联合创立 [4] - 公司在企业级AI市场定位为提供AI主权解决方案 强调数据与模型的本地控制 [6] - 公司估值虽在6年内达到70亿美元 但发展速度已被OpenAI和Anthropic超越 OpenAI上月估值据报达5000亿美元 Anthropic本月初估值达1830亿美元 [5]
Oracle is reportedly looking to raise $15B in corporate bond sale
TechCrunch· 2025-09-25 00:09
公司融资动态 - 公司计划通过发行公司债券筹集150亿美元资金 [1] - 债券发行可能包含多达七个不同部分 其中一部分可能是不常见的40年期债券 [1] 公司战略合作 - 公司与OpenAI签署了一项历史性的人工智能基础设施协议 据称该协议涉及价值3000亿美元的计算资源 [2] - 公司据称也在与Meta进行谈判 涉及一项价值200亿美元的计算资源交易 [2] 公司管理层变动 - 公司宣布Safra Catz在执掌11年后 将从首席执行官职位过渡 担任董事会执行副主席 [3] - 联合首席执行官Clay Magouyrk和Mike Sicilia将接任Safra Catz的职位 [3]
Waymo is getting into the corporate travel business
TechCrunch· 2025-09-24 23:00
Waymo’s ever-expanding robotaxi aspirations have spread to the corporate world. The Alphabet-owned self-driving vehicle unit has launched “Waymo for Business,” a new service designed for companies to set up accounts so their employees can access robotaxis in cities like Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco. Waymo announced Wednesday in a blog post it is inviting organizations to sign up for Waymo for Business. The new a service will let businesses subsidize their employees’ rides or purchase promo code ...
Alibaba to offer Nvidia's physical AI development tools in its AI platform
TechCrunch· 2025-09-24 21:12
英伟达近期投资与合作动态 - 英伟达承诺向英特尔投资50亿美元[1] - 英伟达向OpenAI投资1000亿美元[1] - 英伟达与中国阿里巴巴达成合作伙伴关系[1] 阿里巴巴与英伟达技术合作细节 - 阿里巴巴将英伟达AI开发工具集成至云平台 应用领域包括机器人、自动驾驶汽车和互联空间[2] - 阿里巴巴提供英伟达Physical AI软件栈 可构建真实环境3D复制品生成合成数据用于AI模型训练[2] - 合作未披露具体财务条款 但标志着AI芯片开发商与云服务/AI模型开发商的重大联合[3] 阿里巴巴AI业务发展战略 - 公司重点发展AI业务与电子商务主业并行[4] - AI技术支出超过此前500亿美元预算[4] - 计划在巴西、法国和荷兰建设首批数据中心[4] - 全球数据中心覆盖29个地区91个地点[4] 阿里巴巴AI技术成果 - 发布最新大语言模型Qwen 3-Max 声称是"迄今最大最具能力模型"[5] - 模型基于1万亿参数训练 特别适用于编程和智能体应用场景[5]