welcome to today's tech briefing for monday, september 15th! explore the latest developments in technology and beyond:
- openai & oracle's mega deal: a $300 billion, five-year agreement between openai and oracle, boosting oracle's stock and underscoring its role in ai infrastructure amidst competition with google, azure, and aws.
- criticism of google's ai practices: people ceo neil vogel challenges google's web crawlers at the fortune brainstorm tech conference, highlighting the impacts on publishers and urging better content deals.
- faa's evtol pilot program: a new initiative offering startups like joby and archer aviation a chance to trial operations for short-range air taxis and logistics before full certification, with applications open until december 2025.
- micro1's funding success: ai data labeling company micro1 secures $35 million in series a funding, reaching a valuation of $500 million, driven by innovations like their ai recruiter, zara.
- via's ipo journey: transit software company via debuts in the public market, closing slightly above its ipo price to reach a $3.9 billion valuation, with plans to expand and explore acquisitions.
join us tomorrow for more tech insights!
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