Will TikTok and YouTube follow Meta’s new rules for teens?
Summary
TechCrunch’s Equity podcast covers Meta’s $18 billion teen safety settlement and its push for industry-wide adoption. The hosts discuss the robotics boom, highlighting Generalist’s $200 million raise and the quest for general-purpose robot AI. They also analyze Gaadii’s $200 million funding for self-driving trucks and report on rumors of NVIDIA acquiring Hugging Face for $13 billion.
Topics discussed
Intro: Meta settlement, robotics funding, and Hugging Face sale
Liquid Death campaign on AI data center water usage
Meta's $18B teen safety settlement and open letter to rivals
Robotics startups chasing a 'ChatGPT moment' with foundation models
OSHA data reveals injuries among autonomous vehicle test drivers
Gadick raises $200M for driverless box truck deliveries
Rumors of Nvidia acquiring Hugging Face for $13B
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