EP-121 Openai’s $157b Valuation Boost 💰, Tesla’s Robotaxi Reveal 🚗, Meta’s Privacy Quandary 🔍

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, october 3rd! delve into the latest developments shaping the tech world:

• openai's groundbreaking funding round: openai closes a new funding round, elevating its valuation to $157 billion, with backing from thrive capital, microsoft, nvidia, and softbank to enhance ai research and computing capabilities.
• tesla's autonomous ambitions: tesla prepares to test its robotaxis next week amidst skepticism, as it navigates competition and reports q3 deliveries of 462,890 vehicles, slightly missing analyst forecasts.
• meta's ai-powered privacy concerns: meta confirms the use of images from its ray-ban meta smart glasses to enhance ai, raising privacy issues despite efforts for a transparent user interface.
• wp engine vs. automattic legal dispute: wp engine files a lawsuit accusing automattic and wordpress co-founder matt mullenweg of extortion over trademark disputes, highlighting governance tensions within the wordpress community.

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