Jon Keegan3/18/25

GM picks Nvidia as partner to build self-driving car fleet

Speaking today at the Nvidia GTC event, CEO Jensen Huang announced that GM has selected Nvidia as its partner to build its self-driving car fleet.

Huang said Nvidia will help with AI in manufacturing, enterprise, and in the vehicle itself.

In a press release announcing the deal, Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors, said:

“AI not only optimizes manufacturing processes and accelerates virtual testing but also helps us build smarter vehicles while empowering our workforce to focus on craftsmanship. By merging technology with human ingenuity, we unlock new levels of innovation in vehicle manufacturing and beyond.”

GM said it had already been using Nvidia’s AI platforms for training models.

In December, GM scrapped its Cruise robotaxi program after nine years and $10 billion in investment. It laid off half Cruise’s workforce in February, estimated to be around 1,000 employees.

GM’s stock was down about 1% and Nvidia was down over 2% after the announcement.

Autonomous driving company Mobileye is down over 4% on the news.

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Anthropic projections for 2028: Up to $70 billion in revenue, could be profitable by 2027

Anthropic’s Claude API business is doing so well with enterprise customers, the company is upping its revenue forecasts significantly. According to a report from The Information, the company’s robust corporate sales have revised their most optimistic forecast up to $70 billion in sales by 2028.

Anthropic estimates their API business will be double that of OpenAI’s API sales. OpenAI is currently burning much more money per month than Anthropic, and reportedly expects to burn as much as $115 billion through 2029, while Anthropic is expecting that it could be cash positive by 2027 according to the report.

Anthropic Projects $70 Billion in Revenue, $17 Billion in Cash Flow in 2028

Anthropic Projects $70 Billion in Revenue, $17 Billion in Cash Flow in 2028

Anthropic estimates their API business will be double that of OpenAI’s API sales. OpenAI is currently burning much more money per month than Anthropic, and reportedly expects to burn as much as $115 billion through 2029, while Anthropic is expecting that it could be cash positive by 2027 according to the report.

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Amazon, which is developing AI shopping agents, doesn’t want Perplexity’s AI shopping agents on its site

Amazon has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity AI, demanding that it stop letting its AI browser agent, Comet, make online purchases for users, Bloomberg reports.

Amazon, which is developing its own AI shopping agents and is having “conversations” with builders of third-party agents, accused the AI startup of “committing computer fraud by failing to disclose when its AI agent is shopping on a user’s behalf, in violation of Amazon’s terms of service.”

Perplexity, in response, said Amazon is attempting to “eliminate user rights” in order to sell more ads.

Amazon Demands Perplexity Stop AI Agent From Making Purchases

Amazon Demands Perplexity Stop AI Agent From Making Purchases

Amazon, which is developing its own AI shopping agents and is having “conversations” with builders of third-party agents, accused the AI startup of “committing computer fraud by failing to disclose when its AI agent is shopping on a user’s behalf, in violation of Amazon’s terms of service.”

Perplexity, in response, said Amazon is attempting to “eliminate user rights” in order to sell more ads.

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Apple to challenge Google Chromebooks with low-cost Mac laptop, Bloomberg reports

Apple is designing a new sub-$1,000 Mac laptop aimed at the education market, Bloomberg reports.

Google’s low cost Chromebooks currently dominate the K-12 education market, and Apple’s re-entry into the education market which it once owned could disrupt the sector's status quo.

According to the report, Apple plans on using the custom mobile chips it currently use in iPhones to power the more-affordable devices.

Apple’s recent earnings demonstrated that iPhone sales have been steady, and te tech giant is looking to find new areas of growth, like services. A low-cost Mac could be popular with consumers, in addition to education buyers.

Apple Prepares to Enter Low-Cost Laptop Market for First Time

Apple Prepares to Enter Low-Cost Laptop Market for First Time

According to the report, Apple plans on using the custom mobile chips it currently use in iPhones to power the more-affordable devices.

Apple’s recent earnings demonstrated that iPhone sales have been steady, and te tech giant is looking to find new areas of growth, like services. A low-cost Mac could be popular with consumers, in addition to education buyers.

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Getty Images suffers partial defeat in UK lawsuit against Stability AI

Stability AI, the creator of image generation tool Stable Diffusion, largely defended itself from a copyright violation lawsuit filed by Getty Images, which alleged the company illegally trained its AI models on Getty’s image library.

Lacking strong enough evidence, Getty dropped the part of the case alleging illegal training mid-trial, according to Reuters reporting.

Responding to the decision, Getty said in a press release:

“Today’s ruling confirms that Stable Diffusion’s inclusion of Getty Images’ trademarks in AI‑generated outputs infringed those trademarks. ... The ruling delivered another key finding; that, wherever the training and development did take place, Getty Images’ copyright‑protected works were used to train Stable Diffusion.”

Stability AI still faces a lawsuit from Getty in US courts, which remains ongoing.

A number of high-profile copyright cases are still working their way through the courts, as copyright holders seek to win strong protections for their works that were used to train AI models from a number of Big Tech companies.

Getty Images largely loses landmark UK lawsuit over AI image generator

Getty Images largely loses landmark UK lawsuit over AI image generator

Responding to the decision, Getty said in a press release:

“Today’s ruling confirms that Stable Diffusion’s inclusion of Getty Images’ trademarks in AI‑generated outputs infringed those trademarks. ... The ruling delivered another key finding; that, wherever the training and development did take place, Getty Images’ copyright‑protected works were used to train Stable Diffusion.”

Stability AI still faces a lawsuit from Getty in US courts, which remains ongoing.

A number of high-profile copyright cases are still working their way through the courts, as copyright holders seek to win strong protections for their works that were used to train AI models from a number of Big Tech companies.

Uber says it’s doing better in markets where it has autonomous vehicles

It’s autonomous ride-sharing business is still very small.

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