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Amazon is a multinational technology company based in Seattle that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming and artificial intelligence. It is one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. Founder Jeff Bezos serves as the company’s executive chair, and Andy Jassy has held the CEO role since 2021.

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Q&A

Nvidia Robotics Chief: AI Agents Will Bring About ChatGPT Moment for Robotics

By Rocket Drew · Mar 20, 2026 10:00am PDT
Nvidia is so gung-ho about AI agents that it’s betting the buzzy software can power another one of its big bets: robots. The “agentic AI system is being built for digital first,” said Deepu Talla, Nvidia’s vice president of robotics and edge AI, or AI for powering devices, in an interview on the sidelines of Nvidia’s annual GTC conference in San... Nvidia is so gung-ho about AI agents that it’s betting the buzzy software can power another one...
Art by Mike Sullivan.

8 Questions Investors Need to Ask About SpaceX’s IPO

By Theo Wayt · Mar 20, 2026 6:00am PDT · 6 comments
SpaceX is aiming to raise tens of billions of dollars as soon as this summer in what could be the largest initial public offering in history. While CEO Elon Musk has proven he’s uniquely skilled at convincing investors to buy into his grand visions at gigantic valuations, anyone considering buying into the SpaceX IPO may be right to ask whether... SpaceX is aiming to raise tens of billions of dollars as soon as this summer in what could be the...
Giga Energy cofounders Brent Whitehead and Matt Lohstroh. Photo courtesy of Giga.
AI Agenda

Meet Giga, a AI Data Center Developer That Has Barely Raised Capital

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Mar 19, 2026 7:00am PDT
Startups developing data centers to power AI are among the most capital-hungry businesses around right now. Many are raising billions of dollars in equity and debt to build complicated facilities.There are few like Houston-based Giga Energy, however. Founded in 2019 by two Texas A&M juniors studying finance and industrial distribution, Giga... Startups developing data centers to power AI are among the most capital-hungry businesses around...
A RIVR ONE delivery robot. Screenshot via YouTube; art by Mike Sullivan.
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Amazon Acquires Robotics Startup, Boosting Efforts to Streamline Deliveries

By Catherine Perloff and Valida Pau · Mar 19, 2026 1:13pm PDT
Amazon has acquired autonomous robotics startup Rivr, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed, a deal that could help the commerce and logistics giant deliver packages to shoppers’ doors more efficiently. Based in Zurich and formerly known as Swiss-Mile, Rivr was valued at $110 million in an August 2024 funding round, according to PitchBook. Amazon and... Amazon has acquired autonomous robotics startup Rivr, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed, a deal...