📚 Shut it down: Did you know that TikTok had a book publisher, 8th Note Press? I sure didn't. The company launched the publisher back in 2023 with the rise of #BookTok, but now TikTok is shutting it down and giving authors their publishing rights back.
☢️ New York goes nuclear: New York governor Kathy Hochul announced a new nuclear power initiative for the state, with plans to host a new nuclear power plant that can produce 1 gigawatt of energy. The sites being considered are all owned by Constellation Energy, which has struck deals with the tech sector.
🗣️ Keep on rolling: Amazon announced a new upgraded digital assistant, Alexa+, back in February. While the service is still not publicly available, Amazon has been steadily rolling Alexa+ out to customers, and it's now in the hands of 1 million users.
💰 2021 time: Legal AI company Harvey AI continues to rake in venture capital. The startup announced it raised $300 million in a Series E round that values the company at $5 billion. This comes just four months after a $300 million Series D round garnered a $3 billion valuation.
📊 Looking into a leak: Elon Musk's xAI might be developing a file editor for Grok with spreadsheet support, according to leaked code. If true, this would likely mean xAI is looking to compete with its AI peers through embedded AI connectivity tools.
