
California startups raise $385B in 2026, over three-fourths of US funding
OpenAI and Anthropic account for more than half of California's total, which is already more than double last year's with two months left.
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OpenAI and Anthropic account for more than half of California's total, which is already more than double last year's with two months left.

The pair will expand beyond their Zagreb launch to four more European cities and enter the Middle East, chasing Waymo's 5,000-vehicle lead.

Chief product officer Sachin Kansal says Uber One hit 51M members and AV Labs will gather millions of miles of driving data for partners.

The first market for the partnership shuts down with just over a dozen vehicles, while Austin and Atlanta scale to hundreds.

The integration draws on 20 years of Street View data — 280 billion images across 110 countries — to let users simulate real-world streets with adjustable conditions.

San Francisco and Austin officials say Waymos freeze on hand signals, block fire stations, and stranded a 911 operator on hold for 53 minutes.
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