Rivian and Volkswagen have added an AI assistant to their existing $5.8 billion joint venture, extending the partnership into vehicle‑level conversational interfaces. The move signals that automakers see voice‑first i…

TechCrunch reports that Rivian did not disclose whether the joint‑venture valuation will increase as a result of the AI addition. The assistant will sit alongside Rivian’s existing infotainment suite and integrate wit…

Thrive Holdings, a venture backed by OpenAI, agreed to buy ADT for $15.3 billion. The acquisition places a traditional alarm provider under the control of an AI‑focused investor. Thrive plans to embed generative‑AI to…

According to TechCrunch, the deal will fold ADT’s sensor network into a data‑rich platform that can generate alerts, suggest remediation steps, and answer homeowner queries in natural language. The purchase price refl…