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Travis Kalanick is back — with a plan to take AI into the physical world. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick thinks we're on the precipice of a golden age. Kalanick unveiled Atoms , his new robotics company, on Friday. He said automation of the physical world will lead to autonomy and abundance for humans. The Uber-famous founder, Travis Kalanick , says a new golden age is coming — and it's robots that are ushering it in. Kalanick announced a new venture called Atoms on Friday in a 1,600-word screed in which he said the automation of the physical world is the next phase of the AI era. "Software has automated tasks of language and math, but the complete automation of the physical world — autonomy — remains largely untouched territory, the principal unlock to the next era of progress and abundance," he wrote. "History refers to this kind of moment of radical progress as a Golden Age." Kalanick said this "golden age...

Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal : Kaiko: cumulative trading volume on crypto exchange Hyperliquid's perpetual oil futures surged to ~$7.3B on March 12 from $339M on February 28 amid the Iran war   —  A new generation of investors doesn't want to wait for the traditional market open  —  While traditional energy investors spent … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/A8lHfBZ

The author joined her daughter at a sleepover. Courtesy of the author My daughter was invited to sleep over at her close friend's house. Her friend's mom and I talked, and we agreed that I would sleep over, too. It was a huge success, and later her friend and mom slept over at our place. I was excited when my daughter Aria was invited to spend the night at a friend's house. While I realize not everyone experiences this rite of passage or even needs to, I view it as a nice milestone . Cozy sleeping bags , tasty snacks, movie marathons, and laughing with friends way past bedtime can make for fun, fond memories. I was not allowed to sleep over anywhere until middle school, and even then, it was a tough sell to my mom. Despite my enthusiasm, I still had some trepidation about letting Aria sleep over. I had known her friend's parents for a while, and I trusted them fully, so that part wasn't an issue. Rather, I was unsure how Aria would do on her own: would sh...

Delta Air Lines' service from New York's JFK Airport (pictured) to London Heathrow is up from $285 to $553 over a month. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images War in the Middle East has pushed fuel costs, and therefore airfares, sharply higher. Business Insider charted the increase in ticket prices for three major flight paths in recent weeks. Fares from New York to LA, New York to London, and from the US mainland to the Caribbean have jumped. Your next flight could be twice as expensive because the Iran war is causing volatility in oil prices . Brent crude is up more than 50% over the past month, to around $101 a barrel. Jet fuel costs are rising faster. The Argus US Jet Fuel Index is up 72% over the same period. That spells difficulty for airlines because jet fuel is typically their biggest expense after labor. While many airlines around the world hedge against fuel costs, most American ones do not. Using data from Deutsche Bank, Business Insider charted rising a...

Jessica E. Lessin / The Information : Sources: Travis Kalanick prepares to launch a self-driving car company with backing from Uber and has been discussing acquiring Anthony Levandowski's Pronto.ai   —  Former Uber CEO and cofounder Travis Kalanick is preparing to launch a new self-driving car company with major backing … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/F24KyUv

The Atlassian logo on a Formula 1 car Marcel van Dorst/Reuters Atlassian and Block announced massive layoffs. Is this AI or something else? One thing is certain: The software industry is changing fast, and financial discipline is key. Stock-based compensation will be a big driver of job cuts across the industry. On a recent weekend, I was playing with my new puppy when my phone rang. On the other end was the CEO of a major public software company with a warning: the industry was headed for painful financial reset. I can't say who this is because he doesn't want to be identified, talking about sensitive topics — and he wanted to speak honestly, without the usual restrictions of his company's public relations department. These are the times you really listen! The topic was broadly about how AI is disrupting software and impacting the business models of companies that offer software as a service, or SaaS. I've covered this deeply for about a year, so this wasn...