In other news, former NSA head Paul Nakasone has joined OpenAI’s board of directors. Tesla shareholders are suing Elon Musk over his decision to start xAI, arguing that resources are being diverted from Tesla. French mobile apps and games publisher Voodoo has acquired BeReal for €500 million. Apple has introduced a feature to pause activity rings on Apple Watches, and Raspberry Pi has gone public, pricing its IPO at £2.80 per share. iPads will now have a dedicated calculator app, and Spotify is venturing into the ad space with its first in-house creative agency, Creative Lab.
Key takeaways:
- Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference unveiled its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, which will be available in iOS later this year with new features such as AI-generated emojis and major upgrades to Siri.
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk has secured enough shareholder votes for his 2018 stock option compensation package, potentially the biggest CEO compensation package in history, pending a final decision from a Delaware judge.
- Mistral AI has closed its Series B funding round, securing €600 million in a mix of equity and debt, valuing the startup at $6 billion.
- Former NSA head, retired army general Paul Nakasone, will join OpenAI’s board of directors and will sit on the board’s “security and safety” subcommittee.