A letter sent to employees warned that the company could be forced to close up shop in January if it can’t find more funding soon. A “very promising” deal to keep Rad alive was in the works, but unfortunately “did not come to fruition.”
“Rad continues to face significant financial challenges, including in the form of tariffs and the macroeconomic landscape.”
But don’t get your hopes up — Howard reminded us all in an interview with GQ that the game “is still a long way off,” (not until at least 2026, apparently). Though he doesn’t want you to see it coming:
“I like to just announce stuff and release it. My perfect version – and I’m not saying this is going to happen – is that it’s going to be a while and then, one day, the game will just appear.”
Now you can plan a workout routine with Peloton or make vacation plans with Tripadvisor directly in ChatGPT. They’re the latest additions to the AI platform’s app library since it launched last month. More are still on the way, including Uber and DoorDash.
Google’s new TPU promises four times stronger performance than its predecessor, Trillium, while being more energy-efficient and cost-effective for powering AI inference on a larger scale, such as running AI agents.
Anthropic has already announced plans to use 1 million of the new chips to power Claude. Google says Ironwood will be available “in the coming weeks.”
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