TechCrunch Daily Crunch NASA and Google are building an AI medical assistant to keep Mars-bound astronauts healthy
Aug 9, 2025
NASA teams up with Google to create an AI medical assistant for astronauts, ensuring they stay healthy during long missions to Mars. Meanwhile, Tesla makes bold moves by shutting down its Dojo supercomputer, raising questions about the future of its self-driving technology. The podcast also touches on SoftBank's purchase of a GM factory to boost AI server production, pointing to major shifts in both the tech and automotive sectors.
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Tesla Ends Dojo Supercomputer Project
- Tesla is disbanding its Dojo team and reassigning members within the company.
- The move signals a major strategy shift away from building in-house chips for full self-driving.
Ex-Dojo Engineers Launch Density AI
- About 20 ex-Tesla workers left to found Density AI building AI chips and software.
- They target data-center AI for robotics, agents, and automotive applications.
SoftBank Buys Former Lordstown Factory
- Bloomberg reports SoftBank bought Foxconn's Lordstown factory to build AI servers.
- The site will support the Stargate Data Center project run with OpenAI and Oracle.