1. Former Cruise CEO Dan Ammann has raised $150 million for his new robotics startup, Intrinsic. The startup was co-founded with Andrej Karpathy, who recently resigned from his position as Tesla's head of AI and Autopilot vision. Intrinsic's goal is to develop software that can make industrial robots more capable, flexible, and accessible.

2. Ammann and Karpathy's new venture has attracted significant investment from prominent backers, including Playground Global, Anthropic, Dustin Moskovitz's Good Ventures, and others. The funding will be used to expand Intrinsic's team and further develop its technology, which aims to make industrial robots more user-friendly and adaptable to a wider range of tasks.

3. Intrinsic's approach focuses on creating software that can enable industrial robots to learn and adapt on their own, rather than relying on pre-programmed instructions. This could potentially revolutionize the way robots are used in manufacturing, construction, and other industries, making them more versatile and accessible to a broader range of users.