In the latest earnings call on December 20, 2024, Accenture announced that its orders for Generative AI reached a record $1.2 billion. This brings the company's total sales in Generative AI to $4.2 billion since September 2023, marking a new quarterly sales high in the field, reflecting the growing investment from clients in Generative AI. Image source note: Image generated by AI, licensed from Midjourney.
Autonomous truck company TuSimple has announced its completion of a transformation, officially rebranding as CreateAI and shifting its focus toward the generative AI field, including animation and game development. This rebranding signifies TuSimple's departure from the autonomous trucking business and its entry into a new arena. TuSimple's transformation comes at a time of ongoing turmoil for the company. Previously, the company exited the stock market in January 2024 and closed its U.S. autonomous trucking operations, transferring the remaining assets to China to fund the new business.
Well-known AI assistant Grammarly recently announced its acquisition of productivity platform Coda, marking an important step for Grammarly towards becoming an AI productivity platform. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed through provider Midjourney. Coda's CEO and co-founder Shishir Mehrotra will take over as the new CEO of Grammarly. This acquisition will combine Coda's flexible and powerful AI.
Beijing TuSimple Technology Co., Ltd. has officially changed its name to CreateAI. This rebranding comes alongside the announcement of several significant advancements in the generative AI field, marking its ambitious plans to apply generative AI technology in the animation and video game industries. Additionally, CreateAI announced that it has acquired the official licensing rights to the renowned wuxia intellectual property 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' and plans to develop a large-scale open-world RPG game. Furthermore, the company will collaborate with notable animation director Masashi Hoshino and leading animation production company Hashimoto Co., Ltd. to utilize AIGC.