<ul><li>Kodiak Robotics, a self-driving truck startup, plans to go public through a merger with Ares Acquisition Corporation II, a special purpose acquisition company.</li><li>The move comes at a time when SPACs have lost their shine and the autonomous vehicle space has seen shutdowns of companies like Embark and TuSimple.</li><li>There is uncertainty in the IPO market and some major players have already paused their IPO plans.</li><li>The episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast discusses the potential return of SPACs and other news related to AI voices, Figma's IPO plans, Hugging Face's acquisition, and updates from OpenAI.</li></ul>

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