AI
Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”
Uber's Chief Product Officer, Sachin Kansal, discussed the company's expansion beyond ride-hailing and delivery into travel services, including hotel bookings powered by Expedia an…
Video-generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B
Singapore-based video-generation startup PixVerse has raised $439 million in a Series C extension round, pushing its valuation past $2 billion. The company, founded in 2023 by Wang…
Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation
Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes AI agent, is finalizing a new funding round led by Robot Ventures at a $1.5 billion valuation, raising at least $75 million…
Is tracking your food purchases good for your health?
The article explores the growing trend of using food-tracking apps like Yuka to make healthier purchasing decisions. It follows a user named Nathalie in France who scans barcodes t…
Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has issued a warning to companies using AI, arguing that they are effectively paying for intelligence twice: once with money for token usage, and again …
The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI
Apple's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is packed with extraordinary allegations of a coordinated effort to extract confidential information from current and former Apple emplo…
Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe
Sam Altman and Elon Musk traded barbed social media posts over the weekend, with Altman accusing Musk of "selling public market investors on short-term space datacenters." Altman's…
Should AI help you get away with killing your spouse?
The article explores a provocative question raised by Comma AI founder George Hotz about whether AI should be so well-aligned with individual users that it could help someone plan …
Anthropic starts localizing Claude pricing for India, its biggest market after the US
Anthropic has started localizing Claude's pricing in India, its biggest market outside the US, as global AI companies increasingly tailor offerings for the world's most populous na…
Waze adds new AI-powered features and customization updates
Waze, the Google-owned navigation app, is introducing a suite of new AI-powered features and customization updates, many of which are powered by Google's Gemini AI assistant. The u…
The SpaceX IPO made history. Is the excitement still there?
SpaceX's historic initial public offering (IPO) in June saw shares initially soar, making it the largest IPO of all time and briefly surpassing Amazon and Microsoft in market value…
10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch 'em all
Pokémon Go is celebrating its 10th anniversary, having been downloaded over a billion times and still attracting millions of daily users. The mobile app, which uses GPS and augment…