Potholes cost cities millions of dollars: This company uses AI and trucks to repair potholes
Potholes are a troubling problem. Just ask scooter company Lime. Lime listed potholes as an official risk to its business in its IPO filing last week. History is littered with claims that technology can help solve or slow down the pothole problem, and these claims persist today. But as cars increasingly come equipped with sophisticated […]
Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data center into orbit
Google and SpaceX are in talks to launch an orbital data center in space, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The potential deal comes as SpaceX prepares for a $1.75 trillion IPO later this year, pitching investors on the idea that data centers in space will become the cheapest place […]
The AI legal services industry is heating up – Anthropic gets in on the action
Anthropic on Tuesday announced the launch of a number of new chatbot features designed to provide automated assistance to law firms. The new feature expands on Claude for Legal, a law-specific plugin released earlier this year, providing users with a new set of legal plugins and MCP connectors designed for specific legal areas. The new […]
Waymo faces recall issue over response to flooding issue
Waymo has issued a software update to about 4,000 of its vehicles that help avoid flooding on roads as part of a recall announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday. But the company hasn’t fully resolved the issue of how its vehicles behave in these conditions. In documents released by NHTSA, […]
Organized strike deals with hackers who invaded twice
Instructure, the maker of the popular school information portal Canvas, announced Tuesday that it had “reached an agreement” with the hackers who twice breached its systems, stole vast amounts of student and faculty data, and disrupted the thousands of schools that rely on its software. The financially motivated cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the […]
TikTok wants to be the place to book trips you see on TikTok
TikTok on Tuesday announced the launch of TikTok GO, a way for users to discover and book hotels, attractions, and experiences directly within the app. This new service is launching in the United States and is available to users 18 years and older. TikTok GO displays accommodations and activities through videos, searches, and places pages. […]
Amazon starts delivery within 30 minutes across the US
Amazon’s shipping is getting faster and faster. On Tuesday, the online retailer announced the launch of a 30-minute delivery option called “Amazon Now” in dozens of U.S. cities. Amazon says this super-fast shipping option will allow customers to purchase “thousands” of items, including fresh groceries, household goods, and other locally-related products. At launch, Amazon Now […]
Riding the AI rally, Robinhood prepares second retail venture IPO
Just two months after listing its first venture fund on the stock market, Robinhood is preparing to launch its second fund. The company is This is a standard regulatory procedure that allows details to go through an approval process before being made public. UIt differs from its first fund, which currently holds stakes in 10 […]
GM just laid off hundreds of IT employees to hire people with stronger AI skills
General Motors has laid off more than 10% of its IT department, or about 600 salaried employees. This is part of an intentional skills swap to purge employees whose expertise no longer fits and make room for employees with AI-focused backgrounds. GM confirmed to TechCrunch that it had cut jobs. These were first reported by […]
Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can now be encrypted end-to-end.
Finally, Android and iPhone users will be able to send end-to-end encrypted text messages to each other. On Monday, we will begin rolling out a beta version of end-to-end encrypted messaging for conversations between iPhone and Android users running the latest software. End-to-end encrypted (e2ee) messaging is an important privacy feature that makes users significantly […]