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Corporate AI adoption may be leveling off, according to Ramp data A healthy chunk of corporate America has eagerly embraced AI, betting that the tech will bring heretofore unrealizable productivity…
XRobotics’ countertop robots are cooking up 25,000 pizzas a month XRobotics recently raised a $2.5 million seed round to help it produce more of its countertop pizza robots. XRobotics recently…
Major US grocery distributor warns of disruption after cyberattack UNFI, a grocery distributor for Whole Foods and others, warned of disruptions to customer orders after a cyberattack. UNFI, a grocery…
Anthropic’s AI-generated blog dies an early death Anthropic was experimenting with an AI-generated blog. TechCrunch profiled it. Then, Anthropic shut it down. Anthropic was experimenting with an AI-generated blog. TechCrunch…
Warner Bros to split cable and streaming businesses in major restructuring As cable television continues to experience stagnation, with the trend of cord-cutting growing stronger each year, Warner Bros. Discovery…
Google fixes bug that could reveal users’ private phone numbers The bug allowed a researcher to uncover recovery phone numbers of nearly any Google account. The bug allowed a researcher…
Qualcomm acquires semiconductor firm Alphawave Semi for $2.4B Qualcomm has acquired Alphawave Semi, a U.K.-based semiconductor company focused on high-speed data center connectivity, for around $2.4 billion. Qualcomm has acquired…
OpenAI updates ChatGPT’s voice mode with more natural-sounding speech ChatGPT's natural-sounding voice mode just got a big update, including more natural-sounding synthetic voice options. ChatGPT's natural-sounding voice mode just got…
Waymo robotaxis, Lime e-scooters set ablaze during LA protests Several Waymo robotaxis and Lime e-scooters were set ablaze this weekend as unrest in downtown Los Angeles continued. Several Waymo robotaxis…
PayPal is adding hotel booking within its app, powered by Selfbook PayPal is partnering with hotel payment provider Selfbook to let users search for and book hotels within the PayPal…