Uber rival inDrive scales beyond ride-hailing to capture more consumer spending
Uber rival inDrive scales beyond ride-hailing to capture more consumer spending inDrive's ad business, first piloted in July 2025, has served more than 2 billion impressions and attracted over 2,000…
‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI
‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned over AI extinction fears, calling for pacing agreements between labs. Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon…
Shipt becomes the latest delivery app with an AI shopping assistant
Shipt becomes the latest delivery app with an AI shopping assistant Users can ask the assistant to do things like "Create a cart for my Saturday tailgate for 25 people…
Uber invests $10M in Indian fleet operator Carrum at $168M valuation
Uber invests $10M in Indian fleet operator Carrum at $168M valuation Carrum Mobility operates about 5,100 vehicles in India and is Uber's largest fleet partner for its premium Uber Black…
AI spend per employee slumped at top firms in August — summer doldrums or a warning sign?
AI spend per employee slumped at top firms in August — summer doldrums or a warning sign? Falling token costs, cheaper models, and less spend per employee—AI adoption isn't playing…
Group of bipartisan lawmakers ask US government to ban several hack-for-hire firms
Group of bipartisan lawmakers ask US government to ban several hack-for-hire firms The three Indian companies are accused of using hackers to steal information used to sway litigation. The three…
Sequoia doubles down on Cymphony as AI agents create new enterprise security risks
Sequoia doubles down on Cymphony as AI agents create new enterprise security risks Cymphony was valued at more than $100 million in a $25 million Series A co-led by Sequoia…
Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive
Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive Scott Painter, founder of TrueCar, is still trying to build a business around vehicle subscriptions, where you…
Instacart launches an AI grocery shopping assistant called Clementine
Instacart launches an AI grocery shopping assistant called Clementine Instacart is the latest app to bake a conversational AI assistant into its platform. Instacart is the latest app to bake…
Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time
Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time If you want to manufacture in space—and bring the products back again—there’s a limited set of options:…