Travis Kalanick is trying to buy Pony AI — and Uber might help

Uber founder Travis Kalanick is looking for ways to buy the U.S. arm of Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony AI, according to The New York Times. Kalanick is reportedly working with investors to finance an acquisition, and Uber may even help make the transaction happen, the Times reports. Pony AI went public last year and… Continue reading Travis Kalanick is trying to buy Pony AI — and Uber might help

Uber has Atlanta’s autonomous ride-hailing and delivery market on lock

Uber Eats customers in Atlanta can now opt in to have their food delivered via sidewalk delivery robots, following partner Serve Robotics’s launch on Thursday. The move comes just two days after Uber and Waymo launched a commercial robotaxi service in the city.  Serve, which spun out of Uber in 2021 before braving the public… Continue reading Uber has Atlanta’s autonomous ride-hailing and delivery market on lock

“Nonsensical Benchmark Hacking”: Microsoft No Longer Believes OpenAI Is Capable of Achieving AGI

The love’s gone bad between Microsoft and OpenAI, whose lucrative partnership ushered in our age of AI hype. OpenAI is trying to convert into a for-profit company, but it’s so far failed to secure its benefactor’s approval and negotiate a new contract. The frustration is running so high that the ChatGPT maker is reportedly considering… Continue reading “Nonsensical Benchmark Hacking”: Microsoft No Longer Believes OpenAI Is Capable of Achieving AGI

Microsoft Is Having an Incredibly Embarrassing Problem With Its AI

Despite investing tens of billions of dollars into OpenAI, tech giant Microsoft has a problem: it’s in direct competition with its business partner, and OpenAI is winning. As Bloomberg reports, Microsoft salespeople are having trouble wooing both potential and existing customers with the company’s Copilot, its AI assistant built on OpenAI’s tech. Basically, it feels like a worse version… Continue reading Microsoft Is Having an Incredibly Embarrassing Problem With Its AI

Orlando Bloom Planning the Worst Possible Thing at Jeff Bezos’ Wedding

Orlando… don’t…. The Merchant of Venice Pop star and space tourist Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom have reportedly split after nearly a decade together — and he’s apparently planning to use the spectacle of the century to let his single flag fly. Many of the world’s elites have descended upon Venice, Italy this week… Continue reading Orlando Bloom Planning the Worst Possible Thing at Jeff Bezos’ Wedding

The Trump Phone Is Already a Lot Different From Last Week

Apparently, things change quickly in the world of the Trump phone. It’s been 10 days since the Trump Organization announced it would be launching the $499 T1 smartphone, and in that time there have already been a confusing series of changes to a product that was initially supposed to be arriving as soon as August.… Continue reading The Trump Phone Is Already a Lot Different From Last Week

Now Google’s Gemini AI is ready to fill in those empty cells in your spreadsheet

The new AI function in Sheets can generate text for groups of cells based on their contents. The new AI function in Sheets can generate text for groups of cells based on their contents. Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she… Continue reading Now Google’s Gemini AI is ready to fill in those empty cells in your spreadsheet

Insta360’s new $110 Flow 2 gimbal sacrifices some useful pro features

The smartphone gimbal has a built-in tripod and selfie stick, but you’ll need to rely on Insta360’s own camera app. The smartphone gimbal has a built-in tripod and selfie stick, but you’ll need to rely on Insta360’s own camera app. Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and… Continue reading Insta360’s new $110 Flow 2 gimbal sacrifices some useful pro features

Intel is closing its automotive chipmaking business

The chipmaker is laying off ‘most’ of the workers in the division, according to The Oregonian. The chipmaker is laying off ‘most’ of the workers in the division, according to The Oregonian. Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a… Continue reading Intel is closing its automotive chipmaking business