Tag: Uber

Bandwidth Opens Nominations for Textie Awards Celebrating the Best in Business Messaging

Honors the innovators redefining how businesses connect through text messaging   RALEIGH, N.C., May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND), a leading global enterprise cloud communications company, today announced the return of The Texties, the original award series honoring excellence and innovation in business text messaging. Nominations are open here for Bandwidth customers, with a… Continue reading Bandwidth Opens Nominations for Textie Awards Celebrating the Best in Business Messaging

Waymo and Toyota are dating — if they get serious, a new autonomous vehicle could be created

Waymo and Toyota have agreed to explore a possible deal that could one day lead to a new vehicle designed for ride-hailing and even bring self-driving tech into consumer cars. The two companies have signed a preliminary agreement to look into developing and deploying an autonomous vehicle platform, according to a blog posted by Waymo.… Continue reading Waymo and Toyota are dating — if they get serious, a new autonomous vehicle could be created

12 Best Delivery Chocolate Boxes to Send and Receive (2025)

Other Delivery Chocolate Boxes We Enjoyed Uzma Chocolat’s Signature Exotic Box for $49: Hailing from Chicago, this was one of a few to arrive after the date for our January tasting panel—and so couldn’t be included in our top picks. But among the latecomers, it was a contender: an enrobed box filled with intense but… Continue reading 12 Best Delivery Chocolate Boxes to Send and Receive (2025)

States and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

American nuclear is in 25-year-old Isaiah Taylor’s blood: his great-grandfather worked on the Manhattan Project. In 2023, Taylor, who dropped out of high school to work in tech, started his own nuclear company, Valar Atomics. It’s currently developing a small test reactor, named after Taylor’s great-grandfather. But the company says that overly onerous regulations imposed… Continue reading States and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Sam Altman Admits That New OpenAI Updates Made ChatGPT’s Personality Insufferable

With its latest update, ChatGPT seems have adopted an uber-annoying tone — and it’s so bad, even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is calling it out. Following weeks of user complaints about the chatbot’s new toxic positivity, Altman acknowledged in a Sunday tweet that the “last few” updates to GPT-4o — the most advanced version of… Continue reading Sam Altman Admits That New OpenAI Updates Made ChatGPT’s Personality Insufferable

Europe’s Devastating Power Outage in Photos

Grounded subways, canceled flights, stores, hospitals, and offices completely in the dark: This is the situation following the vast blackout that hit Spain, Portugal, and some regions of southern France. The power grid was sent down around noon local time on Monday, simultaneously blocking all public services in major Spanish cities. The restoration of the… Continue reading Europe’s Devastating Power Outage in Photos

7 Best Flower Delivery Services of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

The Best Flower delivery service will say what words can’t. Flowers are one of those things I didn’t fully appreciate until adulthood, like accountants or ergonomic office chairs. British Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori said it best: “The beauty of flowers lies in their gentle sequence of life: they bud, bloom, and fade away in a… Continue reading 7 Best Flower Delivery Services of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

Clean Technica: More Flaws in the Robotaxi Revolution Dream003995

Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 27th April 2025, 07:35 pm I published an article the other day on flaws in the robotaxi revolution dream. It was based on a… Continue reading Clean Technica: More Flaws in the Robotaxi Revolution Dream003995

Uber Is Being Accused of Something Incredibly Sleazy

When it comes to trailblazing skeevy new business models, no one does it quite like Uber. The company hasn’t just modernized management — it’s automated it, all while using legal loopholes and psychological tricks to create an entire new class of hyper-exploited workers. It’s also breaking new ground in consumer violations as well, according to… Continue reading Uber Is Being Accused of Something Incredibly Sleazy