Uber’s Annual Lost and Found Index: Delhi continues its run as most forgetful city

Uber today released the 2024 edition of its Lost and Found Index, a snapshot of the most frequently forgotten items, the most forgetful cities, as well as the days of the week and times of the year when Uber riders tend to be most forgetful. Delhi bagged the title of the most forgetful city in… Continue reading Uber’s Annual Lost and Found Index: Delhi continues its run as most forgetful city

Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3

Zuckerberg took to Instagram today to explain that Meta would incorporate the new Meta AI assistant, powered by Llama 3, into products that include Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. Meta said in its blog post announcing Llama 3 that it had focused heavily on improving the training data used to develop the model. It was… Continue reading Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3

Halo.Car Starts Beta Program for Remote Driven Vehicles

Rental car companies can deliver vehicles to customers easily and create more of a seamless experience. Photo: Halo.Car Halo.Car, a US-based company developing remote driving technology for cars, announced April 17 the launch of the Halo beta program along with three initial participants: electric vehicle (EV) rental companies EV Access and Joulez and Spring Free… Continue reading Halo.Car Starts Beta Program for Remote Driven Vehicles

Serve Robotics Inc. Announces Pricing of $40 Million Public Offering and Uplisting to the Nasdaq Capital Market Under New Ticker “SERV”

SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Serve Robotics Inc. (the “Company” or “Serve”), a leading autonomous sidewalk delivery company, today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $4.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $40 million, prior to deducting… Continue reading Serve Robotics Inc. Announces Pricing of $40 Million Public Offering and Uplisting to the Nasdaq Capital Market Under New Ticker “SERV”

BreachRx Closes $6.5M Seed Funding

BreachRx, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an intelligent incident response platform designed for the entire enterprise, closed a $6.5m seed funding round. The round was led by SYN Ventures with participation from Overline. The company plans to use the new funding to scale its go-to-market and engineering teams. Led by Andy Lunsford, CEO and… Continue reading BreachRx Closes $6.5M Seed Funding

Uber: Uber Announces Date of First Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its first quarter 2024 financial results on Wednesday, May 8th at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time (8:00 a.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast of the conference call and earnings release materials can be found on Uber’s Investor Relations website at investor.uber.com.… Continue reading Uber: Uber Announces Date of First Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call

Uber will start reminding passengers to wear their seat belt

Starting today, the Uber app will remind you to put on your seatbelt shortly after your ride starts. Passengers’ tendency to not use a seat belt remains a significant concern, the ride-hailing service wrote in its announcement of the new safety feature, even though 50 percent of all vehicle crash deaths in the US in… Continue reading Uber will start reminding passengers to wear their seat belt

GrowthCap Ventures invests in Advance Mobility

Advance Mobility, an innovative ridesharing mobility startup, is redefining scalable fleet operations on the Uber platform. New Delhi: GrowthCap Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has made its maiden investment in Advance Mobility. The investment signals GrowthCap Ventures’ commitment to fostering innovation and driving growth within the rapidly evolving mobility industry. This strategic investment signifies… Continue reading GrowthCap Ventures invests in Advance Mobility

Ola eyes grocery and fashion foray on ONDC

Currently, customers can only order food and beverages on ONDC through the Ola app. Ride-hailing company Ola will soon offer its customers the option to shop for groceries and fashion and apparel on Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) via its app, broadening the suite of e-commerce offerings to its 75 million monthly active users.… Continue reading Ola eyes grocery and fashion foray on ONDC

Tesla slashes price of its premium driver assistance option by half in U.S.

Drivers charge their Teslas in Fountain Valley, CA, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Jeff Gritchen | Medianews Group | Getty Images Tesla said on Friday that it’s cutting the subscription price of its premium driver assistance system for customers in the U.S. Marketed as its Full Self-Driving, or FSD, package, Tesla customers will now pay… Continue reading Tesla slashes price of its premium driver assistance option by half in U.S.