By the time Harry Qi was 23 years old, he had achieved a level of financial success most people never attain, earning about one million dollars a year. He was working as a quant, which is hedge fund terminology for…
Ever since Spotify launched its AI DJ, Amazon Music has been developing its own AI-powered features to compete more effectively. These include an AI-generated playlist tool and an AI-assisted search function. Now, the company is launching a new feature called…
InDrive, known for its bidding-based ride-hailing model across Asia and Latin America, is rolling out a super-app strategy aimed at frontier markets. This expansion moves beyond cabs to deliver daily essentials to its users. Beginning with grocery deliveries in Kazakhstan,…
Ride-hailing giant Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Momenta plan to start testing robotaxis in Munich, Germany beginning in 2026. This marks the first continental European city either company has announced publicly, with plans to expand to other markets later.…
A new research paper from OpenAI asks why large language models like GPT-5 and chatbots like ChatGPT still hallucinate, and whether anything can be done to reduce those hallucinations. In a blog post summarizing the paper, OpenAI defines hallucinations as…
How can startups and developers monetize their AI products? A startup called Koah, which recently raised five million dollars in seed funding, is betting that ads will be a big part of the answer. If you spend any time online,…
Hyundai’s electric air taxi startup, Supernal, has paused work on its aircraft program following a difficult period that included staff cuts and the departure of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer. This information comes from two people familiar…
Mistral AI, the French company behind AI assistant Le Chat and several foundational models, is officially regarded as one of France’s most promising tech startups. It is arguably the only European company that could compete with OpenAI. It is reportedly…
Microsoft reported on Saturday that customers using its Azure cloud platform might experience increased latency. This issue occurred after multiple undersea cables were cut in the Red Sea. In a status update, the company stated that network traffic passing through…
On Friday, a startup called Fable announced an ambitious, if head-scratching, plan to recreate the lost 43 minutes of Orson Welles’ classic film “The Magnificent Ambersons.” This is a surprising move for a company that bills itself as the “Netflix…
