DoorDash customers in Los Angeles might soon have their food delivered by one of Serve Robotics’ sidewalk delivery bots. The two companies announced a multi-year partnership to use autonomous robots for deliveries across the United States. This new partnership follows…
Google launched a comprehensive AI platform for businesses called Gemini Enterprise on Thursday. This represents the latest effort by the Alphabet-owned company to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI in the fast-growing market for workplace AI tools. As part of the…
OpenAI is rapidly expanding its affordable ChatGPT Go plan to 16 new countries across Asia. The subscription tier, which costs under five dollars, is now available in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the…
Many businesses that provide goods and services to the EU’s 450 million consumers must comply with new accessibility standards that took effect in June. Like the GDPR before it, this new act had companies scrambling to adjust their websites, e-commerce…
Novoloop, a plastic recycling startup, has signed a deal with a major manufacturer to produce its upcycled thermoplastic polyurethane at a commercial scale. This agreement helps the Menlo Park-based company navigate the challenging period known as the “valley of death,”…
At nearly the same moment Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was expressing surprise over OpenAI’s multibillion-dollar deal with competitor AMD, OpenAI’s Sam Altman was saying that more such deals are in the works. This comes shortly after Nvidia itself agreed to…
Last week, the roof of the MCM Studios building in Manhattan was still as six entrepreneurs took the stage to pitch their businesses. When it was her turn, April Wachtel stood and made the case for her company, Cheeky Cocktails,…
At nearly the same moment Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was expressing surprise over OpenAI’s multi-billion-dollar deal with competitor AMD, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was saying that more such deals are in the works. This comes shortly after Nvidia agreed to…
OpenAI’s video-generating app Sora has technically experienced a bigger first week than ChatGPT on iOS, according to new data from app intelligence provider Appfigures. Its estimates show that Sora saw 627,000 iOS downloads in its first seven days of availability.…
When Nick Turley joined OpenAI in 2022 as the head of ChatGPT, he was tasked with commercializing the company’s research. He has made great strides toward that goal, growing the product to 800 million weekly active users. Now, Turley wants…
