General Motors is investing $850 million into Cruise as the autonomous vehicle subsidiary slowly makes its way back to testing in Phoenix, Dallas and, as of Tuesday, Houston. […]
How Maven’s AI-run ‘serendipity network’ can make social media interesting again
Everything in society can feel geared toward optimization – whether that’s standardized testing or artificial intelligence algorithms. We’re taught to know what outcome you want to achieve, and […]
Uber has a new way to solve the concert traffic problem
Uber is taking a shuttle product it developed for commuters in India and Egypt and converting it for an American audience. The ride-hail and delivery giant announced Wednesday […]
Seven Waymo robotaxis block traffic to San Francisco freeway on-ramp
Seven Waymo robotaxis blocked traffic moving onto the Potrero Avenue 101 on-ramp in San Francisco on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., according to video of the incident posted to […]
Waymo begins robotaxi testing in Atlanta
Waymo, the self-driving company under Alphabet, began testing its robotaxis in Atlanta on Tuesday, adding another city to its ever-expanding testing and deployment domain. Over the next few […]
When it comes to building startups in Boston, success begets success
When Hubspot founders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah conceived of their inbound marketing startup in 2004, they were still graduate students at MIT, and inbound marketing was not […]
‘Babes’ review: Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau team up for gross-out comedy about maternity
You’ll want to hang with “Babes”: Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau team up for gross-out comedy about maternity. Review
Google Pay is shutting down in the US after being replaced by Google Wallet
Google announced its shutting down Google Pay in the US after introducing Google Wallet in 2022, which mostly replaced the digital payment service.
Hang On: Why is ‘Madame Web’s villain barefoot on public transit?
Tahar Rahim, who plays Ezekiel in Madame Web, is a great movie villain. Except for the whole barefoot part.
No impact without revenue? That’s ArcTern’s climate tech thesis
Much of the intriguing climate tech that crosses our desks is theoretical or only just coming to market — think: tech that sucks carbon out of the sky, […]