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Avride launches sidewalk delivery bots on Uber Eats in Jersey City

February 13, 2025

Uber Eats customers in Jersey City can now have their orders delivered by one of Avride’s autonomous sidewalk delivery robots. The launch, which kicked off this week in New Jersey, is Uber’s latest foray into autonomous vehicles and represents an expanding relationship with Avride. The ride-hail and delivery giant deploys AVs on its app in […]

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Apple’s app tracking privacy framework could fall foul of German antitrust rules

February 13, 2025

Germany’s antitrust watchdog has been investigating Apple’s app privacy framework since 2022. On Thursday, releasing preliminary findings from this probe, the Bundeskartellamt (FCO) said it suspects the iPhone maker may not be treating third-party app developers as equally as the law requires. The antitrust watchdog said it believes Apple’s behavior could amount to self-preferencing. Apple […]

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Apptronik, which makes humanoid robots, raises $350M as category heats up

February 13, 2025

Apptronik, a University of Texas spin-out that was quietly building humanoid robots before it became quite so fashionable, on Thursday announced a $350 million Series A round of financing. B Capital and Capital Factory co-led the round, which also featured participation from Google, whose DeepMind division is partnering with Apptronik to deliver embodied AI for […]

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Telegram releases improved sticker search and video consumption features

February 13, 2025

Chat app Telegram, which became profitable last year, released new updates to its apps, including improved sticker search, choosing video covers, and the ability to copy videos at the current time. The company first released its AI-powered sticker search in December, which allowed you to look for stickers using natural language. However, it was limited […]

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Barcelona-based spyware startup Variston reportedly shuts down

February 13, 2025

Variston, a Barcelona-based spyware vendor, is reportedly being liquidated. Intelligence Online, a trade publication that covers the surveillance and intelligence industry, reported that a legal notice published in Barcelona’s registry on February 10 confirmed that Variston has gone into liquidation. This comes almost exactly a year after TechCrunch reported that Variston was in the process […]

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Former Oracle Cloud exec Don Johnson takes over as Docker’s new CEO

February 13, 2025

Developer tooling and containerization company Docker has a new CEO: Former Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) executive vice president Don Johnson (pictured above) landed in the hotseat starting Wednesday. Incumbent Scott Johnston will leave the company with immediate effect. During his eight-year spell at Oracle, Johnson was instrumental in transitioning the company from its legacy on-premise […]

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Elon Musk will withdraw bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit if its board agrees to terms

February 13, 2025

In a court filing on Wednesday, a lawyer for Elon Musk said the billionaire will withdraw his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit if the ChatGPT maker’s board of directors “preserve the charity’s mission” and halt its conversion to a for-profit corporation. The filing, submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of […]

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