Lyft’s newest feature could convince more women to drive for the ride-hailing app

September 12, 2023
Lyft rolled out a new feature Tuesday in five U.S. cities including Chicago and San Francisco that lets women and nonbinary drivers set a preference for picking up only women riders. The preference feature, called Women+ Connect, could help Lyft attract more women drivers to the app, which today stands at about 23%. The move […]

The Download: introducing our TR35 innovators

September 12, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: Our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2023 How do you know what’s coming next, especially with a topic as fast-moving as technology? One way is to focus on the technology itself,…

Salesforce embeds conversational AI across the platform with Einstein Copilot

September 12, 2023
Salesforce first introduced its AI layer called Einstein back in 2016 to provide predictive AI services across the Salesforce family of products. In March, just months after the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, it introduced Einstein GPT to bring the ability to ask questions about the software in natural language across the platform. Today, at the […]

Adobe (ADBE) Earnings Alert: Buy or Sell?

September 12, 2023
Adobe (ADBE) delivered solid top-and bottom-line growth in the last reported quarter and raised its annual targets. Moreover, analysts seem bullish about the company’s prospects due to its innovative product…

CertifID, which develops products to prevent wire fraud, raises $20M

September 12, 2023
CertifID, a startup developing fraud prevention tech for the real estate market, today announced that it raised $20 million in a funding round led by Arthur Ventures at “over double” its previous valuation. CertifID primarily develops products to fight wire fraud. The startup’s co-founder, Thomas Cronkright, launched the company in 2017 after losing $180,000 to […]

FloLive connects with $47M to give its IoT and localized cellular technology a boost

September 12, 2023
Carriers and enterprises that rely on cellular networks to connect workers, devices and machines are forever grappling with tricky unit economics: the promise of 5G was that these costs would come down, but the reality is that 5G networks, and device and machine support for them, are just not as ubiquitous as you might think, […]