Uber invests $10M in Indian fleet operator Carrum at $168M valuation September 9, 2026 Carrum Mobility operates about 5,100 vehicles in India and is Uber’s largest fleet partner for its premium Uber Black service in the country.
AI spend per employee slumped at top firms in August — summer doldrums or a warning sign? September 9, 2026 Falling token costs, cheaper models, and less spend per employee—AI adoption isn’t playing out the way hyperscalers hoped.
I’ve Watched Four Tech Hype Cycles. Companies Are Botching AI the Same Way. September 9, 2026 Simply adding AI language to your brand does not automatically make your company more relevant or more compelling.
OpenAI Says Its AI Just Solved a 90-Year-Old Math Problem — One Mathematician Calls It Theft September 9, 2026 Controversy surrounds OpenAI’s claim that it took 10,000 agents a weekend to solve one of math’s six unsolved “million-dollar” problems.
‘Jeopardy!’ Will Pay You $178,000 to Write Clues. But First, You Have to Survive This Test. September 9, 2026 “I’ll take clue writer for $178,000, Ken.” More than 1,300 people applied for the job, and almost none of them got past the first round.
Planet Fitness Said No to New Franchisees for a Decade. Here’s How This Guy Got a Yes. September 9, 2026 For ten years, Planet Fitness had one rule for new franchisees: buy your way in. Then a hotel developer showed up.
Group of bipartisan lawmakers ask US government to ban several hack-for-hire firms September 9, 2026 The three Indian companies are accused of using hackers to steal information used to sway litigation.
Instacart launches an AI grocery shopping assistant called Clementine September 9, 2026 Instacart is the latest app to bake a conversational AI assistant into its platform.
Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive September 9, 2026 Scott Painter, founder of TrueCar, is still trying to build a business around vehicle subscriptions, where you can cancel at any time.
Sequoia doubles down on Cymphony as AI agents create new enterprise security risks September 9, 2026 Cymphony was valued at more than $100 million in a $25 million Series A co-led by Sequoia and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund.