Uber rival inDrive scales beyond ride-hailing to capture more consumer spending
inDrive’s ad business, first piloted in July 2025, has served more than 2 billion impressions and attracted over 2,000 paying advertisers a month.
The Download: a bid to scrap the virtual wall and AI hits Climate Week
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. A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program Delia Ramirez, a Democratic US representative from Illinois, has announced plans to introduce legislation to terminate the surveillance tower program along…
‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned over AI extinction fears, calling for pacing agreements between labs.
Shipt becomes the latest delivery app with an AI shopping assistant
Users can ask the assistant to do things like “Create a cart for my Saturday tailgate for 25 people and include some brunch items,” or “Build a cart for easy school lunches and after-school snacks,” Shipt says.
Uber invests $10M in Indian fleet operator Carrum at $168M valuation
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?
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.
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
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.
“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.
For ten years, Planet Fitness had one rule for new franchisees: buy your way in. Then a hotel developer showed up.
Everyone Uses AI Now. The Real Advantage Is Owning What It Creates.
AI agency requires founders to think like owners protecting equity and data can matter as much as adopting the latest technology