Airbnb has begun offering a private car service for travelers in Asia, Europe and Latin America. The service, announced Tuesday (March 31), is being offered in collaboration with transportation company Welcome Pickups. It’s part of the Airbnb Services program that the company launched last spring. “Airbnb Services are designed...
Amazon has inked an agreement with Delta to bring faster Wi-Fi to the airline’s flights. The partnership, announced Tuesday (March 31), will see Amazon install its Leo satellite technology on hundreds of Delta Air Lines planes, with an initial launch of 500 aircrafts starting in 2028. The companies said in...
FinTech partnerships with credit unions rose nearly 20% last year, even as similar arrangements with large banks fell sharply, indicating a reallocation of effort toward institutions that can move more quickly and test new models with fewer layers of constraint. What had been a supplemental...
Uber Technologies plans to acquire Blacklane, a company that provides an app and web booking platform that connects guests with independent local chauffeur services in 500 cities across 60 countries. Subject to customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to close by the end of...
Uber is teaming with autonomous mobility companies Pony.ai and Verne to launch Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service. The project is slated to get underway soon in the Croatian capital of Zagreb soon, with initial development work already happening, Pony.ai announced Thursday (March 26). “The three...
Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, a firm that designs and assembles humanoid robots that can be used around people and are likely to be marketed to consumers. The acquisition was announced in posts on LinkedIn by Fauna Robotics Co-founder and CEO Rob Cochran and Co-founder and Chief Technology...
Nasdaq has launched a partnership with digital assets trading platform Talos. The collaboration will connect Talos’ digital asset infrastructure with Nasdaq’s Calypso and Trade Surveillance platforms to create a solution for managing tokenized collateral, the companies announced in a news release Monday (March 23). “The...
Prediction market Polymarket has signed a new agreement with Major League Baseball (MLB). This agreement makes Polymarket the baseball’s official prediction markets exchange, the league announced Thursday (March 19). “A key component of the partnership between MLB and Polymarket will be establishing a comprehensive integrity...
Paythru, a payments orchestration platform focused on electric vehicles (EVs), has partnered with Visa to create a white-label fleet wallet for EV charging payments. The fleet wallet is designed for fleet operators and mobility platforms, Paythru said in a press release. The wallet lets fleet drivers charge at...