Serve Robotics CEO Ali Kashani envisions autonomous delivery robots transforming urban logistics by optimizing the pickup and delivery of food and other products to lower the cost of last-mile delivery for businesses. This year, it is planning to deploy 2,000 Uber Eats delivery robots —...
Uber Technologies is reportedly suing a group of law firms, doctors and pain management clinics, alleging they staged car accidents and performed medically unnecessary surgeries. The ridesharing firm’s racketeering lawsuit alleges that the defendants aimed to take advantage of New York’s no-fault insurance policies, which...
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday (Jan. 23) that accelerated advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in biology, can lead to a doubling of human lifespans in as little as five to 10 years “if we really get this AI stuff right.” During a panel...
Earned wage access platform DailyPay has tapped Uber’s former CFO to lead its board of directors. In a Wednesday (Jan. 8) press release, DailyPay announced Nelson Chai will be providing strategic oversight to the company as executive chair. The release noted that Chai brings more...
February 03, 2025
Serve Robotics CEO Ali Kashani envisions autonomous delivery robots transforming urban logistics by optimizing the pickup and delivery of food and other products to lower the cost of last-mile delivery for businesses. This year, it is planning to deploy 2,000 Uber Eats delivery robots — further expanding in Los Angeles and looking to deploy in […]
January 07, 2025
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are emerging as a use case for artificial intelligence, with Nvidia announcing partnerships with carmakers to develop self-driving technology using its hardware and software platform. “The AV...
December 06, 2024
The broader tech-heavy NASDAQ was 1.1% higher through the last five sessions, while the Dow hit a record before backing off a bit. But the FinTech IPO Index saw the...
October 14, 2024
Earnings season is here — as always, led by the banks, and the banks led the CE 100 Index 1.7% higher through the past week. As a group, the banks...
January 30, 2025
Uber Technologies is reportedly suing a group of law firms, doctors and pain management clinics, alleging they staged car accidents and performed medically unnecessary surgeries. The ridesharing firm’s racketeering lawsuit alleges that the defendants aimed to take advantage of New York’s no-fault insurance policies, which enable drivers and passengers to get reimbursed quickly after an […]
January 08, 2025
Earned wage access platform DailyPay has tapped Uber’s former CFO to lead its board of directors. In a Wednesday (Jan. 8) press release, DailyPay announced Nelson Chai will be providing...
January 06, 2025
Autonomous delivery company Serve Robotics said Monday (Jan. 6) that it secured $86 million in new financing in December. The new capital brought the company’s total raised in 2024 to $167...
January 06, 2025
After abandoning driverless taxis, Uber and Lyft are reportedly reinvesting in the technology. The two ride-hailing companies are working on plans to have driverless cars — provided by companies such as the Google-owned Waymo...
