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Airbnb is introducing a private car pick-up service

Airbnb announced Tuesday it is expanding its services feature with a new category for car pick-ups across 125 cities around the world. The company is

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Why OpenAI really shut down Sora

OpenAI’s decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The

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Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds

The team from Bluesky has built another app — and this time, it’s not a social network, but an AI assistant that allows you to

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Whoop has LeBron – now it wants your mom

For the better part of a decade, Whoop sold itself as a secret weapon for serious athletes. LeBron James was convinced to slap on the

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David Sacks is done as AI czar — here’s what he’s doing instead

David Sacks has used up his days as Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar. Speaking with Bloomberg on Thursday, the longtime entrepreneur, investor, and podcaster,

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A little-known Croatian startup is coming for the robotaxi market with help from Uber

Mate Rimac, the founder of Croatian electric vehicle maker Rimac Group, started working on electric robotaxis seven years ago. Now, part of his vision is

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A former Thiel fellow’s startup just launched a drone it says can replace police helicopters

When I speak to Blake Resnick, he’s walking around his drone startup’s newest office space in Seattle—a cavernous 50,000-square-foot facility that, Resnick estimates, won’t be

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Ultrahuman ramps up U.S. push with Ring Pro as Oura tightens its grip

Ultrahuman, a Bengaluru-based health-tech startup known for its smart rings, is attempting to revive its U.S. business after securing approval for its Ring Pro, setting

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The SEC drops its four-year-old investigation into EV startup Faraday Future

The Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into electric vehicle startup Faraday Future, despite SEC staff on the case recommending an enforcement action

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Are AI tokens the new signing bonus or just a cost of doing business?

This week, a topic that has been boomeranging around Silicon Valley bounced into the spotlight: AI tokens as compensation. The idea is straightforward enough —