OpenAI and Instacart introduced a grocery shopping experience within ChatGPT, enabling customers to generate meal ideas, create grocery lists, and complete purchases without exiting the chat interface.
This initiative builds on an existing collaboration between the two companies. More than two years ago, Instacart launched an in-app AI search tool, powered by ChatGPT, that assists shoppers with...
Google detailed its security approach for agentic features within its Chrome browser, which can perform actions on behalf of users. The company previously previewed these capabilities in September, and a wider rollout will occur in coming months.
The company has implemented observer models and user consent mechanisms to manage these agentic actions. This strategy addresses potential security...
Google introduced a shoppable discovery feed in Doppl, its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) powered try-on application, on Monday.
The new feed gives users merchandise recommendations and allows them to virtually try on clothing items. Most items within the feed are shoppable and include direct links to merchants.
The discovery feed presents AI-generated videos of actual products and...
Waymo, the Alphabet Inc. autonomous driving subsidiary, recorded 450,000 robotaxi rides per week, according to an investor letter from Tiger Global Management to its investors that CNBC first reported.
This figure represents a significant increase from the 250,000 weekly rides the company disclosed six months ago. Waymo has been expanding its commercial robotaxi services across various U.S....
SoftBank Group Corp. and Nvidia Corp. have entered discussions to lead an investment exceeding $1 billion in Skild AI, a software company developing a foundational robotics model, according to Reuters. The proposed funding round would value Skild AI at $14 billion.
This potential valuation nearly triples the nearly three-year-old startup’s last valuation of $4.7 billion. In May, Skild AI raised $...
Anthropic launched Claude Code in Slack, a beta feature enabling developers to delegate coding tasks directly from chat threads. The research preview builds on Anthropic’s existing Slack integration, adding full workflow automation.
The rollout indicates a strategic shift in coding assistants toward workflow integration rather than model capabilities alone. Previously, Claude in Slack offered...
More than 230 environmental organizations, including Food...
The Department of Commerce has permitted Nvidia to export H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to approved customers in China, according to Semafor.
The U.S. government will receive a 25% share of the revenue from these sales. This development allows for the sale of H200 chips that are approximately 18 months old, according to .
Nvidia’s H200 chips offer significantly more advanced...
Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile, $108.4 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) after Warner had agreed to an $82.7 billion acquisition by Netflix.
Paramount is directly approaching WBD shareholders with an all-cash offer of $30 per share. This offer provides shareholders with $18 billion more cash than the Netflix deal, which included $23.25 in cash and $4.50 in...
The European Union initiated an antitrust investigation into Google over allegations that the company unfairly uses content from web publishers and YouTube creators to gain an advantage in artificial intelligence (AI).
The probe concerns claims that Google has breached competition rules by restricting web publishers and YouTube creators. The company has allegedly used content from these sources...