Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers

Amazon likely hopes that the new glasses will shave valuable time off of each delivery by providing delivery drivers with detailed directions and information about hazards directly in their line of sight.

Amazon will buy thousands of pedal-assist cargo vehicles from Rivian spinoff Also

The pedal-assist cargo quad vehicles are narrow delivery vans that can operate in a bike lane.

OpenAI’s Atlas is more about ChatGPT than the web

OpenAI’s new browser is a surface for the company to distribute ChatGPT and develop new AI features rather than improving core web experience.

OpenAI requested memorial attendee list in ChatGPT suicide lawsuit

The new information comes as the Raines family updated its lawsuit against OpenAI. The family first filed a wrongful death suit against OpenAI in August after alleging their son had taken his own life following conversations with the chatbot about his mental health and suicidal ideation. 

Why Cohere’s ex-AI research lead is betting against the scaling race

Cohere’s former VP of AI research, Sara Hooker, is launching a new startup to build AI models that can adapt to their environment.

Snapchat makes its first open prompt AI Lens available for free in the US

Snapchat is expanding access to its AI-powered “Imagine Lens,” allowing all users to generate and edit images with custom prompts for free.

As China’s 996 culture spreads, South Korea’s tech sector grapples with 52-hour limit

South Korea’s 52-hour workweek cap is stricter than the U.S. and Singapore but more flexible than much of Europe. Still deep tech founders and investors worry it’s too restrictive.

Elon Musk frets over controlling Tesla’s ‘robot army’ as car biz rebounds slightly

Tesla’s profit actually fell 37% compared to the same period last year, despite buyers rushing to take advantage of the expiring EV tax credit.

Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy storage business

The round was led by Eclipse and saw participation from Nvidia’s venture capital arm, NVentures.

Amazon’s new AI shopping tool tells you why you should buy a recommended product

Amazon’s new Help Me Decide tool will show you a personalized recommendation for a particular category and list reasons why you should buy it.