OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren’t sweating it

Startup founders building AI shopping tools think general-purpose models are too broad to deliver truly personalized shopping experiences.

Character AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat

The company announced last month that it would no longer allow minors to use its chat features.

ChatGPT’s voice mode is no longer a separate interface

ChatGPT now lets you use voice and text in the same screen, making conversations feel more natural as responses and visuals appear in real time.

Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’

An investor explains the “buy, fix, and hold” model employed by Bending Spoons and similar companies that buy distressed startups.

YouTube is working on a feature that will fix the messy home feed

YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that allows users to customize their home feed.

Onton raises $7.5M to expand its AI-powered shopping site beyond furniture

Onton, which change its name from Deft, is giving users an infinite canvas with AI-powered image generation to nudge them towards making quicker purchase decisions

Uber and WeRide’s robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless

The commercial robotaxi service launched last year. Now, the human safety operator is gone.

Google teams up with Accel to hunt for India’s next AI breakouts

Google and Accel will jointly invest up to $2 million in each startup through their new partnership.

Altman describes OpenAI’s forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone

Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years.

OpenAI learned the hard way that Cameo trademarked the word ‘cameo’

OpenAI might have to rename the “cameo” feature in the Sora app.