Healthify upgrades its AI assistant Ria with real-time conversation capabilities

Healtify is adding live conversation capabilities to its AI assistant, powered by OpenAI’s realtime APIs

Uber and Avride launch robotaxi service in Dallas

The robotaxis will initially have a human safety operator behind the wheel who will monitor the ride.

Nothing looks to its community to raise $5M, wants to be ‘IPO-ready’ in 3 years

The new round, which opens on December 10, will enable consumers to buy the company’s shares at its Series C valuation of $1.3 billion.

After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones

On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain voluntary, and that smartphone makers would no longer be required to preload it on devices they sell.

Spotify Wrapped 2025 adds its first multiplayer feature with ‘Wrapped Party’

Spotify Wrapped returns to its data-driven roots with new interactive features, deeper insights, and social experiences designed to revive its fan-favorite feel.

ChatGPT referrals to retailers’ apps increased 28% year-over-year, says report

ChatGPT referrals to retailers’ apps were up on Black Friday year-over-year, with Walmart and Amazon benefiting the most.

AWS launches new Nova AI models and a service that gives customers more control

Amazon Web Services announced four new AI models within its Nova model family and a frontier model service.

OpenAI slammed for app suggestions that looked like ads

OpenAI clarified that the app suggestion was not an advertisement, but instead a poor attempt to integrate an app discovery feature within conversations.

A data breach at analytics giant Mixpanel leaves a lot of open questions

We sent over a dozen questions to Mixpanel’s CEO about the company’s data breach. Here’s what we want to know.

Simular’s AI agent wants to run your Mac, Windows PC for you

Simular, a startup building AI agents for Mac OS and Windows, has solved the AI hallucination problem in a compelling way.