The gutting of USAID has left a void China will not fill
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Amazon’s ultrafast 30-minute deliveries are now available in more cities
Items like groceries, medicines, and electronics are now available in less than an hour. | Image: Amazon Following a limited test run in parts of Seattle and Philadelphia that started last December, Amazon Now is officially available to millions of…
Instructure strikes deal with hackers who breached it twice
The maker of the Canvas school software said it “reached an agreement” with the hackers, but provided no guarantees that the hackers would not release the data or keep their word.
Amazon employees are “tokenmaxxing” due to pressure to use AI tools
Amazon employees are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks in a bid to show managers they are using the technology more frequently. The Seattle-based group has started to widely deploy its in-house “MeshClaw” product in recent weeks,…
Waymo recalls robotaxis for driving on flooded roads
A Waymo drives across Congress Avenue on 8th Street in front of the Capitol Building as rain arrives in the Austin area on Friday, Jan. 23, 2025 ahead of anticipated drops in temperature and freezing rain over the weekend. (Sara…
Rendering the Sky, Sunsets, and Planets
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Canvas owner reaches ‘agreement’ with hackers to secure stolen data
Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management platform, says it has “reached an agreement” with hackers that breached its systems last week to prevent stolen data from being leaked online. The ShinyHunters hacking group claimed responsibility for the attack…
Dessn raises $6M for its production focused design tool
A new startup called Dessn has raised $6M to build AI-powered design tools that work directly with production codebases.
TikTok now wants to be the place you book the trip you just saw on TikTok
TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue streams for its new owners.
AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines
Fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they’re deteriorating.