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31 March 2026 Vol 19

Social gaming platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5B, is shutting down

Social gaming platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5B, is shutting down

Rec Room, once hailed as a promising giant in the social gaming world, announced Monday it would be shutting down…
Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub

Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub

Amazon’s latest upgrade to Alexa+, its next-generation AI assistant, allows you to order food from popular delivery services Uber Eats…
Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion

Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion

Whoop, the fitness and health tracking wearable company, has closed a $575 million Series G funding round at a $10.1…
Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai

Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai

Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide have launched robotaxi operations without a human safety operator in Dubai as part…
Hacker hijacks Axios open-source project, used by millions, to push malware

Hacker hijacks Axios open-source project, used by millions, to push malware

A hacker has hijacked and modified a popular open-source software development tool to deliver malware that could put millions of…
In a Big Reversal, Zohran Mamdani Tells NYC Agencies They Can Use TikTok

In a Big Reversal, Zohran Mamdani Tells NYC Agencies They Can Use TikTok

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, who rode a social media-fueled campaign to Gracie Mansion, is reversing an Eric Adams–era…
Nomadic raises $8.4 million to wrangle the data pouring off autonomous vehicles

Nomadic raises $8.4 million to wrangle the data pouring off autonomous vehicles

To build the autonomous machines of the future, sometimes your model needs a model.  Companies developing self-driving cars, robots manipulating…
Rivian spinoff Also will build autonomous delivery vehicles for DoorDash

Rivian spinoff Also will build autonomous delivery vehicles for DoorDash

Micromobility company Also, which was created inside Rivian and spun out last year, will work with DoorDash to develop autonomous…
Exclusive: Runway launches $10M fund, Builders program to support early stage AI startups

Exclusive: Runway launches $10M fund, Builders program to support early stage AI startups

Runway is moving beyond building AI video models and into shaping what gets built on top of them.  The AI…
Waymo starts robotaxi services at San Antonio International Airport

Waymo starts robotaxi services at San Antonio International Airport

Waymo’s robotaxi service is going live at its fourth airport today: San Antonio International. The company said its vehicles will…