Lyft to launch Mobileye-powered robotaxis ‘as soon as 2026,’ starting with Dallas
Ride-hail giant Lyft plans to bring fully autonomous robotaxis, powered by Mobileye, to its app “as soon as 2026” in Dallas, with more markets to follow, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The news comes a day before Lyft shares its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings report, and it coincides with Waymo’s
Read moreCIOs Beware: How to Prove GenAI ROI Without Bumbling Into the Productivity Trap
Isaac Sacolick cautions against forecasting ROI for digita transformationl initiatives, particularly AI, emphasizing the importance of defining clear objectives and key results (OKRs) instead. While recent research indicates that generative AI investments can yield significant returns, organizations often struggle to quantify productivity improvements. Successful measurement and communication of business benefits
Read moreAI pioneer Fei-Fei Li warns policymakers not to let sci-fi sensationalism shape AI rules
Fei-Fei Li, the Stanford researcher who also founded World Labs, was invited to the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday to give the opening speech at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit which is taking place this week. While she shared some of her talking points over the weekend, her stance
Read moreUnderstanding the Risks of Social Media & How to Stay Safe
As Safer Internet Day approaches on February 11, it’s an ideal time to focus on how we navigate the digital world, especially through social media. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Snapchat have become essential parts of our lives, allowing us to connect, share, and interact. However, while these
Read moreMedia giant Lee Enterprises confirms cyberattack as news outlets report ongoing disruption
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Read moreMacron unveils $112B AI investment package, France’s answer to US’ Stargate
Late Sunday local time the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced a total of €109 billion in private investments in the AI ecosystem — or around $112 billion at current exchange rates. Paris is hosting the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit this week — the third international summit focused on AI after
Read moreKaspersky Highlights Online Dangers for Kids on Popular Gaming Platform
Kaspersky experts have highlighted the growing risks children face online by analyzing threats associated with one of the most popular gaming platforms—Roblox. Roblox: Founded in 2006, Roblox is an online virtual universe game platform that allows users to play a wide range of games created by other players or create
Read moreJSE Launches ‘Claim It’ Campaign with Lucas Radabe as Ambassador
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) launches its “Claim It” campaign, pushing South Africans to determine whether they are potential shareholders entitled a portion of the R4.5 billion in unclaimed dividends. The “Claim It” initiative is a collaborative effort between the JSE and some of its largest listed companies, aiming to
Read moreSaudi’s BRKZ closes $17M Series A for its construction tech platform
Construction procurement is highly fragmented, manual, and opaque, forcing contractors to juggle multiple suppliers, endure lengthy negotiations, and deal with delayed payments. In Saudi Arabia, where trillion-dollar infrastructure and real estate projects are underway, these inefficiencies are even more pronounced. To address this, BRKZ, a Riyadh-based construction tech startup, offers
Read moreOpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits that AI’s benefits may not be widely distributed
In a new essay on his personal blog, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company is open to a “compute budget,” among other “strange-sounding” ideas, to “enable everyone on Earth to use a lot of AI” and ensure the benefits of the technology are widely distributed. “The historical impact of
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