DoorDash plans to acquire hospitality tech firm SevenRooms. We do an overview of all the autonomous car companies right now. How can technology serve as a bridge to our memories of loved ones who’ve passed on.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Quick Hits:
Amazon now has a 'Get book' button in its iOS Kindle app
https://www.theverge.com/news/661719/amazon-app-ios-apple-iphone-ipad-kindle-buy-books
OpenAI reverses course, says its nonprofit will remain in control of its business operations
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/openai-reverses-course-says-its-nonprofit-will-remain-in-control-of-its-business-operations/
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview: even better coding performance
https://developers.googleblog.com/en/gemini-2-5-pro-io-improved-coding-performance/
Microsoft shrinks its Surface Laptop down to 13 inches, priced at $899
https://www.theverge.com/news/658529/microsoft-surface-laptop-13-inch-specs-release-date
Xbox is selling a lot of games on PlayStation
https://www.theverge.com/news/661814/xbox-best-selling-games-ps5-oblivion-minecraft
Trump’s attacks on green energy are big trouble for data centers, AI
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/05/trumps-attacks-on-green-energy-are-big-trouble-for-data-centers-ai/
Discussions:
DoorDash Strikes Deal to Buy UK's Deliveroo for Almost $4B
https://www.investopedia.com/doordash-strikes-deal-to-buy-uk-s-deliveroo-for-almost-usd4b-11728845
DoorDash, UK's Deliveroo serve up $3.9 billion deal to take on rivals
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/doordash-acquire-uks-deliveroo-39-billion-deal-2025-05-06/
DoorDash strikes £2.9bn deal for Deliveroo
https://www.ft.com/content/641f2cbc-e7d7-494d-b698-b794fd75f656
Zoox expands driverless testing operations to Los Angeles
https://electrek.co/2025/04/08/zoox-expands-driverless-testing-operations-to-los-angeles/
Aurora launches commercial self-driving truck service in Texas
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/01/aurora-launches-commercial-self-driving-truck-service-in-texas/
Aurora begins commercial driverless trucking in Texas
https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/119/aurora-begins-commercial-driverless-trucking-in-texas
May Mobility Locations
https://maymobility.com/locations/
Lyft Announces New Round of Autonomous Partnerships
https://investor.lyft.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2024/Lyft-Announces-New-Round-of-Autonomous-Partnerships/default.aspx
Uber, WeRide expand robotaxi rollout to 15 cities
https://www.techinasia.com/news/uber-weride-expand-robotaxi-rollout-15-cities
Amazon-owned Zoox issues recall following robotaxi crash
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/amazon-owned-zoox-issues-recall-following-robotaxi-crash/
More Discussions:
TeleAbsence: Poetic Encounters
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-teleabsence-poetic-encounters.html
TeleAbsence: A Vision of Past and Afterlife
https://direct.mit.edu/pvar/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/PRES_a_00441/125855/TeleAbsence-A-Vision-of-Past-and-Afterlife?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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