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WhatsApp will now pay for AI chatbots to work in Italy

Meta announced on Wednesday that it will pay developers of chatbots on WhatsApp in areas where regulators are forcing the company to allow them. The move comes after the company’s ban on third-party WhatsApp chatbots went into effect on January…

The price gap between Waymo and Uber is narrowing

A Waymo robotaxi ride remains more expensive, on average, than a similar ride with a human-powered Uber or Lyft. But this difference is decreasing, according to new ones published on Tuesday by Obi, a company that combines real-time pricing and…

Assurance Raises $1B and Adds to Robotaxis and Uber

Autonomous car startup Waabi has raised $1 billion and signed a deal with Uber to use self-driving cars on its platform — the company’s first expansion beyond autonomous driving. The funding includes a $750 million Series C round led by…