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United's mobile app now shows TSA wait times at select airports
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (404+ words) The first StrictlyVC of 2026 lands in San Francisco on April 30. Tickets are limited. Register here. United Airlines is updating its iOS and Android mobile apps with several new features, including estimated security wait times to give travelers a better idea…...
Tesla’s cheaper vehicles aren’t helping its declining sales
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (517+ words) The first StrictlyVC of 2026 lands in San Francisco on April 30. Tickets are limited. Register here. Tesla spent more than a year touting that "more affordable" cars were on the way, and they finally arrived last October, with stripped-down versions of…...
Exclusive: Beehiiv expands into podcasting, taking aim at Patreon
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (532+ words) The first StrictlyVC of 2026 lands in San Francisco on April 30. Tickets are limited. Register here. By moving into podcasting, Beehiiv aims to attract creators to its platform as its rivals pursue similar strategies. Substack has been heavily courting video and…...
'System failure' paralyzes Baidu robotaxis in China
21+ hour, 52+ min ago (240+ words) The first StrictlyVC of 2026 lands in San Francisco on April 30. Tickets are limited. Register here. Robotaxis operated by Baidu's Apollo Go stalled throughout Wuhan, China, in some cases trapping passengers for up to two hours, according to multiple media reports…...
A new dating app, Sonder, has a deliberately annoying sign-up process (and it’s working)
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (761+ words) The first StrictlyVC of 2026 lands in San Francisco on April 30. Tickets are limited. Register here. Sonder's founders couldn't bear to encounter one more dating app profile in which someone boldly declared that their most controversial opinion is that they like…...
Cameo partners with TikTok to boost popularity
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (306+ words) In an effort to regain its popularity, celebrity greeting app Cameo launched a new TikTok integration that allows U.S. creators to offer personalized Cameo videos directly to their fans through the short-form video app. The integration is a smart move for…...
Lucid Motors recalls over 4,000 Gravity SUVs citing improperly welded seat belts
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (207+ words) Lucid Motors seemed to have largely resolved its initial quality struggles with the Gravity SUV's hardware and software, but the company is not out of the woods yet: it just issued a recall for more than 4,000 Gravity SUVs after discovering…...
Nothing's AI devices plan reportedly contains smart glasses and earbuds
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (212+ words) London-based hardware company Nothing is on track to release a pair of smart glasses next year, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The glasses will likely feature cameras, microphones and speakers, and will connect to a smartphone and the cloud to…...
Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (649+ words) The information published by Markey's office is the latest example of how hesitant autonomous vehicle companies are to share details about their operations truly work " despite the fact that they are all experimenting with this technology on public roads. Markey…...
Uber and WeRide ramp up robotaxi operations in Dubai
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (381+ words) Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide have launched robotaxi operations without a human safety operator in Dubai as part of a broader expansion in the Middle East. Riders can now book the vehicles through Uber's app, with operations in…...