Lyft plans to dispatch licensed taxis for the first time to US riders who have opted in, beginning in St. Louis on May 5; Uber has long let users hail taxis
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St. Louis-based tech services company World Wide Technology agrees to acquire Canadian IT provider Softchoice in an all-cash deal valuing Softchoice at ~CA$1.8B
One last mega-deal closed out an eventful 2024. — On Tuesday, World Wide Technology (WWT), a tech services company based in St. Louis …
Research: the number of freelance jobs on platforms like Upwork, in areas where generative AI excels, have dropped by as much as 21% since ChatGPT's debut
The more a job is strictly about writing about a known topic or creating art, the more likely it is replaceable by generative AI. … X: Steve Hsu / @hsu_steve : WSJ: Impact of genAI on freelance work L...
Interviews with Sam Altman and 20+ people in his circle reveal a complicated portrait of being brilliant but slippery, as Time names him CEO of the Year 2023
It was a strange Thanksgiving for Sam Altman. Normally, the CEO of OpenAI flies home to St. Louis to visit family. X: @kristileilani , @samraskinz , @aaltman82 , @billyperrigo , and @annmarie X: Kris...
Uber's slow response to law enforcement requests and a complex request process are leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks by riders using fake accounts
An investigation by The Markup found that Uber is slow to respond to law enforcement requests, leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks Tweets: @andyjayhawk , @sisiwei , @jonkeegan , @themarkup ...
Chicago-based Strike, a bitcoin payment service that uses the Lightning network for faster transactions, raised an $80M Series B led by Ten31
Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Wyoming were among the investors in the Series B funding round.
How neural network chess engines redefined the game's creativity, leading some top players to use deception, misdirection, and other psychological techniques
It was as if a bottom seed had knocked out the top team in March Madness: At the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament in St. Louis earlier this month … Tweets: @pokertube , @olimpiuurcan , @dlberes , and ...
Rescuers confirm at least six workers died in an Amazon warehouse hit by tornadoes in Illinois as search continues for more trapped workers
Six Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) workers were confirmed dead on Saturday after a series of tornadoes roared through a warehouse near St. Louis …
St. Louis-based PierianDx, which provides a genomics SaaS platform for clinical labs to build personalized medicine programs, raises $27M Series B
The startup describes its software as providing clinical labs with more streamlined and accurate analysis, interpretation and reporting for accelerating personalized medicine programs.
Profile of WWT, which helps clients including the US federal government procure and install IT equipment; the company reported revenue of $11.2B last year
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