Amazon acquired autonomous robotics startup Rivr, OpenAI is putting ChatGPT, its browser and code generator into one desktop app, and DoorDash will start paying gig workers for creating content to train AI models episode artwork

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Amazon acquired autonomous robotics startup Rivr, OpenAI is putting ChatGPT, its browser and code generator into one desktop app, and DoorDash will start paying gig workers for creating content to train AI models

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-Rivr is based in Zurich and was valued at $110 million in a funding round from August 2024, which both Amazon and its CEO's Bezos Expeditions participated in. -An OpenAI spokesperson told the publications that OpenAI Chief of Applications Fidji Simo will lead the application revamp with assistance from OpenAI President Greg Brockman. -DoorDash has launched a new option for its gig economy workers to earn some extra cash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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