DoorDash on Monday added new AI-powered tools that let merchants speed up onboarding, edit photos to make dishes look better, and create new websites from existing content.
STEM Problem Solving Activities
[[{“value”:” If you searched for STEM problem solving activities for students, you’re probably tired of activities that look fun but teach nothing. You are completely right that most STEM problem solving activities feel like busy work. They look fun on the surface, but kids just follow steps. They glue things together, finish the task, and forget it the next day….
Ouster’s new color lidar is coming to replace cameras
A sensor that can simultaneously capture depth and image data has long been a “holy grail,” Ouster CEO Angus Pacala told TechCrunch.
Nicolas Sauvage is betting on the boring parts of AI
The portfolio he has assembled since 2019 is dotted with technologies that have become more widely interesting to VCs over the last year:
We’ll take it: a TikToker rallies pledges to buy Spirit Airlines after its abrupt weekend collapse
Within hours he’d thrown up a website — a janky, one-hour job, by his own admission — and by Sunday, 36,000 “founding patrons” had pledged nearly $23 million, crashing his servers in the process.
‘This is fine’ creator says AI startup stole his art
The ad comes from Artisan, the AI startup behind billboards urging businesses to “stop hiring humans.”
In Harvard study, AI offered more accurate diagnoses than emergency room doctors
A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases — where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors.
TechCrunch Mobility: How do you issue a ticket to a robotaxi?
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
This tiny, magnetic e-reader could stop you from doomscrolling
The Xteink X3 is a delightfully tiny, MagSafe-compatible e-ink reader that attaches to the back of your phone like a Pop Socket.
We Tested “ADHD STEM Toys for Toddlers” With 32 Real Parents — Here’s What Actually Worked
[[{“value”:” You know the drill. You spend forty-five minutes scrolling reviews. You drop thirty bucks on a “top-rated” STEM toy. The box arrives. Your toddler tears it open. And then? Ninety seconds later, they’ve either thrown it across the room, abandoned it to go spin in circles, or started crying because the square peg didn’t magically levitate into the square…