Lyft Begins Offering Waymo Robotaxi Rides on Its App in Nashville

Virgin Media offloads email services to third party provider

Virgin Media is ditching its email services and offering customers a window in which to download their data and move to another email provider. The UK's second-biggest broadband provider is closing down its email service completely and transferring the ongoing management of these services to Junara, part of Australia-based specialist email provider Atmail. Customers who wish to continue using their current Virgin Media email address will be invited to move to Junara.

Alibaba sends AI ‘digital employees’ to work in rival apps from ByteDance, Tencent

Alibaba Group Holding is giving users the ability to put artificial intelligence-powered “digital employees” to work within rival office platforms, opening a new competitive front against ByteDance and Tencent Holdings in enterprise AI. The latest version of the QoderWake tool, launched by Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday, allowed users to generate fully functioning workers using a single-line description of the required role, the company said. These digital workers could then be put to work within...

MS NOW Wants to Turn Its Viewers Into a Fandom

Even if you’re a casual consumer of MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, you know the names: anchors like Chris Hayes, Stephanie Ruhl, and yes, the one and only Rachel Maddow. The network has built a stable of talent who’ve amassed a massive number of casual viewers, plenty of fans … and more than a few obsessives. Now, the network’s president, Rebecca Kutler, is looking to build that entire audience into something more akin to a fandom—turning casual viewers and fanatics alike, whether on TV or online,...

New York’s Commercial Real Estate Market Gets Boost From AI