2026-06-18
Spotify launches Reserved, a ticketing feature that rewards superfans with early concert access
Spotify on Wednesday launched Reserved by Spotify, turning the concert ticketing concept it unveiled last month into a live product. The feature automatically holds up to two concert tickets for Premium subscribers based on their listening habits, making Spotify the first audio streaming platform to offer dedicated pre-sale ticket access. The first artist to participate is indie-pop […]<br [...]
2026-06-18
UPS is building a real-time digital twin of its entire logistics network, updated every 10 minutes
UPS detailed a slate of AI-powered logistics initiatives on Wednesday, including a real-time digital twin of its entire global network that updates every 10 minutes. The system creates a digital replica of facilities, air and ground networks, and end-to-end package flows. It continuously tracks performance so the network can adjust and, in UPS’s words, “self-heal […]<br /> This story c [...]
2026-06-18
Apple opens iOS to rival app stores in Brazil after antitrust settlement with CADE
Apple on Wednesday announced changes to iOS in Brazil that will allow developers to distribute apps through alternative marketplaces, operate their own app stores, and process payments for digital goods outside Apple’s In-App Purchase system. The changes take effect with iOS 26.5 and stem from a settlement with Brazil’s competition regulator CADE. Brazil now joins the European […]<br /& [...]
2026-06-18
Rivian sued for allegedly promising self-driving features its first-generation vehicles can never deliver
Rivian is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it spent five years making false promises about the autonomous driving capabilities of its first-generation R1T truck and R1S SUV. The complaint, filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Central District of California, claims Rivian represented that its flagship vehicles would be capable of hands-free, eyes-off driving, […]<br /> T [...]
2026-06-18
General Intuition is raising $300 million to train AI agents on the video game data OpenAI tried to buy
General Intuition, a New York-based AI lab that trains agents to reason about space and time using billions of video game clips, is in talks to raise approximately $300 million at a valuation of just over $2 billion, according to TechCrunch. The round would come just eight months after the company launched with a $134 million […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
