Topic: pilot program
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Google’s AI Search Data Grows, But Gaps Persist
Google launched a pilot program called "AI performance insights" in Merchant Center, showing merchants how their brands surface in AI Mode and AI Overviews by grouping shopping questions into themes like product terms and query types, rather than displaying individual queries. The report provides...
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Samsung Introduces Ads to US Refrigerators
Samsung is introducing a pilot program to display promotional content and curated advertisements on select Family Hub refrigerators in the U.S., aiming to enhance user experience with relevant offers. The ads will appear only on the idle Cover Screen via a software update and will not disrupt Art...
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Illinois Tests Electric School Buses as Power Grid Backup
Illinois is pioneering the use of electric school buses as mobile power storage units, employing vehicle-to-grid technology to send electricity back to the grid during peak demand. Commonwealth Edison is testing this pilot with three Chicago-area school districts, gathering data from bidirectiona...
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Google Tests AI-Powered Article Summaries in Google News
Google is piloting AI-generated article overviews on select publishers' Google News pages, aiming to provide immediate story context while acknowledging potential traffic impacts. Participating major publishers, including The Guardian and The Washington Post, are receiving direct payments from Go...
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Aurora to run driverless truck routes in Texas via McLane deal
Aurora Innovation launched its first commercial driverless truck routes for McLane, hauling freight between Dallas and Houston using Level 4 autonomous technology, though a human observer still rides in the cab. The company plans to expand driverless service to additional Sun Belt routes by year-...
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Waymo Maps Potholes for Waze Users
A new pilot program uses Waymo's autonomous vehicles to automatically detect road hazards like potholes and shares this data directly with cities via a free Waze platform, starting in five major U.S. metropolitan areas. The initiative aims to provide governments with actionable data to prioritize...
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Google launches secure API pilot for manager accounts
Google is piloting a new security layer for the Google Ads API that lets manager account owners restrict sensitive operations,like account management, user admin, and billing,to an allowlist of pre-approved applications. Participants must submit their top-level manager account ID, after which Goo...
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Waymo Launches SFO Passenger Rides, But Not to Terminals
Waymo has launched its commercial autonomous ride-hailing service to and from San Francisco International Airport, starting with a select user group before a wider rollout. Initial airport trips will use the SFO Rental Car Center instead of main terminals, allowing officials to monitor integratio...
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Uber Tests In-App Video Recording for Drivers in India
Uber has launched a pilot program in India introducing an in-app video recording feature for drivers to enhance safety and document incidents, addressing concerns over false passenger complaints. The feature is currently active in ten major Indian cities, with recordings being double-encrypted, s...
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Airbnb Tests Instacart Grocery Delivery for Guests
Airbnb is piloting a grocery delivery service with Instacart, allowing guests to order groceries through the Airbnb platform before and during their trips to enhance convenience. The trial will launch in select U.S. cities—Phoenix, Orlando, and Los Angeles—with hosts earning incentives for storin...
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YouTube Offers 'Second Chance' to Banned Misinformation Creators
YouTube is launching a pilot program to allow certain previously banned creators, who violated now-deprecated COVID-19 and election misinformation policies, to return to the platform. The initiative follows political pressure and a settlement with former President Donald Trump, while excluding th...
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AI Now Writing Prescription Refills in Utah
Utah is piloting a program allowing an AI chatbot to manage prescription refills without direct, immediate physician oversight, operating under a temporary regulatory suspension framework. The AI chatbot from Doctronic serves as the mandatory first contact for patients and, in a company analysis,...
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Uber and WeRide Expand Robotaxi Services in Dubai
Uber and WeRide have launched a fully driverless robotaxi service in Dubai, operating commercially without a human safety driver via the Uber app. The service, which follows a pilot program from last year, covers key commercial, industrial, and suburban areas in Dubai and is part of a broader par...
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Google Ads guide clarifies corporate email policy
Google is testing a requirement that blocks users with free email domains (like Gmail or Yahoo) from performing sensitive actions in Google Ads, such as modifying user access or updating account links, though routine campaign edits remain available. Advertisers should switch to a corporate email-...
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ChatGPT Ads Now Appear for Logged-Out Users
OpenAI has started displaying advertisements within chat responses for logged-out users, embedding them directly into conversation threads without a formal announcement. This expansion increases ad inventory to meet strong advertiser demand, as early pilot programs faced budget-spending challenge...
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Amazon Buys Rivr, Maker of Stair-Climbing Delivery Robots
Amazon has acquired Rivr, a Swiss robotics company, to address the "last-mile" delivery challenge by using its autonomous robots that can navigate stairs to reach doorsteps directly. Rivr's CEO stated the acquisition will accelerate their vision of "General Physical AI," leveraging Amazon's resou...
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NCSC Alerts Orgs to Vulnerabilities in Exposed Devices
The UK's National Cyber Security Center has launched a **Proactive Notifications service** pilot, which scans the public internet for vulnerabilities in UK-connected systems and alerts organizations with tailored advice to fix them. The service operates legally and sends communications only from ...
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Samsung Puts Ads on Its $1,900+ Refrigerators
Samsung is introducing advertisements to the display screens of its high-end Family Hub refrigerators via a new software update, which will show promotional content when the appliance is not in active use. Users can opt out of the ads through the Settings menu, but doing so disables all other wid...
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Your $2,000 Samsung Smart Fridge Will Soon Show Ads
Samsung will introduce advertisements on the screens of its premium Family Hub smart refrigerators in the U.S., starting with a widget on select themes from November 3rd, following a software update. The ads will appear in a rotating widget alongside news, weather, and calendar panels, but users ...
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Sam Altman's Orb: Dating Advice or Tech Trend?
A new identity verification system, powered by World and requiring an in-person facial scan via a physical orb device, offers users perks like five free boosts on Tinder for proving they are a real person. The system creates a World ID that grants a verified human badge on Tinder and is expanding...
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