Splat’s app uses AI to turn your photos into coloring pages for kids

The app turns your own photos into pages for your kids to color, via AI.

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Uber and Lyft to test Baidu robotaxis in London next year, joining Waymo

The geographic expansions continue for the ride-hailing companies’ robotaxi plans.

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Instacart ends AI-driven pricing tests that drove up costs for some shoppers

A study earlier this month showed that Instacart’s algorithmic pricing tools caused shoppers to pay different prices for identical items from the same store.

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Uber and Lyft announce plans to trial Chinese robotaxis in UK in 2026

Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis have already accrued millions of driverless rides in cities worldwide.

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TikTok Shop launches digital gift cards to challenge Amazon and eBay

TikTok Shop has rolled out a new feature that allows users to purchase digital gift cards, making it easier to help friends and family buy from the millions of products on the app.

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Tech stocks rebound, Google’s boomerang strategy, Xbox’s slump and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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AI Startup FINNY Raises $17M for Advisor Prospecting Push

Since launching earlier this year, the firm has scaled to work with 400+ firms across RIAs, broker-dealers, and banks.
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How Elon Musk Won His No Good, Very Bad Year

The billionaire’s involvement with the Trump administration and DOGE had deep impacts on Tesla’s bottom line. But Elon Musk was still able to turn his attention to SpaceX.

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Instacart Hit With $60M FTC Settlement Over Hidden Fees

The settlement exposes a web of deceptive practices that turned everyday grocery shopping and ecommerce into a hidden fee minefield.
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Uber, Lyft set to trial robotaxis in the UK in partnership with China’s Baidu

Chinese tech giant Baidu has announced plans to bring autonomous vehicles to London through its partnerships with Lyft and Uber, with testing to begin next year. 

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