In other tech news, Google has unveiled its latest set-top streaming box, Google TV Streamer, marking the end of its Chromecast line. OpenAI is planning a series of developer engagement sessions in San Francisco, London, and Singapore. Rivian reported a loss of $1.46 billion in Q2 of 2024, and Instagram is rolling out a feature allowing users to add up to 20 photos or videos to their carousel posts. Lyft is piloting a feature to cap the price of a route at a specific time through a subscription, and OpenAI is reportedly developing a tool to catch students who cheat using ChatGPT.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI co-founder John Schulman has left the company for rival AI startup Anthropic, while co-founder and president Greg Brockman is taking an extended leave.
- Google was found to have acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a decision that could significantly change the structure of the internet.
- An unnamed company, referred to as 'X', has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA).
- Google has unveiled its latest set-top streaming box, Google TV Streamer, marking the end of its Chromecast line, which sold more than 100 million units over an 11-year period.