Amazon Partners with AI Startup, Massachusetts Requires Minimum Pay for Uber and Lyft Drivers

Amazon hires founders away from AI startup Adept. Uber and Lyft are now required to pay Massachusetts drivers $32 an hour. Plus, MIT robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks cautions against overestimating generative AI. Also, Apple finally supports RCS in iOS 18 update.

Sources:
https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/amazon-hires-founders-away-from-ai-startup-adept/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/29/24188851/uber-lyft-driver-minimum-wage-settlement-massachusetts-benefits-healthcare-sick-leave
https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/29/mit-robotics-pioneer-rodney-brooks-thinks-people-are-vastly-overestimating-generative-ai/
https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/29/apple-finally-supports-rcs-in-ios-18-update/

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:41) Amazon hires founders away from AI startup Adept
(00:03:41) Uber and Lyft are now required to pay Massachusetts drivers $32 an hour
(00:05:34) MIT robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks thinks people are vastly overestimating generative AI
(00:07:36) Apple finally supports RCS in iOS 18 update