Help with that to-do list: Hoop, a productivity startup founded by a group of early Trello employees, wants to use AI to help you automatically generate and track your to-do list. Read more
More self-driving car tests: Zoox, Amazon's self-driving unit, is bringing its autonomous vehicles to more cities with tests in Austin and Miami this summer. Read more
Google's new startup program: "Google for Startups AI Academy: American Infrastructure" will offer participants hands-on training from AI experts and other support for companies solving problems in areas like agriculture, energy, education, public safety, healthcare, telecommunications, transportation and urban development. Read more
Cameo requests for Ms. Rachel fall flat: The teacher and YouTuber advertised making 500 videos in exchange for donations that would go to children around the world. Then the Cameo requests came in. At the same time. Cameo is giving out credits to those who didn't get a video in time, which is leading to some angry people. Read more
You'll flip over this new feature: Cartwheel wants to make basic animations as simple as describing them, generating a movement with AI and letting creators focus on more expressive tasks. Read more
Whizz takes a bite out of the Big Apple: New York has cracked down on cheap, uncertified e-bikes that have issues with their batteries catching on fire. Some e-bike providers may see these regulations as being a problem for business. But e-bike subscription startup Whizz sees it as an opportunity. Read more
Oda layoffs: The Norway-based online supermarket delivery startup confirmed layoffs of 150 jobs as it drastically scales back its expansion ambitions to focus on just two markets — its homebase and Sweden. Read more
Competing with Notion: The ClickUp team built a new productivity product from the ground up that starts with a wiki at its core but also integrates with a new AI system that can pull in data from all of these other sources. Read more
Substack adds video to chat: The addition of video to chat provides a new way for newsletter creators to communicate directly with loyal followers as well as share exclusive news or sneak peeks with their community. Read more
eBay's new feature: eBay injected AI into its imaging tool to allow sellers to replace image backgrounds with AI-generated backdrops. It's ready for iOS users, but Android users will have to wait a bit. Read more
