Corridor, a startup co-founded by former Scale AI product lead Jackson Wagner along with Eric Qian, Nikhil Aggarwal, and Jason Dong, has raised a $25 million seed round led by Bain Capital Ventures. The company pairs human advisors with AI agents to serve small businesses seeking health benefits, an area it says larger brokerages neglect due to low commissions relative to the administrative workload involved. Corridor's AI handles tasks such as verifying network coverage, scheduling appointments, and relaying updated insurance details to providers.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-21
Meta introduced Meta One, a new subscription service spanning Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp that bundles AI tools for image and video creation alongside existing premium features. The offering includes a $7.99/month Core tier and a $19.99/month Premium tier, both incorporating the previously launched Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus and WhatsApp Plus perks, with Premium offering greater AI usage allowances. Meta declined to specify exact usage caps, saying they vary by country and system conditions.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-15
Amazon announced it will permanently retire Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk), the crowdsourced task platform it launched in 2005, effective September 30, 2026. The company cited its routine practice of evaluating tools and services, without giving a specific reason, though MTurk has reportedly been losing ground to newer AI-training platforms for years.
techspot.com
· 2026-08-27
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