How Tech of All Sizes is Shaping the Future

From dorm-room startups to industry-leading innovators, technology of all sizes is transforming the way we work, move, and create. From AI agents and autonomous vehicles to voice-powered tools, retail solutions, and next-generation services, innovators are designing products and services that expand what's possible. Learn how tech of all sizes is shaping business and everyday life in this week's Tech at Work.

How Tech of All Sizes is Shaping the Future

Applecart was featured in a Harvard Business School case study on the company's journey from a University of Pennsylvania dorm room start-up to a category-creating technology company serving hundreds of Fortune 500 C-suites and other leading organizations.

Aurora shared it's the only company hauling freight autonomously via heavy-duty trucks and was recently validated for nighttime driverless operations between Dallas and Houston.

Cohere introduced North, a full suite of secure AI Agent capabilities so businesses can leverage the power of agents, workflows, customizations, and internal data to unlock faster, smarter work at scale.

ElevenLabs is hosting the first ElevenLabs Startup Grants Virtual Demo Day to showcase the founders in the Startup Grants program building new applications at the frontier of voice and generative AI.

Glamsquad expanded its services to help users glam on the go.

HireVue shared that Walmart hired over 400,000 new employees using a custom HireVue Virtual Job Tryout for retail associates.

Liquid AI announced its partnership with Brilliant Labs to bring private and efficient vision language models to the next-generation AI glasses.

Mercari shared its weekly top searches to help sellers list their items for optimal selling.

Nuro explained how it's designing autonomous solutions that work reliably in the real world at scale.

Persona published an ebook of practical frameworks and real-world examples that can help businesses rethink and improve their fraud strategy.

Pindrop announced Pindrop Pulse for meetings is now available on the Zoom App Marketplace so teams can focus on decisions, with peace of mind in an era when AI deepfakes are an increasing concern.

Proof releasedThe Trust Ledger, a report that offers a look at the threat landscape and breaks down what's happening and what businesses need to do to stay ahead.

Runway launched FOOM!, a 24/7 broadcast of AI culture with weekly shows, interviews, films, research discussions, endless inspiration, livestreams and experimental new programming.

Serve Robotics explained how Serve has entered a new stage of growth by boosting efficiency, unlocking new revenue opportunities, and scaling across the U.S.

Socure was named to the 2025 Inc. Magazine 5000 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies.

Taskrabbit released a flexible API for retail partners so brands can embed Taskrabbit's services, tailored to their products and customers directly into their customer journey, from checkout to post-purchase.

Torc celebrated the grand opening of its Ann Arbor location, marking the launch of the latest facility to create Torc's Level 4 autonomous truck technology.

Waymo expanded microtransit options in partnership with Via starting in Arizona, creating accessible, cost-effective transportation for more people.

Wing discussed what its aircrafts are made of, sharing the safe and reliable nature of their delivery drones.

Yahoo Sports is launching a new free streaming TV channel featuring more than 60 hours of original programming a week from shows covering a range of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, and more.

Zoox launched its service on and around the Las Vegas Strip.

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ing more consumers access to help with everything around the home - from furniture assembly to moving, mounting, home repairs, cleaning, and more.