Rivian is expanding its joint venture with Volkswagen, which TechCrunch values at $5.8 billion, to include an AI assistant for Rivian vehicles
Rivian is expanding its joint venture with Volkswagen, which TechCrunch values at $5.8 billion, to include an AI assistant for Rivian vehicles
Correction: We attached sources about Apple's Siri plans and the Ollie shutdown rather than Rivian's Volkswagen joint venture. They have been withdrawn as evidence for this claim. The original claim and its Reported status are unchanged.
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Ollie, a privacy-focused AI assistant, is shutting down, per TechCrunch. The report marks another exit in the consumer privacy-first assistant space.
Original URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/ollie-a-privacy-focused-ai-assistant-is-shutting-down/
Correction: We attached sources about Apple's Siri plans and the Ollie shutdown rather than Rivian's Volkswagen joint venture. They have been withdrawn as evidence for this claim. The original claim and its Reported status are unchanged.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is pressing its software chief to pursue a more ambitious AI overhaul — exploring turning Siri's AI into a ChatGPT-style assistant, per Bloomberg's Mark Gurman newsletter. The report lands as Apple also weighs deeper internal AI budget questions.
Original URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-11-08/apple-explores-turning-siri-ai-into-chatg
Correction: We attached sources about Apple's Siri plans and the Ollie shutdown rather than Rivian's Volkswagen joint venture. They have been withdrawn as evidence for this claim. The original claim and its Reported status are unchanged.
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