I wrote today that Tinder is leaning into AI bots in new voice-based game that uses OpenAI's 4o + 4o-mini to test users’ flirting skills.

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s tech newsletter for my first-hand experience interacting with them.

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Also note: Lyft is catching up here in terms of launching driverless rides with its AV tech partners. Atlanta would be its first market with autonomous cars.

Uber and Waymo are also launching in ATL this summer. It will be their 3rd market together after Phoenix and Austin.

London-based Wayve has been testing its driver-assistance software on the road beyond the UK, first in SF last Oct. and in Germany earlier this month.

"500 hours to generalize to California is remarkable, and we saw that even less has been required for our launch in Germany," CEO Alex Kendall said.

Here is the companion podcast to our investigation if you prefer the audio format.

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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1FoN...

Our reporting shows the prevalence of Meta, Tinder and Airbnb in Colombia & reveals how encrypted tools and loose oversight over platform users pose low barriers to predators seeking to lure minors into sex work and arrange dates and accommodations with tourists from abroad.

In the past year, we have spoken to several girls who said they were victims of sexual exploitation in Colombia, as well as more than two dozen representatives of law enforcement, academia, local businesses and nonprofits seeking to curb child trafficking.

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