Code & Clarity

You can now order food and groceries from DoorDash using just your words or photos, thanks to the company's new AI chatbot. This feature, called Ask DoorDash, allows users to search for what they want in their own words, rather than scrolling through restaurants and stores to build a cart. For example, you can tell the chatbot that you want a filling dinner for a family of four, and it will surface restaurants that match your request. The chatbot can also help with grocery shopping by building a cart based on a photo from a cookbook or a picture of your grocery list. It will even prompt you to check if you already have staples like sugar and butter, so you don't buy something you already have. Additionally, you can ask the chatbot to reorder your last grocery cart or suggest new items based on your previous orders. This feature is rolling out on iOS in select regions and will reach more users across the US in the coming weeks. The launch of Ask DoorDash is part of ...

Across the tech industry, companies are facing a crisis as the cost of using artificial intelligence is spiraling out of control. Uber, for example, blew through its entire 2026 AI coding budget in just four months. Microsoft recently revoked its developers' access to Claude Code licenses, just months after enabling them. A Priceline employee reported that a routine contract renewal came back 4-5 times more expensive than expected. The root of the problem lies in the increasing adoption of AI and the growing use of autonomous agents, which are driving up token consumption. Companies that signed up for all-you-can-eat subscriptions in 2025 are now scrambling to understand where their money is going and how to cut back on spending. The conversations between companies and AI vendors have shifted from discussing the capabilities of AI to focusing on cost control and efficiency. The Linux Foundation has responded to this crisis by unveiling plans for the Tokenomics Foundati...

PayPal is looking to the future, despite its current struggles with a falling stock and planned layoffs. In a recent earnings call, CEO Enrique Lores told investors that the company needs to refocus on its core values and become a technology company again. This plan includes using artificial intelligence to modernize its platform, increase developer productivity, and shorten the time it takes to bring new products to market. Lores explicitly stated that the company will be adopting AI in its development processes, which will help increase efficiency and reduce costs. This move is seen as a way for PayPal to catch up with other consumer tech companies that have already begun to use AI to assist with coding and other tasks. For example, Spotify has been using AI to help its top developers, who have not written a line of code since December. PayPal is only now starting to explore the potential of AI, with Lores saying that the company has formed a new team to help with its enterpri...