Ollie, an AI-driven meal‑planning app co‑founded by Bill Lennon, Christy Shannon and Rushabh Doshi, seeks to reduce the mental load of everyday cooking. By learning users' dietary preferences, offering customizable recipes, generating grocery lists and integrating with local stores, the service promises to streamline meal prep for busy households. The app leverages typical AI models trained on culinary data and includes features such as computer‑vision pantry scanning and real‑time recipe tweaking. With a subscription starting at $10 per month (or $7 with an annual plan) and a free trial, Ollie positions itself as a convenient, waste‑reducing solution for modern families. Leer más →

Picnic Technologies, the fast‑growing online supermarket, has equipped its Dutch and German fulfillment centers with thousands of robotic arms that automate the picking of grocery items. The robots handle bulk, regular‑shaped products, while human workers remain essential for handling fragile or irregular items, final packing, and tasks that require judgment. Picnic uses product‑whitelisting to decide which orders a robot can fill, ensuring a smooth collaboration between machines and people. The company also promotes “AI‑free days” for developers, underscoring a balanced approach to automation and human ingenuity. Leer más →