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AI Automation Startup Relay Shuts Down, Staff Joins Google's Chrome Team
"We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done, and I’ll have more to share soon," Jacob Bank, Relay founder and CEO, said.
TL;DR
- AI automation startup Relay is shutting down.
- Paying customers will lose access on September 14, with free users already losing access on August 15.
- Relay's founder and CEO, Jacob Bank, is rejoining Google to lead product for Google Chrome.
- Bank previously worked at Google for over six years and launched Relay after his previous startup, Timeful, was acquired by Google.
- Relay offered workflow automation to streamline repetitive tasks for businesses.
- Bank expressed ambitions to integrate AI into Chrome, calling it a 'perfect place to collaborate with agents'.
- This move aligns with Google's ongoing integration of AI, such as Gemini, into its products, including Chrome.