[AI Automation Startup Relay Shuts Down, Founder Joins Google Chrome Team] BlockBeats News, August 18, according to TechCrunch, AI-driven workflow automation tool Relay is shutting down. The company was founded in 2021 with the goal of becoming the 'new Zapier.' Currently, some employees, including members of the company's top management, will join the Google Chrome team. Relay founder and CEO Jacob Bank announced in a company statement on Monday that Relay will cease providing services to paid users on September 14, while free users lost access on August 15. The news of the app's closure was initially announced in July this year. Bank, who previously worked at Google for over six years, revealed that he will rejoin the tech giant as Vice President of Product for Google Chrome, leading the Chrome product and developer relations teams.