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"If tired or wasted passengers fall asleep in a traditional taxi or rideshare, the driver can shout or shake them awake," reports Bloomberg. "Not so in a robotaxi..."
Ditto Kasendar remembers soft music drifting from the robotaxi's speakers as he rode home late at night from a friend's birthday party in 2025. The next moment, Los Angeles firefighters were opening the door and asking if he was OK. His six-minute trip had ended nearly an hour before. A remote Waymo assistant, dialling in through the car's sp
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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The fourth developer beta of iOS 27 has references to an iPhone with two batteries, according to Macworld. New Battery Health strings include mentions of multiple internal batteries, instead of a single battery. MacRumors confirmed the mentions are in the beta. "The batteries in this iPhone are performing as expected." "The health of the batteries in this iPhone has significantly degraded. An Apple Authorized Service Provider can replace the batteries... Read more ›
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When Google releases new Pixel phones, they have always been open and upfront about the number of years they plan to provide support. For the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, we’ve known that October 2026 could be the end and today, Google confirmed exactly when the last big update will drop. As a part... Read the original post: Google Confirms End of Life Status for Pixel 6 and Pixel... Read more ›
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A recent study suggests that not getting enough sleep increases the risk of weight gain, and thus of conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Read more ›
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The Japanese government, Noetra Corp, and Nvidia are building an AI project that it believes will deliver physical AI and underpin Japan’s entire AI ecosystem Read more ›
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The European Commission has fined AliExpress more than $625 million, the largest penalty yet under the Digital Services Act, after finding that the marketplace failed to "diligently assess and mitigate risks relating to the sale of illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform." EU officials said flagged products repeatedly reappeared, sellers could evade safeguards, and AliExpress's recommendation and ad systems helped amplify dangerous goods. Ars Technica reports: For... Read more ›
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Phantom Twist doesn't use camouflage to hide. Instead, this drone spins so fast that human eyes can't resolve its shape. It's a clever piece of engineering, although a working camera remains an unsolved problem. Read more ›
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Есть вопросы, которые кажутся принадлежащими разным мирам. «Должен ли квадрат наследовать прямоугольнику?» — вопрос инженера за обедом. «Реальны ли универсалии или существуют лишь единичные вещи?» — вопрос, из-за которого в средневековых университетах ломали карьеры. Тезис статьи в том, что это один и тот же вопрос, и что программист, выбирая между интерфейсом и абстрактным классом, между наследованием и композицией, между актором и разделяемой памятью, совершает — обычно не подозревая — акт... Read more ›
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Netflix has teamed up with a company called SignUp Media to offer ASL interpretations on a bunch of kids shows and movies. Read more ›
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Students who attended schools including Yale, Brown, and Columbia began receiving payments on July 20 from a financial aid antitrust settlement. Read more ›
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Microsoft is testing a Chinese AI model that could end up handling tasks inside Copilot, a move that shows just how quickly the balance of power in artificial intelligence is shifting. According to multiple reports, the company is evaluating Moonshot ... Read more ›
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Certain models of Elon Musk's Tesla Motors vehicles come with sci-fi inspired starburst badges on their trunk lids, and the reason may just be ludicrous. Read more ›
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As the country sizzled through heat waves, the government removed some of its most actionable advice about how to conserve energy. Read more ›
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Marvel dropped the first full Avengers: Doomsday trailer, confirming its December 18 release date and setting up a direct box office showdown with Dune 3. Read more ›
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Google gave us new beta software to play with today on our Pixel phones. Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 is here as build CP41.260701.005 and you can download it right now. This first beta for Android 17 QPR2 is available for the Pixel 6a up through the Pixel 10 series and Pixel 10a. The Pixel... Read the original post: Google Releases Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 for Pixel Read more ›
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According to the Wall Street Journal (paywalled), Apple agreed to use Intel's U.S. chipmaking plants after White House officials pressured Tim Cook during tariff-relief talks last summer. MacRumors reports: In August 2025, Apple CEO Tim Cook was in Washington to lobby the Trump administration to drop its proposed 100 percent tariff on semiconductor imports -- a levy that would have raised costs across Apple's product line. Apple reportedly secured an... Read more ›
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A coalition of 12 states led by California is suing to block the $111 billion Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger, arguing it would reduce competition in theatrical distribution, blockbuster films, and basic cable licensing. The challenge (PDF) defies the DOJ's approval of the deal. Variety reports: The coalition, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alleges that the $111 billion transaction violates the Clayton Act by lessening competition in three distinct... Read more ›
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German textile firm ZEGO has filed for insolvency and is blaming a March cyberattack that shut down production for nearly six weeks. "ZEGO's filing adds another name to the short but growing list of companies that say a digital break-in was commercially fatal to their business," reports The Register. From the report: In a notice to customers and suppliers, the organization said it had exhausted every available option before seeking... Read more ›
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CISA and allied governments are warning users to secure their routers as Russian state-backed hackers continue compromising the devices and turning them into proxy nodes to disguise attacks against critical infrastructure. The advisory urges users to disable outdated SNMP versions, use strong passwords, update firmware, and turn off unnecessary router services to reduce the risk of being swept into these botnets. Ars Technica reports: "Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Center... Read more ›
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Microsoft is overhauling Windows 11 search to prioritize local apps, files, and settings over web results while removing ads, promotions, MSN/Bing clutter, and other distractions. "You've have been asking for search that is faster, more relevant, and easier to use -- whether you're opening an app, finding a file, or changing a setting," Microsoft says in a new blog post. "Because the Windows Search Box is where many people start,... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Hundreds of economists say in an open letter that institutions "must act now" to address how artificial intelligence could transform the economy and could put many people out of work. The statement released Monday was signed by top economists, along with computer scientists and some executives at tech companies including Anthropic, Google and OpenAI. "AI may become radically more powerful... Read more ›
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Astronomers have detected erythrulose, a sugar found in raspberries and self-tanners, in a gas cloud near the center of the Milky Way. While not essential for life itself, the molecule can convert into a form thought to be important for life's origins, adding evidence that key prebiotic ingredients may be widespread across the galaxy. The Associated Press reports: Using two dish-shaped radio telescopes in Spain, researchers collected data from a... Read more ›
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Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) have created what they describe as the world's most detailed 3D cellular atlas of the human brainstem, linking whole-brain MRI views to individual neurons across more than 500 tissue sections. The free online atlas, called Anchor, could help researchers better understand diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, stroke, and SIDS by showing how healthy and diseased brain tissue differs cell by cell.... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: StubHub and its CEO, Eric Baker, have been hit with a proposed $5-million class-action lawsuit in the United States over the company's ties to large-scale scalpers -- connections reported by CBC News last week. The suit, filed Monday by New York ticket buyer Louis Sanquini, alleges deceptive practices and fraudulent misrepresentation over StubHub's promoting itself as a "marketplace for fans to... Read more ›
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New York has become the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large new data centers, pausing construction for one year over concerns that AI-driven data center growth is raising utility bills, straining water supplies, and burdening communities. "As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and create uncertainty for New Yorkers, it's my responsibility to take action and lead," said New York... Read more ›
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