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Motional puts AI at center of robotaxi reboot as it targets 2026 for driverless service
Nearly two years ago, Motional was at an autonomous vehicle crossroads. The company, born from a $4 billion…
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Google co-founders may be leaving California
Sergey Brin and Larry Page appear to be reducing their presence in the state where they co-founded Google.…
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Instagram says there’s been ‘no breach’ despite password reset requests
Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached. That seemingly…
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Wing to expand drone delivery to another 150 Walmart stores
Wing, the Alphabet-owned company that delivers groceries, over-the-counter medicine, and hot lattes, is expanding its partnership with Walmart…
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Google removes AI Overviews for certain medical queries
Following an investigation by the Guardian that found Google AI Overviews offering misleading information in response to certain…
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Google announces a new protocol to facilitate commerce using AI agents
Google today announced a new open standard, called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at…
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Nuclear startups are back in vogue with small reactors, and big challenges
The nuclear industry is in the mist of a renaissance. Old plants are being refurbished, and investors are…
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Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes
Officials from Indonesia and Malaysia have said they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. These are…
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OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs
OpenAI reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs OpenAI and training data company Handshake AI…
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SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites
The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that it has given SpaceX approval to launch another 7,500 of its…