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Artificial Intelligence

Waymo Robotaxis Now on Uber in Atlanta

Uber users in Atlanta can now book rides in autonomous Waymo vehicles via the Uber app, expanding the partnership beyond…

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Artificial Intelligence

Tesla Robotaxis Draw Scrutiny From Federal Safety Regulators

Tesla's robotaxi service is under federal scrutiny after reports of traffic violations during its Austin rollout, prompting NHTSA to contact…

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Artificial Intelligence

Tesla Robotaxi Launches in Austin: Promises and Questions

Tesla's robotaxi service launched in Austin using modified Model Y SUVs with Full Self-Driving tech, relying solely on cameras and…

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Artificial Intelligence

How Texas’ Lax Rules Fueled Tesla’s Autonomous Vehicle Boom

Texas' minimal regulations on autonomous vehicles (AVs) allow companies like Tesla to test and deploy self-driving cars with little oversight,…

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Automotive

Chevy’s 1,250 HP ZR1X Hybrid: The First Corvette Hypercar?

Chevrolet unveils the hybrid ZR1X, a hypercar variant with 1,250 hp (combining a twin-turbo V8 and front electric motor), marking…

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Artificial Intelligence

Waymo Expands Self-Driving Service Across California

Waymo is expanding its autonomous taxi service to new neighborhoods in San Francisco and Los Angeles, adding 80 square miles…

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Automotive

Waymo Cuts Service Amid ‘No Kings’ Protest Fears

Waymo has temporarily reduced or suspended autonomous vehicle services in multiple cities, including Los Angeles, due to anticipated protests and…

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Artificial Intelligence

Waymo’s Costs: What TechCrunch Mobility Reveals

The NHTSA is streamlining approval for self-driving vehicles without traditional controls to modernize outdated regulations while maintaining safety standards. Rivian’s…

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AI & Tech

Fix Your LLM Errors: Anthropic’s New Tool Reveals What’s Wrong

Anthropic's new open-source circuit tracing tool enhances AI transparency by analyzing internal activation patterns, helping developers debug and optimize models…

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Digital Marketing

Comprehensive Guide to SEM

Explore the latest in Search Engine Marketing for 2025! With a focus on SEO, PPC, and user experience, SEM is…

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Automotive

Google Gemini in Cars, Luminar Chaos & Uber’s Amazon Shift

Sterling Anderson, former Aurora co-founder, joins GM as chief product officer to oversee vehicle lineup, hardware, software, and user experience,…

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BigTech Companies

TikTok Offers $1M Ad Credits to Support U.S. Small Businesses

TikTok is offering $1 million in ad credits and resources like webinars and in-person events to help U.S. small businesses…

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Artificial Intelligence

ServiceNow Acquires Data.World After Recent Moveworks Deal

ServiceNow acquired Data.World, a cloud-native data catalog and governance platform, to enhance its AI and data management capabilities, marking its…

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Artificial Intelligence

Zoox Recalls Robotaxis After Crash Involving Amazon Unit

Zoox paused driverless testing and issued a voluntary software recall after a minor collision in Las Vegas, updating its software…

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Artificial Intelligence

Uber & WeRide Expand Robotaxi Service to 15 New Cities

Uber and WeRide plan to expand their robotaxi services to 15 new international markets within five years, starting with European…

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Artificial Intelligence

Uber Teams With China’s Momenta for Self-Driving Cars

Uber partners with Chinese autonomous driving firm Momenta to integrate robotaxis into its European platform by early 2026, initially with…

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Artificial Intelligence

May Mobility’s Robotaxis to Debut on Uber in Texas This Year

May Mobility will launch its robotaxi service via Uber in Arlington, Texas by year-end, expanding beyond its current shuttle operations…

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AI & Tech

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei Calls for Urgent “Race” to Understand AI’s Inner Workings

Dario Amodei, CEO of leading AI safety company Anthropic, has published a new paper titled "The Urgency of Interpretability," making…

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Newswire

Uber and Volkswagen to Launch Self-Driving Electric Robotaxi Service in US

Volkswagen of America and Uber have announced a bold initiative to roll out a commercial robotaxi service featuring autonomous electric…

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AI & Tech

AI Showdown 2025: Is Google’s Gemini Finally Eclipsing ChatGPT?

Remember the shockwave ChatGPT sent through the tech world just a couple of years ago? It felt like artificial intelligence…

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