Waymo approved to start autonomous vehicle testing in New York City
It’s the first permit of its kind, and a crucial step along the path toward launching a true robotaxi service in the Big Apple.
The Download: carbon removal factories’ funding cuts, and AI toys
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The Trump administration may cut funding for two major direct-air capture plants The US Department of Energy appears poised to terminate funding for a pair of large carbon-sucking factories that were originally set…
August 2025
People Really Only Care About These 3 Things at Work — Do You Offer Them?
Perks and policies help, but they can’t replace the fundamentals. If you’re missing these core drivers, everything else is just noise.
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The Download: Google’s AI energy expenditure, and handing over DNA data to the police
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses Google has just released a report detailing how much energy its Gemini apps use for each query. In…
Meet the researcher hosting a scientific conference by and for AI
In October, a new academic conference will debut that’s unlike any other. Agents4Science is a one-day online event that will encompass all areas of science, from physics to medicine. All of the work shared will have been researched, written, and reviewed primarily by AI, and will be presented using text-to-speech technology. The conference is the…
The case against humans in space
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are bitter rivals in the commercial space race, but they agree on one thing: Settling space is an existential imperative. Space is the place. The final frontier. It is our human destiny to transcend our home world and expand our civilization to extraterrestrial vistas. This belief has been mainstream for…
I gave the police access to my DNA—and maybe some of yours
Last year, I added my DNA profile to a private genealogical database, FamilyTreeDNA, and clicked “Yes” to allow the police to search my genes. In 2018, police in California announced they’d caught the Golden State Killer, a man who had eluded capture for decades. They did it by uploading crime-scene DNA to websites like the one…
OpenAI announces New Delhi office as it expands footprint in India
OpenAI has started hiring in India as it looks to expand its presence in the fast-growing South Asian tech market.
OpenAI lawyers question Meta’s role in Elon Musk’s $97B takeover bid
OpenAI says that Elon Musk met with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to discuss a $97 billion takeover bid of the ChatGPT-maker.
These Are the Highest-Paying Jobs for Older Adults (With the Least Physical Labor), According to a New Report
A new report from career resources platform Resume Genius found jobs with the highest representation of older adults — and the highest pay.