June 24, 2025

Uber and Waymo’s commercial robotaxi service is open for business in Atlanta

Waymo and Uber are offering commercial robotaxi rides in Atlanta.

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Waymo can now charge for robotaxi rides in LA and on San Francisco freeways

March 1, 2024

Waymo received approval Friday afternoon from the California Public Utilities Commission to operate a commercial robotaxi service in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Peninsula and on San Francisco freeways. The approval removes the last barrier for the Alphabet company to charge for rides in these expanded areas. Importantly, it opens up new territory for Waymo […]

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Rabbit’s Jesse Lyu on the nature of startups: ‘Grow faster, or die faster,’ just don’t give up

March 1, 2024

Rabbit co-founder and CEO Jesse Lyu isn’t afraid of death… the death of the company, at least. He told TechCrunch that the company is a startup whose fortunes may be swayed by the whims of multi-billion-dollar rivals — but that’s no reason to give up and go home. Appearing on stage at StrictlyVC LA, Lyu […]

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Unveiling surprises in PCE inflation report

March 1, 2024
The recent Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation report has unveiled some unexpected insights into the financial behavior of the average American. Contrary to expectations, the shock was not in the…

Ultraleap is bringing haptic touch to cars and VR headsets

March 1, 2024

In May 2019, Ultrahaptics and Leap Motion became Ultraleap (not to be confused with Magic Leap, which operates in the same space). It’s a name change representing the marriage of two different, yet related, tech startups. Ultrahaptics naturally got top billing, as it was the one doing the acquiring – paying around $30 million for […]

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