Waymo’s robotaxis are headed to Canada
The company will start off by testing its self-driving vehicles on Toronto’s streets.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with images, not just about them
according to Elorian’s evaluations, Glimpse outperforms even GPT-6 Astra on scientific chart reasoning and short-form video captioning, with competitive results on other visual reasoning tasks.
Tressfecta wants to make hair braiding a less arduous task for hairstylists
Tressfecta will be at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt!
In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes meets her equal in comedian Nathan Fielder
Nathan Fielder’s documentary about disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has created a constellation of colliding personas that interrogate the very nature of authenticity.
Jev is Vercel’s fastest-adopted AI model ever
The data comes from the Vercel’s AI gateway, a unified API service similar to OpenRouter.
Anthropic President Says This Is ‘a Terrible Use of AI.’ Nearly 30% of U.S. Adults Are Doing It Anyway.
Anthropic co-founder and president Daniela Amodei is advising users not to use AI for this purpose.
Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy
Actor and angel investor Mark Wahlberg says he’s OK with using AI in filmmaking, provided it’s used “to enhance what you’re doing.”
How Human-Centered Professions Can Thrive in the Age of AI
Humans bring value AI never can — especially when it comes to travel.
This Salad Chain Found a Faster Way to Grow — By Buying Up Rivals’ Locations
Crisp & Green is buying and converting MAD Greens and Snappy Salads locations and expanding into non-coastal cities.
Retiring at 36 Didn’t Make Me Happy. Here’s What Did.
An eight-figure exit gave me more time, but motherhood and a new business taught me that real success is choosing how to spend it.