Waymo continues robotaxi ramp up with Miami service now open to public
Waymo is opening its driverless robotaxis to the public in Miami, starting with a 60-square-mile service area and plans to reach the airport “soon.”
Why Commodity Scarcity Is Becoming the Biggest Bottleneck for Clean-Tech Entrepreneurs
Clean-tech startups are hitting a scaling wall because material supply, not technology or capital, is now the real constraint.
Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware
The Irish government announced that it wants to pass a law that would grant police more surveillance powers, such as using spyware to fight serious crime, while aiming to protect the privacy rights of its citizens.
My Company Just Turned 25. These Four Lessons Changed How I Run a Legacy Business
Time rewards the businesses that keep their promises, even when no one is watching.
Apple Is Secretly Building a Tiny AI Wearable That’ll Do Everything Your Phone Does and More
The AI pin could launch as soon as 2027, according to a new report.
Google’s AI Mode can now tap into your Gmail and Photos to provide tailored responses
The company notes that AI Mode doesn’t train directly on your Gmail inbox or Google Photos library. Instead, it trains on specific prompts and the model’s responses.
Stop Saying These 6 Phrases — They’re Making You Look Uncertain, Not Powerful
While there’s no quick fix to refining your communication, the following are common phrases to stop using if you want to be perceived as a more confident leader.
Google reportedly snags up team behind AI voice startup Hume AI
Google has hired the CEO and top top behind voice AI startup Hume AI, signaling that voice is increasingly becoming the preferred interface over screens.
From invisibility cloaks to AI chips: Neurophos raises $110M to build tiny optical processors for inferencing
Neurophos is taking a crack at solving the AI industry’s power efficiency problem with an optical chip that uses a composite material to do the math required in AI inferencing tasks.
Anthropic has to keep revising its technical interview test so you can’t cheat on it with Claude
Since 2024, Anthropic’s performance optimization team has given job seekers a take-home test to make sure they know their stuff — but as AI coding tools have gotten better, the test has had to change a lot to stay ahead of AI-assisted cheating.
Blue Origin schedules third New Glenn launch for late February, but not to the moon
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin had previously suggested that the third launch of the mega-rocket would take the space company’s robotic lunar lander to the moon.