Waymo
Waymo Is Now Offering 24/7 Robotaxi Rides In Silicon Valley

Waymo Is Now Offering 24/7 Robotaxi Rides In Silicon Valley

Waymo is kicking off the process of making its robotaxi service in Silicon Valley commercially available to everyone. The company announced today that its ride-hailing app Waymo One will now be available 24/7 to certain customers across 27-square-mile service area…

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Podcast

Meta’s Censorship Deal with China #1805

A shocking new whistleblower complaint reveals that Meta, formerly Facebook, went to extreme lengths to gain access to the Chinese market, even agreeing to censorship demands from the Chinese Communist Party. According to former global policy director Sarah Wynn-Williams, the…

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Kirk
Podcast
Apple
Apple’s Plans For A Smart Display Suffer A Siri-Related Setback

Apple’s Plans For A Smart Display Suffer A Siri-Related Setback

Late last week, Apple delayed its big Siri AI upgrade, and it seems that will take the company’s rumored smart display with it. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter, Apple has postponed the device because it…

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crypto currency
The White House Hosted Its First Crypto Summit

The White House Hosted Its First Crypto Summit

Sitting beneath a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, more than two dozen of the most powerful figures in the U.S. cryptocurrency industry, together worth many billions of dollars, gathered in the White House on Friday for an audience with President Trump,…

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Podcast

The AGI Standoff Is Already Happening #1804

Today, we’re diving into a major policy paper co-authored by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and AI safety expert Dan Hendrycks. They’re pushing back against the idea of a ‘Manhattan Project’ for artificial general intelligence…

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Kirk
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Microsoft
Microsoft Says It Will Shut Down Skype On May 5

Microsoft Says It Will Shut Down Skype On May 5

After kickstarting the market for making calls over the Internet 23 years ago, Skype is closing down. Microsoft, which acquired the messaging and calling app 14 years ago, said it would be retiring it from active duty on May 5…

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