Wednesday

29 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix

Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix

Sixteen years ago, engineers working on the Google self-driving project conducted their first autonomous vehicle tests on the freeway that…
Blue Origin delays second New Glenn launch again due to solar storms

Blue Origin delays second New Glenn launch again due to solar storms

The solar activity that’s been lighting up the night sky across North America this week is now causing Jeff Bezos’…
The Download: How to survive a conspiracy theory, and moldy cities

The Download: How to survive a conspiracy theory, and moldy cities

—Mike Rothschild is a journalist and an expert on the growth and impact of conspiracy theories and disinformation. It’s something…
The Physics of the Northern Lights

The Physics of the Northern Lights

The aurora borealis is usually seen near the Arctic, but solar winds and magnetic turbulence are sparking some of the…
Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs speeds up the world model race with Marble, its first commercial product

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs speeds up the world model race with Marble, its first commercial product

World Labs, the startup founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, is launching its first commercial world model product. Marble is…
Microsoft-backed VEIR is bringing superconductors to data centers

Microsoft-backed VEIR is bringing superconductors to data centers

Power demands of data centers have grown from tens to 200 kilowatts in just a few years, a pace that…
Australian spy chief warns Chinese hackers are ‘probing’ critical networks for espionage and sabotage

Australian spy chief warns Chinese hackers are ‘probing’ critical networks for espionage and sabotage

Australia’s intelligence head Mike Burgess has warned that China-backed hackers are “probing” the country’s critical infrastructure, and in some cases…
Teradar raises $150M for a sensor it says beats lidar and radar

Teradar raises $150M for a sensor it says beats lidar and radar

Matt Carey, the co-founder and CEO of Boston-based startup Teradar loves when people tell him: “I don’t believe you.” That’s…
Self-driving trucks startup Einride plans to go public via a SPAC

Self-driving trucks startup Einride plans to go public via a SPAC

Einride said Wednesday it plans to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, just six weeks…
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives

All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives

Hearing all this, I started to wonder: Was the AI employee age upon us already? And even, could I be…