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  • 6 minutes 30 seconds
    Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver; also, Netflix responds to concerns about WBD deal

    It's one of the last big steps before the company can truly claim it's operating a robotaxi service, and start to take on Waymo.Industry

    Also, concerns over Netflix acquiring Warner Bros has led executives to address fears regarding jobs and theatrical releases.

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    16 December 2025, 10:10 am
  • 9 minutes 46 seconds
    OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

    TechCrunch's Dominic-Madori Davis writes about women who ran an experiment to see if LinkedIn's new algo was being sexist and thought they proved it. But experts say there's more complexity involved.

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    15 December 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 16 seconds
    Data center boom bad news for other infrastructure projects; plus, a data breach at 700Credit affects nearly 6 million, and Microsoft buys 3.6M metric tons of carbon removal from bioenergy plant

    -Improvements to roads, bridges, and other infrastructure could take a hit as data center construction accelerates. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg.

    -At least 5.6 million people had their names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers stolen in a data breach at Seven Hundred Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the US.


    Microsoft announced Thursday it would buy 3.6 million carbon removal credits from a biofuels plant in Louisiana owned by C2X.

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    15 December 2025, 10:30 am
  • 7 minutes 50 seconds
    Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet; plus, Reddit argues it isn’t like other social platforms

    As robotaxi adoption continues, wild ideas like personal ownership and renting them out are starting to pop up again.

    Also, Reddit, one of the world's largest social platforms, is arguing that it doesn't meet the definition of "social media platforms" as it seeks to overturn Australia's law banning children under 16 years of age from social media.

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    12 December 2025, 7:30 pm
  • 8 minutes 21 seconds
    Google launched its deepest AI research agent yet — on the same day OpenAI dropped GPT-5.2

    For the first time, developers can embed Google's Deep Research tool, based on Gemini 3 Pro, into their own apps.

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    12 December 2025, 10:15 am
  • 7 minutes 24 seconds
    Opera wants you to pay $20 a month to use its AI-powered browser; plus, Rivian going big on autonomy

    Following a couple of months' testing, Opera has finally made its AI-powered browser, Neon, available to the public — though you'll have to shell out for a $19.90-per-month subscription to use it.

    Also, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe laid out his plan for how Rivian's vehicles will increasingly drive themselves, in a bid to match or exceed the capabilities of rival automakers and AV companies.

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    11 December 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 34 seconds
    Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms; plus Nvidia is reportedly testing tracking software

    The stealthy startup plans to use a network of satellites to harvest sunlight and send it to Earth using infrared lasers.

    A new software option could make it possible to see the approximate location of some of Nvidia's AI chips.

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    11 December 2025, 10:30 am
  • 5 minutes 26 seconds
    Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools

    Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.

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    10 December 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 11 minutes 1 second
    Three in ten U.S. teens use AI chatbots every day, but safety concerns are growing; also, Why Cursor’s CEO believes OpenAI, Anthropic competition won’t crush his startup

    While teenagers may start out using AI chatbots for basic questions, their relationship with chatbot platforms has the potential to turn addictive.

    Plus, Anysphere CEO Michael Truell explained the features his company is focused on building out after reaching $1 billion in annualized revenue,.

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    10 December 2025, 10:15 am
  • 7 minutes 27 seconds
    Google’s first AI glasses expected next year; plus, Ford and Renault team up on cheaper EVs and Truecaller now lets users protect households from scam calls

    Google will compete with Meta with its own line of AI-powered smart glasses.

    Also, Ford and Renault in a ‘fight for our lives.’ The automakers will work together to bring two Ford-branded less expensive EVs to European dealerships in 2028.

    And, Truecaller's Family Protection will be rolled out widely in the first quarter of 2026.

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    9 December 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 56 seconds
    FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman

    Zuckerman, who used to run the stalkerware apps SpyFone and SpyTrac, claimed the ban is hurting his unrelated business.

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    9 December 2025, 10:30 am
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