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Tesla launches robotaxi rides in Austin with big promises and unanswered questions Tesla has started giving rides in driverless Model Y SUVs in Austin. Details are still sparse, but limited service is open to vetted and invited riders. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/tesla-launches-robotaxi-rides-in-austin-with-big-promises-and-unanswered-questions/
Why Danny Boyle shot ‘28 Years Later’ on iPhones Director Danny Boyle famously shot his post-apocalyptic classic “28 Days Later” on Canon digital cameras, making it easier for him to capture eerie scenes of an abandoned London, and giving the movie’s fast-moving zombies a terrifying immediacy. To make his decades-later
The stablecoin evangelist: Katie Haun’s fight for digital dollars In 2018, when Bitcoin was trading around $4,000 and most Americans, at least, thought cryptocurrency was a fad, Katie Haun found herself on a debate stage in Mexico City opposite Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who had dismissed digital assets
Moratorium on state AI regulation clears Senate hurdle A Republican effort to prevent states from enforcing their own AI regulations cleared a key procedural hurdle on Saturday. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/moratorium-on-state-ai-regulation-clears-senate-hurdle/
European leaders worry they’re too reliant on U.S. tech European governments may be reconsidering their use of American technology and services, according to a new report in The New York Times. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/21/european-leaders-worry-theyre-too-reliant-on-u-s-tech/
Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism Paul Pope has written and drawn some of the most gorgeous comics of the twenty-first century — from “Batman: Year 100,” in which Batman challenges a dystopian surveillance state, to “Battling Boy,” with its adolescent god proving his
Week in Review: Meta reveals its Oakley smart glasses Welcome back to Week in Review! Lots in store for you today, including Wix’s latest acquisition, Meta’s new smart glasses, a look at the new Digg, and much more. Have a great weekend! Smart specs: Meta and Oakley have teamed up
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Water is the next climate frontier, and Watergate’s ultrasonic device doesn’t just detect leaks — it stops them Smart water management startup Watergate is launching a crowdfunding campaign for its novel water-saving tech. As pressure mounts on water infrastructure globally, with England and Wales alone losing over 3 billion litres
How Romanian startup Bible Chat turned Christian AI into a global phenomenon When you’re thinking of novel uses of AI, the Bible might not be the first that springs to mind. But a Romanian-founded company has developed Bible Chat, the 5th most downloaded app worldwide, outpacing WhatsApp and Instagram and