Waymo gets California DMV's approval to test robotaxis in more areas
Mariella Moon / engadget - The California DMV has approved Waymo’s request to conduct driverless testing and to deploy its robotaxis in more locations in the state. As CBS News reports, Waymo now has the permission to operate across the whole Bay Area, Sacramento and most of Southe…
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Trump’s AI Preemption Order Sparks MAGA Revolt and $42.5 Billion Funding Threat
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - President Trump has escalated the fight over AI regulation, threatening to withhold $42.5 billion in funding to block state laws despite GOP opposition.The post Trump’s AI Preemption Order Sparks MAGA Revolt and $42.5 Billion Funding Threat appeared first…
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Zoox begins offering robotaxi rides in San Francisco, facing off with Waymo
cnbc - Riders can sign up to join the "Zoox Explorers" program to take free rides on the company's box-shaped vehicles in certain San Francisco neighborhoods.
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Waymo to roll out driverless taxis on highways in three US cities
Rafe Rosner-Uddin, Financial Times / arstechnica - Alphabet will add routes in LA, Phoenix, and San Francisco for its driverless cars.
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Waymo begins offering freeway robotaxi rides in San Francisco, LA and Phoenix
cnbc - The Google sister company has been testing robotaxi freeway rides with employees for more than a year.
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NASA's supersonic jet completes its first flight in California
engadget - Nearly a decade after NASA partnered with Lockheed Martin to build the X-59, the supersonic jet has completed its first flight in California, according to a press release spotted by Gizmodo. The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (Quesst) aircraft is design…
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OpenAI's $500 billion restructuring clears California—barely
Marcus Schuler / implicator - OpenAI secured California's approval to restructure after Altman promised to stay. The deal preserves nonprofit control on paper while enabling a $500B+ IPO path. Critics note the governance paradox: the same board oversight that failed once.
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Trump backs off San Francisco deployment after Huang, Benioff phone calls
Robert Brown / implicator - Trump canceled federal deployment to San Francisco after calls from Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Salesforce's Marc Benioff. Other cities—Chicago, Memphis, Portland—face ongoing operations. What changed? The cities without billionaire CEOs on speed dial.
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Back to Top / Thursday, October 23, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 15361 / 9 stories in 4 months
Salesforce boss backtracks on National Guard proposal in San Francisco
In a rapid turn of events that left political pundits smirking, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff reversed his earlier call for deploying the National Guard in San Francisco. After facing a flurry of criticism, he has quickly retracted his support, claiming that such measures are no longer necessary.
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California enacts age-gate law for app stores
engadget - California has become the latest state to age-gate app stores and operating systems. AB 1043 is one of several internet regulation bills that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday, including ones related to social media warning labels, chatbots …
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California enacts first US law requiring AI chatbot safety measures
techxplore - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a first-of-its-kind law regulating artificial intelligence chatbots, defying a push from the White House to leave such technology unchecked.
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Amazon will start dispensing prescription drugs through vending machines
Matt Tate / engadget - Amazon’s quest to become a genuine all-in-one healthcare solution has already seen it commit to same-day prescription deliveries, but visitors to its One Medical offices can now pick up their medication from a vending machine right after an appointment.Am…
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California bans loud commercials on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Starting July 1, 2026, streaming services won’t be allowed to “transmit the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany,” according to the bill's text.
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