Alphabet-owned robotaxi company Waymo is limiting service due to Saturday’s scheduled nationwide “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump and his policies. A Waymo spokesperson confirmed the changes to Wired on Friday. Service is reportedly affected in San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta, and Phoenix, and is entirely suspended in Los Angeles. It’s not clear how long… Continue reading Waymo limits service ahead of today’s ‘No Kings’ protests
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You’ll Guffaw When You Hear How Much Self-Driving Waymos Cost Compared to Human-Driven Ubers
The whole point of self-driving taxis is, in theory, to save costs on human labor — but Waymo, Google’s glitchy robotaxi service, doesn’t appear to be any cheaper at all, at least for now. In a report shared with TechCrunch, the ride-hailing data aggregator Obi found that riding with Waymo is pretty much always more expensive… Continue reading You’ll Guffaw When You Hear How Much Self-Driving Waymos Cost Compared to Human-Driven Ubers
Scientists Reveal Easy Three-Step Plan to Terraform Mars
Terraforming, the act of radically transforming a planet’s climate and environment to make it suitable for human habitation, currently belongs to the realm of science-fiction. But it’s possible, at least in theory, and the idea of terraforming our nearest candidate planet for off-world colonization, Mars, has captivated us for generations. But how would we even begin… Continue reading Scientists Reveal Easy Three-Step Plan to Terraform Mars
Companies Bragging About Their AI Furious as Job Applicants Use AI During Interviews
Goldman Sachs wants those applying for jobs at the investment bank to stop relying on AI while interviewing — a glaring double standard, considering it’s made massive bets of its own on the tech, launched its own AI platform and rolled out AI tools across its businesses. As Fortune reports, the bank’s campus recruitment team… Continue reading Companies Bragging About Their AI Furious as Job Applicants Use AI During Interviews
People Don’t Realize Meta’s AI App Is Publicly Blasting Their Humiliating Secrets to the World
At this point, we’re probably all familiar with the trope of the dirty old uncle who doesn’t realize that simping for thirst traps on social shows up on his public feed. Now, in a hilarious 2025 riffs on the phenomenon, users of Meta’s AI app are inadvertently posting the most private queries imaginable to what… Continue reading People Don’t Realize Meta’s AI App Is Publicly Blasting Their Humiliating Secrets to the World
Sony’s noise-canceling WH-1000XM6 are already on sale with a $30 gift card
We’re also seeing steep discounts on 8BitDo’s Ultimate 2C controller and a wireless car adapter for Android Audio. We’re also seeing steep discounts on 8BitDo’s Ultimate 2C controller and a wireless car adapter for Android Audio. Brandon Widder is a senior editor overseeing deals, gift guides, and commerce. He spent six years spearheading buying guides… Continue reading Sony’s noise-canceling WH-1000XM6 are already on sale with a $30 gift card
Scientists Intrigued by Conical Skull Found in Ancient Burial Ground
Secrets of the skeletons. Head Game Archaeologists in Iran have discovered an ancient cone-shaped skull that is believed to have belonged to a teen girl — and there are signs of tragedy in her bones. As Live Science reports, the skull, which was found in a prehistoric burial ground known as Chega Sofla without its corresponding… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Conical Skull Found in Ancient Burial Ground
The World Birth Rate Is Now Dropping Precipitously
Image by Getty / Futurism Whoever wrote in the Book of Genesis “be fruitful and multiply” never accounted for the cost of children these days, especially when you factor in expenses like college tuition, sports, tutors, clothes and childcare. And that’s one of the reasons why people are having less kids, according to new reporting… Continue reading The World Birth Rate Is Now Dropping Precipitously
ChatGPT Is Telling People With Psychiatric Problems to Go Off Their Meds
This week, my colleague Maggie Harrison Dupré published a blockbuster story about how people around the world have been watching in horror as their family and loved ones have become obsessed with ChatGPT and started suffering severe delusions. The entire piece is filled with disturbing examples of the OpenAI chatbot feeding into vulnerable folks’ mental health crises,… Continue reading ChatGPT Is Telling People With Psychiatric Problems to Go Off Their Meds
Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Supervised V12.6.4 — Going on 6 Years with My Model 3004062
Fawn runs across the road. Three Lakes, Wisconsin. Photo by Fritz Hasler. I’ve been driving with Tesla’s Full Self Driving now for 3.5 years, probably going through 20 different versions. I use it obsessively on the busy roads and 12-lane Interstate in northern Utah. I use it driving cross country 1551 miles on mostly Interstate… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Supervised V12.6.4 — Going on 6 Years with My Model 3004062