Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images New York City’s mayor isn’t even a month into his term, and he’s already delivering a crushing blow to delivery app companies. In a bombshell intervention, Zohran Mamdani and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection commissioner Sam Levine announced that three… Continue reading Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
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Building a Watch Collection on a Budget? Here’s Where to Start (2026)
You don’t need a four-figure Swiss movement to know what time it is—or look good doing it. One of the most wonderful things about “budget” watches today (although it’s kinder, or more appropriate, to say “affordable”) is that brands have learned to take design cues from luxury timepieces while quietly getting very good at the… Continue reading Building a Watch Collection on a Budget? Here’s Where to Start (2026)
Clean Technica: Wall Street’s Failures on Tesla (TSLA) — And Has It Simply Flip Flopped?004340
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe.Or support our Kickstarter campaign! In response to my article yesterday about Tesla’s gradually declining net income, a reader pointed me in the direction of an interesting article from Fortune. Before I get to that and some additional thoughts that came out of that, it just… Continue reading Clean Technica: Wall Street’s Failures on Tesla (TSLA) — And Has It Simply Flip Flopped?004340
I Let Google’s ‘Auto Browse’ AI Agent Take Over Chrome. It Didn’t Quite Click
When I was finally able to experiment with Auto Browse (for real this time), I took Google’s suggestions of digital chores as my starting point and picked online tasks that could be helpful in my own life. Whenever interacting with generative AI tools, a healthy sense of skepticism—and caution—is critical. Google even includes a disclaimer… Continue reading I Let Google’s ‘Auto Browse’ AI Agent Take Over Chrome. It Didn’t Quite Click
3 Great Heated Blanket Deals on My Favorite Affordable Models
It is freakin’ cold out there. (Source: I am in Illinois, where the high temperature today was 12 degrees Fahrenheit and it felt like 6.) Sometimes it feels like my furnace can’t keep up, but luckily, I have several heated blankets around. I’ve tested them for our best heated blankets buying guide, and a few… Continue reading 3 Great Heated Blanket Deals on My Favorite Affordable Models
Uber is literally in the driver’s seat when it comes to AV bets
Loading the player… Self-driving truck startup Waabi’s billion-dollar fundraise isn’t just about trucks. The deal, for $750 million up front plus another $250 million from Uber tied to deployment milestones, marks a major expansion into robotaxis for the company founded by former Uber AI chief Raquel Urtasun. It also feels like another chip from Uber on the autonomous vehicle roulette… Continue reading Uber is literally in the driver’s seat when it comes to AV bets
Uber puts another chip on the self-driving roulette table
Self-driving truck startup Waabi’s billion-dollar fundraise isn’t just about trucks. The deal, for $750 million up front plus another $250 million from Uber tied to deployment milestones, marks a major expansion into robotaxis for the company founded by former Uber AI chief Raquel Urtasun. It also feels like another chip from Uber on the autonomous vehicle roulette table. With more… Continue reading Uber puts another chip on the self-driving roulette table
Mercedes-Benz Unveils New S-Class Built on NVIDIA DRIVE AV, Which Enables an L4-Ready Architecture
Mercedes-Benz is marking 140 years of automotive innovation with a new S-Class built for the AI era, bringing together automotive safety and NVIDIA’s advanced autonomous driving platform to enable a level 4-ready architecture designed for trust. The new S-Class with MB.OS, which will be equipped with the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion architecture and full-stack NVIDIA DRIVE… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Unveils New S-Class Built on NVIDIA DRIVE AV, Which Enables an L4-Ready Architecture
German Manager Magazine: Waymo: Robotaxi drives a child004677
A driverless robotaxi from Waymo hit and slightly injured a child in California. The Google-Sister company defends itself and estimates that the software slowed the car more than a human would have been able to. According to Waymo, the child was obscured by a tall SUV before running onto the road in front of the… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Waymo: Robotaxi drives a child004677
Waabi Raises $750M USD in Series C Funding
Waabi, a Toronto, Canada-based Physical AI company, raised $750M USD in Series C funding. The round was led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, with participation from Uber, NVentures, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, BlackRock, Radical Ventures, HarbourVest Partners, Linse Capital, Incharge Capital, BDC Capital’s Thrive Venture Fund, Export Development Canada… Continue reading Waabi Raises $750M USD in Series C Funding