NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Ad Council, the nonprofit behind many of America’s most impactful communications programs that inspire action and accelerate social change, elected 33 new members to its Board of Directors. Chaired by Rita Ferro, President of Global Advertising at The Walt Disney Company, the Ad Council’s Board of Directors… Continue reading The Ad Council Elects New Members to Its Board of Directors
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The Microsoft Azure Outage Shows the Harsh Reality of Cloud Failures
Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, its widely used 365 services, Xbox, and Minecraft started suffering outages at roughly noon Eastern time on Wednesday, the result of what Microsoft said was “an inadvertent configuration change.” The incident—which marks the second major cloud provider outage in less than two weeks—highlights the instability of an internet built largely on… Continue reading The Microsoft Azure Outage Shows the Harsh Reality of Cloud Failures
San Francisco mayor: ‘We should be the testbed for emerging tech’
Waymo and Zoox robotaxis are a regular sight on San Francisco streets, and soon Uber, through a partnership with Lucid and Nuro, will descend on the city as well. It is exactly how San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie likes it. “I think we should be the testbed for emerging technology and AI and healthcare tech… Continue reading San Francisco mayor: ‘We should be the testbed for emerging tech’
Uber chooses first market to deploy its Lucid Gravity robotaxis featuring Nuro Driver
Three months after Uber, Lucid Motors, and Nuro announced a partnership that would enable Gravity SUV robotaxis, the rideshare network has shared where the public will first be able to hail one. Spoiler alert, it’s easy to guess if you give it half a thought. As we reported in July, Uber Technologies committed to a… Continue reading Uber chooses first market to deploy its Lucid Gravity robotaxis featuring Nuro Driver
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Day 3
Welcome to the third and final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone West in San Francisco! The excitement here is still in full swing, and there’s no slowing down. If you thought it was too late to join, think again — there’s still time to register with a 50% discount and be part of… Continue reading TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Day 3
Uber to launch a premium robotaxi service in Waymo’s turf of San Francisco
Uber has picked San Francisco to launch a premium robotaxi service that will use Lucid Motors’ all-electric Gravity SUVs equipped with self-driving tech developed by Nuro, in 2026 — a move that puts the ride-hailing giant in direct competition with Waymo. The announcement was made as the last day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 kicked off… Continue reading Uber to launch a premium robotaxi service in Waymo’s turf of San Francisco
Uber will challenge Waymo’s robotaxi dominance in San Francisco
Transportation Autonomous Cars The company will launch its robotaxi service with Lucid and Nuro in the city in 2026. If it can get all the right permits. The company will launch its robotaxi service with Lucid and Nuro in the city in 2026. If it can get all the right permits. by Andrew J. Hawkins… Continue reading Uber will challenge Waymo’s robotaxi dominance in San Francisco
@FCA: Stellantis Avanza en su Estrategia Global de Robotaxi con una Nueva Colaboración con NVIDIA, Uber y Foxconn
Diseñada para preparar el camino para: Ampliar el creciente ecosistema de Stellantis para la movilidad autónoma de Nivel 4 (sin conductor) en todo el mundo Combinar la ingeniería de vehículos, computación de IA, operaciones de transporte y electrónica en una solución escalable Aprovechar las plataformas AV-Ready de Stellantis para ofrecer servicios de robotaxi seguros, eficientes… Continue reading @FCA: Stellantis Avanza en su Estrategia Global de Robotaxi con una Nueva Colaboración con NVIDIA, Uber y Foxconn
One of Our Favorite Pairs of Binoculars Is $80 Off
Hunting for a great pair of binoculars that you can slip into your pocket for a hike? One of our favorite lightweight and compact binocular picks, the Celestron TrailSeeker ED 8×32, is marked down to just $280 on Amazon, a healthy $80 discount off the usual price. Photograph: Scott Gilbertson Celestron TrailSeeker ED 8×32 Binoculars… Continue reading One of Our Favorite Pairs of Binoculars Is $80 Off
Waabi unveils autonomous truck made in partnership with Volvo
Self-driving truck startup Waabi shared Tuesday at TechCrunch Disrupt the launch of a new autonomous truck made in partnership with Volvo, the Volvo VNL Autonomous truck. The unveiling comes eight months since the Uber- and Nvidia-backed startup announced it was partnering with Volvo Autonomous Solutions to build a custom-built truck based on Volvo’s autonomy platform… Continue reading Waabi unveils autonomous truck made in partnership with Volvo