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Waymo says it has built an ASIC chip

Waymo says it has built an ASIC chip that will improve its robotaxis' reflexes and navigational skills and help it diversify away from third parties like Nvidia

TL;DRWaymo built its own AI chip to make self-driving cars faster and less dependent on Nvidia.

Why it matters: Custom chips reduce costs, improve latency for safety-critical decisions, and signal autonomous vehicle independence.

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It’s Greg Brockman’s OpenAI now

Greg Brockman takes over as OpenAI CEO after tumultuous year of legal battles.

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Amazon’s Prime Air autonomous drones to reach 500 US cities

Amazon expanding drone delivery to 500 US cities by end of 2026.

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Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast

Fusion startup cuts fuel prep time from weeks to hours.

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Tesla's Robotaxi fleet might finally be driving around Austin

Tesla's self-driving taxis are running without humans in Austin.

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Michigan township combats nuclear weapons data center by passing ban

Michigan town blocked electrical infrastructure for a nuclear weapons research data center.

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CXMT planned to use stolen Samsung IP to develop its DRAM, court hears

Ex-Samsung engineer arrested for selling stolen 18nm DRAM technology to Chinese chipmaker CXMT.

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This app makes the Pixel 11’s HiLight feature actually useful

Third-party app unlocks Google's limited Pixel 11 notification LED feature.

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You can soon stream Crunchyroll on your car's infotainment system

Crunchyroll anime streaming is coming to car infotainment systems via the AppNinja app store.

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Build intelligent security for healthcare APIs with Amazon Bedrock

Amazon Bedrock adds AI-powered security monitoring to healthcare APIs without slowing them down.

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Filing: in 2025, TikTok posted its first net profit of $702.5M

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