Sources: Samsung plans to produce iPhone 18 image sensors in Austin, Texas; an expert says Apple chose Samsung as a supplier because Sony doesn't have US plants
Deal suggests South Korean company's US investments are paying off as Trump dials up his tariff policies
Texas enacts legislation requiring a DMV permit to operate self-driving vehicles, effective from September 1, as Tesla launches its robotaxi trial in Austin
Texas enacts legislation, effective September 1, requiring a permit to operate self-driving vehicles, just before Tesla's planned robotaxi trial in Austin
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, has signed legislation requiring a permit to operate self-driving vehicles …
Waymo temporarily limits service in SF, Austin, and Atlanta, and stops service in LA, as US cities prepare for protests against federal immigration policies
A week after five robot cars were burned in Los Angeles, the Google sister company isn't taking risks.
Tesla is set to launch its robotaxi service in Austin in June, but city officials say they are still awaiting important information regarding safety protocols
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X plans to build a new “Trust and Safety center of excellence” in Austin, Texas, and hire 100 full-time moderators to fight child sexual exploitation material
- Employees will be full-time, primarily focused on CSE content — X CEO Yaccarino to testify before Senate committee next week
California's DMV suspends Cruise's deployment and driverless testing permits, ending the GM self-driving car subsidiary's robotaxi operations in San Francisco
DMV: “The video footage presented to the department ended with the AV initial stop following the hard-braking 'maneuver. … @transbay@sfba.social : A phrase that I never thought I'd write: DMV FTW. — ...
AT&T begins its 5G C-band rollout in eight US metro areas, including Austin and Chicago, after delaying rollouts around airports due to safety concerns
The company is lighting up towers in just eight locations amidst pushback from airlines — AT&T is lighting up its expanded 5G service …
Texas, which has the most vulnerable power grid in the US, is attracting crypto miners with incentives, cheap power, and lax regulation
Naureen S Malik / Bloomberg : Tweets: @bwilliliou Tweets: Beth Williams Liou / @bwilliliou : Texas is already home to the most vulnerable power grid in the U.S. Now, an army of crypto miners w/ more ...
Facebook moderators in India, working for a third-party contractor, say they felt pressured to return to the office this summer, even as the pandemic surged
when Covid-19 cases were surging in the country 1/4 https://restofworld.org/... Nilesh Christopher / @nilchristopher : IMPORTANT: When covid cases were surging, third-party FB moderators employed by I...