A look at the humans employed to rescue robotaxis; Waymo uses the Honk app to pay $20 to $24 to manually close robotaxi doors and $60 to $80 to tow its cars
“While the Waymo Driver is designed to handle dark traffic signals as four-way stops, it may occasionally request a confirmation check to ensure it makes the safest choice.” — waymo.com/blog/2025/12...
The latest version of the Senate's OBBB has a provision that removes the 6 GHz band's protection from spectrum auctions; Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 use the 6 GHz band
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/ ... [image] Corey Quinn / @quinnypig.com : I bet companies can't WAIT to bid on spectrum that currently has millions of devices using it, most of which will never see a f...
Meta unveils the $399+ Oakley Meta HSTN glasses, with Meta AI and the features of its Ray-Ban models, plus 3K video recording and double the battery life
Oakley's Meta smart glasses actually look better than the Ray-Bans, and they bring massive upgrades Steve Vegvari / iPhone in Canada : Oakley Meta HSTN Smart Glasses Launching July 11 in Canada Jay Bo...
An interview with Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak on Apple's struggles to ship AI features demoed in 2024 using Siri's “V1 architecture” and its work on a V2
and What's Coming Next Ronil Thakkar / KnowTechie : Siri snubbed at Apple's WWDC 2025 as AI takes center stage Ben Thompson / Stratechery : Apple's WWDC 2025 marked a strategic retreat from its overam...
What to expect at WWDC 2024: plans to integrate AI into Apple's apps with a new opt-in service called Apple Intelligence, iOS 18, macOS 15, visionOS 2, and more
Is it Mission Impossible? Jade Bryan / nextpit : Apple May Enhance Mail App with New AI Features in iOS 18 Lloyd Coombes / iMore : WatchOS 11 might add a huge upgrade, but you'll need a 2024 Apple Wat...
Instagram confirms testing an unskippable ad format with a countdown timer that briefly prevents feed scrolling, similar to the free version of YouTube
users are not happy about it Kit Eaton / Inc.com : Unskippable ‘Ad Breaks’ Annoy Instagram Users Abhiman Biswas / MySmartPrice : Instagram Might Soon Show Unskippable Ads to Users as Part of Ad Breaks...
A look at Wi-Fi 7, slated for certification in Q1 2024, with multi-link operations that allow devices to spread a data stream across multiple frequency bands
Wi-Fi is one of the most aggravating success stories. Despite how ubiquitous the technology has become in our lives … Mastodon: @dsilverman@mastodon.social . X: @ieeespectrum . Forums: Hacker News an...
A look at Smart Answers, an AI chatbot trained only on Macworld, PCWorld, Tech Advisor, and TechHive content, and offered to the outlets' readers on August 1
By and large, the goal has been: can we make more pages for ads without paying more writers? — Now, a group of tech outlets … Threads: @dsilverman . X: @mr_existant and @harrymccracken Threads: Dwig...
A look at Smart Answers, an AI chatbot trained only on Macworld, PCWorld, Tech Advisor, and TechHive content, and offered to the outlets' readers on August 1
By and large, the goal has been: can we make more pages for ads without paying more writers? — Now, a group of tech outlets … Threads: @dsilverman . X: @harrymccracken Threads: Dwight Silverman / @d...
Twitter plans to wind down its legacy verified program, first introduced in June 2009, and remove legacy verified checkmarks starting on April 1, 2023
Ahead Of Twitter's Looming Verification Rollback Muskaan Saxena / TechRadar : Twitter's blue-check doomsday date is set and it's no April Fool's joke Megan Ellis / MakeUseOf : Twitter to Start Removin...