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San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco

San Francisco's mayor is advocating for stricter state regulations on autonomous vehicles after Waymo robotaxis caused significant traffic disruptions during two major city events.

16 Jul4 min read

SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition

SpaceX aborted its second Starship V3 launch attempt moments after engine ignition, with CEO Elon Musk citing an automatic shutdown due to some engines failing to start.

16 Jul4 min read

Apple TV for Android adds widgets, Apple Music gets WhatsApp sharing

Apple TV for Android adds homescreen widgets and Apple Music introduces WhatsApp sharing and new widgets.

16 Jul2 min read

Ars Technica

Two Trump health nominees crash and burn in tense Senate hearing

Two Trump health nominees struggled in a tense Senate hearing, failing to alleviate concerns about their qualifications and commitment to evidence-based policy.

The Little Book of Reinforcement Learning

Reinforcement learning is explained in a publicly available book on GitHub.

Wired

Why Apple Sued OpenAI, New York Takes on Data Centers, and What to Know about Cyclosporiasis

Apple sued OpenAI for allegedly stealing confidential hardware secrets and proprietary information.

16 Jul31 min read

Ars Technica

HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs

HP India was fined 1.4 billion rupees for cartelizing computers, ink cartridges, and toner with reseller partners.

Google Health 5.04 rolling out: Custom food logging, more fixes

Google Health 5.04 introduces custom food logging and various bug fixes.

'Likweli': A new monkey species discovered in the Congo Basin

Scientists have discovered a new Colobus monkey species, Colobus congoensis, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's high forest canopies.

16 Jul6 min read

Ars Technica

Tesla driver who blamed crash on autopilot pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB finds

The NTSB's preliminary findings indicate a Tesla driver, who blamed autopilot for a fatal crash, manually overrode the system by pressing the accelerator to 100 percent.

Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’

AMI Labs CEO Alexandre LeBrun avoids labeling his company's AI as AGI or superintelligence, emphasizing world models' potential to enable robots to understand and interact with the physical world.

16 Jul5 min read

Realme confirms it will shut down in China to focus on global markets

Realme will cease operations in China to reallocate resources towards cultivating overseas markets, focusing on performance and gaming.

Moonshot’s upcoming Kimi 3 is expected to close the gap with Anthropic’s Opus 4.8

Moonshot AI's upcoming Kimi K3 model is anticipated to rival or exceed Anthropic's Opus 4.8, potentially becoming China's largest open-weight AI model.

Google Pixel continues to grow as global smartphone shipments hit lowest point since 2013

Google Pixel saw 16% year-over-year growth in Q2 despite global smartphone shipments hitting their lowest point since 2013.

EU demands opening Android access and Search data to rivals, Google warns of privacy risks

The EU orders Google to open Android and Search data to rivals, despite Google's warnings of potential privacy risks.

The Verge

‘No company is going to go to jail for you’: Proton’s CTO on balancing privacy, policy, and trust

Proton's CTO discusses balancing privacy and policy while maintaining user trust in secure productivity software.

Show HN: AI Law Tracker – one audited API for US, EU and global AI law

AI Law Tracker provides a single audited API for US, EU, and global AI laws.

16 Jul47 min read

OnePlus will continue software updates, all devices move to ColorOS with Android 17

OnePlus devices will move to ColorOS with Android 17, replacing OxygenOS for software updates.

How to spend 15 years perfecting a product

Refactoring.Guru's creator spent 15 years perfecting products, sharing insights on finding users and leveraging unfair advantages.

16 Jul9 min read

The Verge

Ninja’s microwave air fryer could be the fix for soggy reheated pizza

Ninja's Crispi Microwave doubles as an air fryer for crispy reheated food results.

Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode

GOES-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode due to unspecified issues.

The Verge

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8 leaks a week before launch event

Leaked images and specifications for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 8 reveal minimal upgrades, including an Exynos 2600 chip and 45W wired charging, with an unchanged design from its predecessor.

Bluesky Trademarks ATProto

Bluesky acquired the AT Protocol trademark to protect the decentralized ecosystem from legal threats, ensuring its continued free and widespread use by developers and the community.