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✦Zoox upgrades its robotaxi as it prepares for commercial service✦Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi is getting a refresh✦This new tracking label could help solve cargo theft✦GM just ‘unlocked’ over 200 Android Automotive apps, including YouTube, for its Google built-in vehicles✦8BitDo’s all-button controller gets a screen upgrade for customizations without an app✦Military branches restore flu shot requirement after virus swept through base✦OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom✦Overheard at Config: Day 0✦RubyLLM: A single, beautiful Ruby framework for all major AI providers✦Running Windows Games on a Hobby OS with Wine✦OpenAI reveals its first AI processor: Jalapeño✦Slate Auto's truck builder goes live for its $25k electric pickup✦Walmart-backed Flipkart expands quick-commerce push as Amazon ramps up in India✦Vulnerability reports are not special anymore✦Here’s everything new in Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 [Gallery]
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