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Uber launches first robotaxis in London (with human supervisors)
Uber launches first robotaxis in London (with human supervisors).
Uber beats Waymo as first to launch robotaxis in London
Uber beat out Waymo in launching a commercial robotaxi service in London, the city's first. The vehicles use autonomous driving tech developed by Wayve, a UK-based startup, and will initially...
The world is whiffing on its biggest climate goal
Even as we strive to limit climate change, we need to brace for the warming we can no longer prevent. | Neil Milton/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images This story appeared in Today,...
UN report says global warming will surpass the goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius
Climate scientists now aim to minimize time spent above the limit from the Paris Agreement.
Google says its new Gemini 3.8 Flash model ‘works harder’ but might cost more
Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash, arriving just a few weeks after its predecessor. The company claims the new model "works harder" than Gemini 3.7 Flash by performing more reasoning steps on complex...
Meta suddenly cares about kids
Three teenage boys look at smartphones on April 11, 2026. | Matt Cardy/Getty Images For years, parents across the country have been calling on Congress to do something about social media’s harmful...
How freaked out should you be about Trump’s plot to disrupt mail voting?
While the USPS rule is extremely bad, it’s not as bad as a whistleblower account might suggest. | Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images On Tuesday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s office published an...
Here are some of REI’s best Labor Day sale deals
The discounted Garmin InReach 3 Mini can help you stay in touch when you’re out in the wilderness. | Image: Garmin Summer is winding down, but REI’s Labor Day sale is here to help save you some...
NYC bans the use of generative AI tools in public schools for students through eighth grade
NYC public schools are taking a year without generative AI tools.
1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project
David Faugno, CEO at 1Password, at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 11th, 2025. | Photo: Zed Jameson / Bloomberg via Getty Image 1Password faced immediate backlash from...