The robotaxi law that could ban Tesla
…The measure would also effectively prevent Tesla’s camera-only Robotaxi system from operating in New Jersey unless the company changed its hardware. ”This is not anti-Tesla,” Democratic state Sen. Andrew…
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‘Solve all diseases,’ you say?
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life…
We’re running out of reasons to ignore AI safety
…The episode also handed an unexpected boost to a major Chinese competitor, whose model played a prominent role in containing the breach, while exposing OpenAI to significant legal, regulatory, and reputational scrutiny…
Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses
…In response, Scott Hanselman, vice president of technical staff for CoreAI, GitHub, and Windows, defended Microsoft’s speed boost changes, pointing out that “your smartphone already does this” and Microsoft isn’t…
Trump is waging a silent war on legal immigration
…has waged a quiet war on legal immigration through a patchwork of executive orders and regulatory changes. The first year of Trump’s second term in office saw a net decline in…
A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?
…Do any of these regulatory regimes or attempts to change any of these laws contemplate that problem? LF: That’s the new Wild West that we’re going to be running into…
The wearable future is stuck in weird, experimental, existential limbo
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt…
How Zillow grows when there aren’t enough houses
…People have to change their workflow. Now, the photographers are changed on it. There is this, “I don’t necessarily want to show all the things that Showcase would show in the…
Rivian makes the iconic American car — but that may not be enough
…And the R2 is about to enter an auto market beset by price anxiety and an outwardly hostile regulatory environment. Rivian’s staunch supporters can’t help but inject more hype…
Companies weaponize TOS against you
…Do you think that that is going to change? Because it doesn’t seem that tenable to me. I don’t think it’s going to change at the Supreme Court, not…