Free Waymo Rides in California? You Can Thank a Regulatory Quirk
A key delay from a state agency means robotaxi rides in the company’s new Ojai vehicle might be free for a few more months.
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SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5 model for coding, agentic tasks Reuters
OpenAI launches GPT-Live voice models that listen and speak simultaneously Reuters
With SpaceX Starship, Japan's ispace provides ride-share to the moon Reuters
Scientists have created a silicon chip that can write dozens of DNA sequences simultaneously using electricity and water…