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Waymo Picks Toyota’s bZ4X for Its Next Robotaxi, With Japan and the UK in Sight
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Waymo Picks Toyota’s bZ4X for Its Next Robotaxi, With Japan and the UK in Sight

Waymo and Toyota will build robotaxis on the 2027 Toyota bZ4X, with testing in Japan starting in 2027 and the UK and other right-hand-drive markets to…

By Sikander Maniv · Oct 30, 2026
Binance Hit by $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist, the Largest on Record
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Binance Hit by $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist, the Largest on Record

Binance says hackers stole an estimated $6.3 billion in crypto, the largest known crypto theft, and security firms point to North Korea. About $3 billion has…

By Sikander Maniv · Oct 30, 2026
GM to Pay $220 Million to Settle Claims It Sold Drivers’ Private Data
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GM to Pay $220 Million to Settle Claims It Sold Drivers’ Private Data

General Motors will pay $220 million to settle claims from US states that it sold drivers' location and driving-behavior data to data brokers that passed it…

By Sikander Maniv · Oct 30, 2026
Amazon’s AWS Posts Its Fastest Growth in Nearly Five Years, but Earnings Narrowly Miss
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Amazon’s AWS Posts Its Fastest Growth in Nearly Five Years, but Earnings Narrowly Miss

Amazon reported third-quarter revenue of $201.9 billion and AWS sales of $46.0 billion, up 39%, its fastest growth in nearly five years, but earnings per share…

By Sikander Maniv · Oct 30, 2026
Archive of Our Own Offline After Security Incident: What Users Need to Know
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Archive of Our Own Offline After Security Incident: What Users Need to Know

Fan-fiction site Archive of Our Own is offline after its operator detected evidence of a security incident, and it could take two to four weeks to…

By Sikander Maniv · Oct 30, 2026
Google Takes Ads in AI Mode to 10 More Countries as It Admits AI Search Earns Less
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Google Takes Ads in AI Mode to 10 More Countries as It Admits AI Search Earns Less

Google is bringing ads to AI Mode in 10 more countries and adding multiturn ads in the US, after telling investors that lower monetization in AI…

By Sikander Maniv · Oct 30, 2026
Reddit Plans a Logged-In-Only Experience as AI Search Cuts Its Traffic
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Reddit Plans a Logged-In-Only Experience as AI Search Cuts Its Traffic

Reddit says it will move toward a logged-in-only experience, starting with tests outside the US in the fourth quarter, as AI-powered search sends it more than…

By Sikander Maniv · Oct 30, 2026
South Korea Fines Google and Apple $47.6 Million Over App Store Payment Rules
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South Korea Fines Google and Apple $47.6 Million Over App Store Payment Rules

South Korea's media and communications regulator has fined Google 42.9 billion won and Apple 20.81 billion won, about $47.6 million combined, in its first enforcement under…

By Sikander Maniv · Oct 29, 2026
Microsoft Reveals Azure Revenue in Dollars for the First Time: $33.2 Billion, Plus $10 Billion From OpenAI
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Microsoft Reveals Azure Revenue in Dollars for the First Time: $33.2 Billion, Plus $10 Billion From OpenAI

Microsoft reported $92.3 billion in revenue for its latest quarter and, for the first time, disclosed Azure's dollar revenue of $33.2 billion, up 48%, along with…

By Sikander Maniv · Oct 29, 2026
DoorDash Agrees to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion: What the Deal Means for Shoppers, Grocers and Couriers
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DoorDash Agrees to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion: What the Deal Means for Shoppers, Grocers and Couriers

DoorDash has agreed to acquire Instacart for $65 per share, about $17 billion in equity value, in a deal that needs shareholder and regulatory approval and…

By Sikander Maniv · Oct 29, 2026