Waymo Expands to Three New Cities as Robotaxi Race Turns to Coverage
On September 1, Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google, extended its robotaxi service to Denver, San Diego and Tampa, adding three cities to a roster that already includes Phoenix, San…
ASML’s High-NA EUV Machines Reach First High-Volume Chip
ASML’s most advanced lithography machines have entered production at scale. According to a report from Digitimes on September 1, the Dutch company’s high numerical aperture EUV systems, known as High…
SpaceX Sets Starship Flight 14 for Sept. 15 in Bid for Orbital Flight
SpaceX has scheduled the 14th test flight of its Starship rocket for September 15, according to an announcement on September 1, setting up the vehicle’s first attempt at a full…
Microsoft 365 Outage Stretches Into Second Day
For the second straight day on September 1, large parts of Microsoft’s 365 suite were unavailable, with Outlook, Teams, Exchange Online and search features disrupted for users around the world.…
Meta and Roblox Agree to Child Safety Measures in the Philippines
The Philippine government announced on September 1 that Meta and Roblox have agreed to implement safety measures for minors on their platforms, including age verification, parental controls and upgraded content…
Polymarket Raises $300 Million Led by Fund Tied to Trump’s Son
Polymarket, the prediction market platform that became famous during the 2024 U.S. election, has raised about $300 million in a funding round led by an investment fund associated with Donald…
Apple to Pay $250 Million to Settle Siri Advertising Claims
The advertisements were among the most polished Apple ever produced: a woman asking her phone to start a timer, a host asking Siri to queue up a recipe, a traveler…
Tim Cook’s Final Day Hands Apple to John Ternus
Tim Cook spent his last day as Apple’s chief executive the way he spent so many of the previous fifteen years: on the move, in meetings, doing the work. He…
SpaceX Pays $220 Million to Take 444 Acres Out of Brownsville’s Hands
Around 11 p.m. on Saturday, the Brownsville City Council voted unanimously to cut 444 acres out of the city. The land, adjacent to SpaceX’s Starbase launch site on the Texas…
IBM Quantum Computer Finishes a 15-Minute Task Classical Machines Can’t
The calculation took 15 minutes. On a classical computer, the same problem would take effectively forever, a task the researchers describe as practically impossible. The result, published on August 30…
