Author: Daniel snow

Waymo partners with Uber to bring robotaxi service to Atlanta and Austin.Uber Technologies Inc.Uber and Alphabet’s Waymo are now offering robotaxi rides to the public in Atlanta, as the companies continue expansion of their partnership. The Waymo robotaxis available through the Uber app will cover approximately 65 square miles around Atlanta, but will not yet travel on highways or to the airport. The vehicles feature Waymo’s driverless technology, known as the Waymo Driver, integrated into battery electric Jaguar I-PACE SUVs.The companies said in September that they would be jointly bringing Waymo One to Austin, Texas, and to Atlanta. Rides became available in…

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Google could face changes to its online search services in the U.K. after regulators raised concerns over the tech giant’s dominance.The Competition and Markets Authority on Tuesday said it is consulting on a proposal to give Google “strategic market status,” a designation under new competition rules for tech firms that hold entrenched power in a certain market.The watchdog was granted expanded competition and merger control powers this year as the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act came into force.Similar to a European Union law known as the Digital Markets Act, the legislation gives the CMA the ability to directly enforce…

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U.S Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters following the weekly Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2025.Kayla Bartkowski | Getty ImagesSenate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday that lawmakers in his chamber will remain in Washington, D.C., until they pass President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.””Senators return to Washington today and we will remain here until this bill is passed,” he wrote in an op-ed on Fox News.The comments are a sign of the increasing pressure Thune faces to win over Republican holdouts who still oppose the megabill, ahead of…

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