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Waymo expands pause to four cities as robotaxis keep driving into floods

Waymo's robotaxi service is now suspended in both Atlanta and San Antonio, as the company works to stop its vehicles from driving into flooded roads.

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Samsung chip workers will get an average $340k bonus as AI profits soar

Article URL: https://qz.com/samsung-chip-workers-bonus-ai-profits-052126 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48230892 Points: 11 # Comments: 1

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The IBM-ification of Google?

Article URL: https://zeroshot.bearblog.dev/google-is-shattering-under-its-own-weight-the-ibm-ification-of-google/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48230049 Points: 68 # Comments: 68

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The memory shortage is causing a repricing of consumer electronics

Article URL: https://davidoks.blog/p/ai-is-killing-the-cheap-smartphone Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229319 Points: 104 # Comments: 79

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SpaceX scrubs first Starship V3 launch just before liftoff

SpaceX fueled the third-generation rocket booster and ship and was just moments away from liftoff, before calling a scrub. It's expected to try again Friday.

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How Elon Musk will increase his power through the SpaceX IPO

Musk, who will have more than 50% of the voting power, will have a monarchical grip over the publicly-traded version of SpaceX — control that goes far beyond what other tech founders enjoy.

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IoT gadget maker AcuRite shares reasoning for killing customers’ favorite app

"The move to AcuRite NOW has not been as smooth as some customers expected ..."

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As Grok flounders, SpaceX bets future on beating Big Tech at AI

SpaceX IPO filing pitches orbital data centers as Grok lags rival AI services.

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Tell HN: I'm tired of AI-generated answers

I found GitHub repositories that were spreading malware. I asked AI what I should do about it, but it gave me nothing useful. So I opened a discussion on GitHub. Someone replied. It was literally the exact same text the AI had given me. I called it o

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AI is killing the cheap smartphone

Article URL: https://davidoks.blog/p/ai-is-killing-the-cheap-smartphone Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229319 Points: 21 # Comments: 0

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Uv is fantastic, but its package management UX is a mess

Article URL: https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/uv-ux-mess/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48228788 Points: 43 # Comments: 12

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Who will benefit most from SpaceX IPO? Mostly Elon — and a few from his inner circle

Elon Musk has the largest stake in SpaceX by billions of shares. The other biggest shareholders also have longstanding and deep ties to Musk.

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Waymo halts freeway rides after robotaxis struggle in construction zones

The service suspension comes as Waymo has also paused operations in Atlanta and San Antonio after its robotaxis drove into flooded streets.

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Trump delays AI security executive order, saying language ‘could have been a blocker’

President Trump delayed signing an executive order that would have required pre-release government security reviews of AI models, citing dissatisfaction with the order's language.

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AT&T sues California in attempt to shut off old phone network

AT&T asks a court and the FCC to block California phone requirements.