Waymo robotaxis are now operating in 10 US cities

Waymo is now opening its robotaxi services to the public in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando. This move marks a significant acceleration in the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company’s expansion plans. The rollout will follow the company’s established pattern from…

New Relic launches new AI agent platform and OpenTelemetry tools

Companies are increasingly launching software to build and monitor AI agents in an effort to drive enterprise adoption of AI. New Relic is now joining this movement. The data observability company has launched its own AI agent platform, acknowledging it…

It’s time to pull the plug on plug-in hybrids

Plug-in hybrid vehicles are often promoted as a bridge to fully electric vehicles. They promise to cut emissions by operating on battery power for short trips while relying on gasoline for longer journeys. However, they only deliver on that promise…

Canva acquires startups working on animation and marketing

On Monday, the creative suite company Canva announced the dual acquisition of two startups: Cavalry and Mango AI. Cavalry specializes in 2D motion animation for verticals like advertising, marketing, gaming, and generative art. Mango AI focuses on using reinforcement learning…