Uber will now pair Austin riders with Waymo self-driving cars

Starting today, if you call an Uber in Austin you can match with a self-driving Waymo vehicle. 

The launch in the Texas capital is part of an expanded partnership between the two tech companies. Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are already available on the Uber platform in Phoenix, and the companies plan to launch next in Atlanta. 

“With Waymo’s technology and Uber’s proven platform, we’re excited to introduce our customers to a future of transportation that is incre

Used Tesla prices depreciated more than any other automaker in 2024

The price of used Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y vehicles depreciated more than any other cars in 2024, according to a Fast Company analysis of CarGurus data.

The average price of a Model Y for sale on the platform dropped by 25.5% between January of 2024 and January 2025, and the price of the Model 3 dropped by 25%. In that same time frame, the average price of a Nissan Maxima only dropped by 5.2% and a Ford Mustang by 5%.

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Mozilla’s new message: We’re the only browser not backed by billionaires

As frustration with corporate power grows under the oligarch-friendly Trump administration, Mozilla Firefox stands out more than ever for at least one defining trait: It isn’t owned by a giant tech company.

“We’re independent and nonprofit,” Mozilla CEO Laura Chambers told Fast Company in an interview at Web Summit Qatar. “We’re

The third coming of Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman

Microsoft employees stream down a hallway by the dozen, smartphones and paper coffee cups in hand, many clad in heavy coats on this frigid February morning. The setting is idyllic—Lake Washington is in full view through floor-to-ceiling windows—but they stride purposefully. As they do, they pass a digital sign with a tersely worded call to action:

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Popular female streamers are bringing on security after stars were attacked during an IRL stream

Female streamers are being told to hire security after a spate of recent attacks. 

Popular Twitch stars Valkyrae, Cinna, and Emiru were out in public at the Santa Monica Pier on March 2 as part of their “sisathon” streaming marathon, when a man lunged toward them, saying, “I’ll kill you right now.” The streamers called for help from security as the man chased them before the stream turned off. He had tracked their location using the live broadcast and earlier had g

Trump’s crypto reserve is a payoff for loyalists

President Donald Trump has found a new way to reward his supporters.

On Sunday, Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he will issue an executive order creating a “Crypto Strategic Reserve” that will include Bitcoin, Ethereum, and three other cryptocurrencies. “I will make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World,” Trump wrote.

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MrBeast lost ‘tens of millions’ on his Amazon show. That’s a sign for other creators

Hollywood is waking up to the power of influencers. That starts with MrBeast. 

Amazon’s Beast Games cost hundreds of millions to produce. Some of that came from the streamer, but much of it came from the pockets of MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson. On the Diary of a CEO podcast, he estimated “tens of millions” in losses from the show, admitting that he w

EV-maker BYD seeks to raise $5.2 billion with share sale

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has launched a sale of its Hong Kong shares to raise up to $5.2 billion via an accelerated book-building, according to a deal term sheet seen by Reuters on Monday.

AI Chatbots have telltale quirks. Researchers can spot them with 97% accuracy

There’s a cat-and-mouse game between those using generative AI chatbots to produce text undetected and those trying to catch them. Many believe they know the telltale signs—though as a journalist fond of the word “delve” and prone to em-dashes, I’m not so sure.

Researchers at four U.S. universities, however, have


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