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Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver

Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver: It's one of the last big steps before the company can truly claim it's operating a robotaxi service, and start to take on Waymo. Read More

Snapchat rolls out its end-of-year Recaps: The Recap is a short video that offers a personalized look at highlights from Snaps, Stories, and Chats, showing how users connected and expressed themselves throughout the year. Read More

Mirelo raises $41M from Index and a16z to solve AI video's silent problem: Mirelo, a German startup that is building AI to add synced sound effects to videos, has raised a $41 million seed round led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. Read More

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How iRobot lost its way home

How iRobot lost its way home: iRobot survived three decades of competition, but couldn't survive European regulators killing its Amazon buyout. Now it's being taken over by its own supplier in bankruptcy court. Read More

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