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September 16, 2025

 

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Waymo approved to start testing autonomous vehicles at San Francisco International Airport

Waymo approved to start testing autonomous vehicles at San Francisco International Airport: Waymo has spent years locked in back-and-forth negotiations with SFO, the biggest airport serving its home base of Silicon Valley. Read More

Andrew Yang took inspiration from Mark Cuban for his budget cell carrier Noble Mobile: “I’m as guilty of doomscrolling as the next person, but knowing that doomscrolling is actually costing me money makes me feel dumb,” Yang told TechCrunch. Read More

Figure reaches $39B valuation in latest funding round: Figure raised more than $1 billion in a Series C round led by Parkway Venture Capital in addition to numerous other investors. Read More

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