Waymo trials Google’s Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in robotaxis
TL;DR Researcher Jane Manchun Wong uncovered a 1,200+ line system prompt indicating Waymo is testing an in-car assistant powered by…
Waymo details why its robotaxis stalled at intersections in SF blackout
TL;DR Waymo says a safety feature that asks human operators to confirm decisions led many of its robotaxis to pause…
How AMD Broke Into CPUs 50 Years Ago With an Intel 8080 Clone
TL;DR Fifty years ago AMD entered the microprocessor market by producing the Am9080, a reverse-engineered clone of Intel's 8080. The…
Microsoft unveils Agent Framework — open-source toolkit for AI agents and workflows
TL;DR Microsoft published the Agent Framework, an open-source SDK for building LLM-powered agents and graph-based multi-agent workflows for .NET and…
Beijing Tightens Rules to Keep Chatbots From Misbehaving Amid AI Worries
TL;DR A Wall Street Journal headline reports that Beijing is enforcing tougher rules to prevent chatbots from 'misbehaving.' The full…
South Korea mandates facial-recognition scans for new SIM registrations
TL;DR South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT announced a rule requiring facial-recognition verification when customers register new mobile accounts,…
Palo Alto expands Google Cloud AI partnership, trims 2027 cloud spend
TL;DR Palo Alto Networks announced a multibillion-dollar expansion of its Google Cloud relationship, moving key internal workloads to Google and…
Cybersecurity Forecast 2026: Preparing Organizations for Emerging Threats
TL;DR Google Cloud published its Cybersecurity Forecast 2026 report on November 4, 2025, synthesizing frontline data and expert analysis to…
Microsoft study finds Copilot chats embedding into daily user routines
TL;DR Microsoft analyzed 37.5 million de-identified Copilot conversations from January to September 2025 and identified clear patterns by device, time…
Rising DRAM and NAND costs threaten smartphone recovery, buyers resist
TL;DR Counterpoint Research has trimmed its 2026 smartphone shipment forecast to a 2.1% decline as DRAM and NAND supply tightens…