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Today’s highlights
- San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco — 2026-07-16
- In the wake of a massive hours-long gridlock event, San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has told state regulators it’s time to put more requirements on robotaxi operators like Waymo.
- SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition — 2026-07-16
- The company didn’t immediately say what went wrong. SpaceX’s stock plunged more than 4% in after-hours trading before paring losses.
- Fortnite is getting a bunch of AI-powered ‘personas’ — 2026-07-16
- Get ready for more AI characters in Fortnite. Developer Epic Games is going to let Fortnite creators publish experiences featuring characters with AI-powered voices starting on July 30th, and ahead of that launch, it’s c
- Netflix says around 300 titles used generative AI — 2026-07-16
- Netflix says roughly 300 titles on its platform used generative AI, most of which occurred in post-production. The streaming service revealed the news in its second-quarter earnings report released on Thursday, saying it
- Coca-Cola suspended production at its Fairlife dairy after a ransomware attack — 2026-07-16
- Coca Cola said dairy production at its Fairlife unit will “remain suspended” in the United States following a hack.
- Samsung’s 55-inch Frame art TV is $200 cheaper than usual — 2026-07-16
- Samsung’s Frame is different from your average 4K TV. Its biggest selling point involves what it does when you aren’t actively using it. It can display art, turning your living room into a gallery. The Frame has bezels t
- Why are people buying so many CDs? — 2026-07-16
- CD sales are apparently going up, reportedly thanks to fans realizing they’re an affordable way to support their favorite artists. According to a new report from research firm Luminate, 16.3 million CDs were sold in the
- Founders Fund hires former OpenAI exec Ryan Beiermeister (and not because of her ‘Mafia’ skills) — 2026-07-16
- Ryan Beiermeister, who demonstrated cool analysis in the Founders Fund YouTube series “Mafia,” has joined the firm as a partner.