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Zoox clears final federal hurdle to launch paid robotaxi service

Federal safety regulators have given Zoox a temporary exemption that will allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle technology company to charge customers for rides in its custom-built robotaxi.

TechCrunch • Jul 30, 2026 • Kirsten Korosec
Technology Jul 30, 2026

RFC 8890 – The Internet is for End Users (2020)

Article URL: https://mnot.net/blog/2020/for_the_users Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49109474 Point...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

'VPNs are lawful technical tools,' says EU Court in landmark copyright ruling

Article URL: https://remysharp.com/links/2026-07-23-35890312 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4910944...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Dili raises $21.7M to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom

The Series A was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Allianz, Rebel Fund, Brick and Mortar Ventures’ Darre...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Inforcer raises $50M to help prepare smaller businesses for a new world of AI and security risks

London-based Inforcer just closed a $50 million Series C round led by Insight Partners.

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Spotify Running Mode helps match tunes to tempo

Spotify has introduced a new Running Mode feature that makes it easier to curate playlists around your workout goals, mu...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Going beneath NTFS: USN Journal, dfir_NTFS, and artefact-driven investigations

Article URL: https://andreafortuna.org/2026/07/06/ntfs-forensics-deep-dive/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Why Is Everyone Trying to Build a Solid-State Battery?

Article URL: https://www.construction-physics.com/p/why-is-everyone-trying-to-build-a Comments URL: https://news.ycombi...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

OpenJDK Interim Policy on Generative AI

Article URL: https://openjdk.org/legal/ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49109165 Points: 18 # Comm...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Amazon’s short story collections are one of the best reasons to own a Kindle

Over the last few years, I've gradually shifted away from ebooks. It's been part of a general return to physical media, ...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Why Don't People Use Formal Methods?

Article URL: https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/why-dont-people-use-formal-methods/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinato...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

How Old Is Ann?

Article URL: https://quuxplusone.github.io/blog/2026/07/29/how-old-is-ann/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

What it means for an API to be RESTful

Article URL: https://en.andros.dev/blog/9761fd2e/what-it-means-for-an-api-to-be-restful/ Comments URL: https://news.yco...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

CosmosEscape: Taking over Every Database in Azure Cosmos DB

Article URL: https://www.wiz.io/blog/cosmosescape-taking-over-every-database-in-azure-cosmos-db Comments URL: https://n...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Mbodi AI (YC P25) Is Hiring Robotics/Research Engineers

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mbodi-ai/jobs Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=491...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

A second lens makes DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4P my new favorite video camera

DJI's Osmo Pocket 4P is a pretty simple proposition: an Osmo Pocket 4 with a second camera lens slapped inside. But is t...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Go LLM SDK for streaming, tool-calling AI backends (plus frontend React lib)

Article URL: https://github.com/grafana/ai-sdk Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49108778 Points: 12 #...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

GCC steering committee announces AI policy

Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/1086041/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49108685 Points: 38 #...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Are We Stuck with Lean?

Article URL: https://mathoverflow.net/questions/513742/are-we-stuck-with-lean Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.co...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

I made a game where you build a CPU from logic gates

Article URL: https://select.supply/game/chipbuilder Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49108571 Points:...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

ChatGPT, Roblox to Fall Under Strictest EU Rules for Platforms

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-29/chatgpt-roblox-to-fall-under-strictest-eu-rules-for-pla...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

You can't solve computer use by ignoring the interface

Article URL: https://steelmanlabs.com/blog/computer-use-is-far-from-solved Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

3D Pinball for Windows (1995)

Article URL: https://98.js.org/programs/pinball/space-cadet.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=491...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

4 Best Budget Smartwatch Models for Less Than $250 (2026)

From fitness tracking to notifications, the best budget smartwatch can do a lot without costing a fortune.

Technology Jul 30, 2026

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is a Superhero Movie for Yearners

Peter Parker’s isolation lands especially hard in the age of AI, a loneliness crisis, and endless scrolling.

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Don’t Get Too Attached to Jimothy

Urban wildlife biologists say the stumpy raccoon seems to have adapted well to his environment and spinal condition—bu...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Gpiozero Flow

Article URL: https://bennuttall.com/blog/2026/07/gpiozero-flow/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4910...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

Atomarine: Nuclear Data Centers at Sea

Article URL: https://atomarine.co/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49108039 Points: 11 # Comments: 3...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

SwitchBot makes a better fan

I was already a big fan of SwitchBot's big circulator fan I recently reviewed, and now we're getting the SwitchBot Batte...

Technology Jul 30, 2026

OpenAI’s Hacking Debacle Was a Human Mistake

If the generative AI giant had followed well-known security best practices, it’s likely that its AI agent would never ...