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Waymo Reference Driver: new human driver model aims to benchmark autonomous safety Waymo’s Reference Driver model benchmarks autonomous vehicles against human drivers using active inference, improving crash analysis and sharing …

Rocket Lab satellite readied in Long Beach clean room for a high-value mission A compact, gold-clad Rocket Lab satellite is undergoing final assembly in a Long Beach clean room as …

GM to Build Sodium‑Ion Batteries for Grid-Scale Energy Storage in New Peak Energy Partnership GM will develop sodium‑ion batteries for grid-scale energy storage through a partnership with Peak Energy, with …

ESA astronauts moon mission: Aschbacher names German, French and Italian as first European flyers Josef Aschbacher names nationalities for the first European moon mission: German, French and Italian astronauts—Germany’s crew …

Vibe-coding startup Lovable surpasses $500M annualized revenue run rate Lovable, the fast-growing vibe-coding platform, has exceeded a $500 million annualized revenue run rate and reports roughly one million new projects …

German premium automakers say they have closed the EV and battery technology gap German premium automakers say they have closed the gap in EV and battery technology, with Mercedes and …

Apple launches Siri AI with Google Gemini to embed assistant across iPhone and Mac Apple unveils Siri AI with Google Gemini integration, adding inbox search, onscreen awareness and cross-device features; …

Apple unveils AI-powered Siri with conversational skills and deep app integration at WWDC Apple introduces an AI-powered Siri at WWDC, demonstrating conversational responses, app automation, developer APIs and privacy-focused on-device …

Startup Battlefield 200 Applications Extended — Final Deadline June 8, 2026 TechCrunch extends Startup Battlefield 200 applications to June 8, 2026. Read selection criteria, submission tips, timeline and who should …