Waymo is scaling fast. Here’s what the fleet data shows.
In the past month, Waymo has expanded its fleet in Texas by 49%. There are other hotspots as well.
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Programming languages, frameworks, and development tools
Agent Factory recap: Agent harnesses, shifting left, and autonomous coding
In this episode of The Agent Factory, we explore the reality of building with autonomous agents alongside Ryan Lopopolo, a software engineer at Google Cloud and the person who coined the term agent ha...
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Power your agents: Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar is now generally available
Following our announcement of Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking last week, we are thrilled to share that Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar is now generally available in Gemini Enter...
5 min readAndo wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together
The app gives agents their own identities and inboxes and lets them partake in conversations as naturally as people can.
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Cal AI’s Zach Yadegari on how to create viral growth and capitalize on it
Zach Yadegari joins the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to share how he capitalized on viral growth. Save up to $200 before September 25. Save 50% on a second pass.
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Proactive Defense: Hardening Code Pipelines and CI/CD Infrastructure
Introduction The landscape of software supply chain security has undergone a significant shift. Recent campaigns demonstrate that sophisticated threat actors are systematically targeting the engineeri...
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Agent or Workflow? A Practical Test for Knowing When You Actually Need an AI Agent
In this article, you will learn the key differences between AI workflows and agents, and how to decide which approach is right for your use...
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What I Learned Building Cloud-Portable Services Across Multiple Providers
Multi-cloud strategies often stumble over provider-specific behavior. A layered abstraction built on official SDKs can normalize differences while preserving access to valuable native capabilities.
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SeaWorld Wants to Make You Horny
The Orlando theme park’s immersive Halloween experience now includes hot, brooding guys in an homage to romantasy antiheroes—and it’s leading to record-breaking ticket sales.
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The Best Linux Laptops (2026): System76, Framework, and More
Whether you want a beast of a machine with dedicated graphics or a light, easy-to-upgrade PC, we have the perfect rig for you.
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Peacock Promo Codes: 40% Off September 2026
Stream your favorite shows for up to $80 off this month, and save on subscription plans with the latest Peacock TV coupons from WIRED.
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The Pope’s AI Guy Is Worried About ‘Cartel’ Behavior Among Big Labs
Paolo Benanti tells WIRED that hysteria over whether godlike AI could destroy humanity is distracting from the need for public debate about how to govern the technology.
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iPhone Air vs. iPhone 18 Pro Buyer's Guide: Which Should You Buy?
The iPhone Air and iPhone 18 Pro are just $100 apart at Apple's current prices, but they offer different advantages. The Air puts a 6.5-inch display in an exceptionally thin, light body. The newer...
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GKE becomes more elastic: Scale to zero, save costs, and keep workloads responsive
True elasticity has long been the holy grail of cloud-native engineering. And while Kubernetes has revolutionized resource management, workloads that run sporadically (e.g., batch processors, event-dr...
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RAG vs. Fine-Tuning for Domain Adaptation: When to Use Which
In this article, you will learn the mechanical difference between retrieval-augmented generation and fine-tuning, when each technique is the right tool, and how to decide...
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The Best Samsung Phones of 2026: Ultra, Fold, Budget
From flagship and budget to flipping and folding, Samsung’s Galaxy range spans the breadth of the smartphone cosmos. WIRED’s here to help you make your choice.
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A Startup Wants to Power Data Centers With ‘Supercritical’ Carbon Dioxide
The technology could strap onto existing gas turbines and make them more efficient—but it wouldn’t do away with their emissions entirely.
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This App Makes Your Laptop Screen Look Like Paper
The app Paperman gives your screen some added texture in an effort to make it easier on your eyes. It works best for reading, writing, or otherwise working with text.
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8 Best Space Heaters (2026): Tested, Measured, and Mistreated
These portable heaters will heat a room quickly, quietly, and safely.
5 min readTerraform provider for Google Cloud 8.0 now generally available
The Terraform provider for Google Cloud 8.0 builds on expanded infrastructure discovery workflows, modernizes provider defaults, removes support for retired Google Cloud services, and improves consist...
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