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Waymo starts Ojai robotaxi rides with new Driver hardware

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Waymo’s Ojai test asks whether robotaxis can become everyday infrastructure

Waymo is starting selected rider trips in its new Ojai robotaxi, the first vehicle using its sixth-generation Driver hardware.

28 May 2026

Waymo’s OTA recall exposes the flood gap in robotaxis

Robotics

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A flooded road exposed the test Waymo’s robotaxis still have to pass

Waymo’s first major recall affects 3,791 robotaxis after a vehicle misjudged a flooded San Antonio road, forcing an OTA software fix.

12 May 2026

$6M verdict: Social media’s addiction problem just got real

Society

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$6M verdict: Social media’s addiction problem just got real

LA jury orders Meta, YouTube to pay $6M for addictive design.

26 Mar 2026

Meta, YouTube Ordered to Pay $3 Million in Landmark Child Harm Ruling

SocietyRewritten

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Courts are starting to price the child attention platforms were built to capture

A Los Angeles jury has ordered Meta and Google's YouTube to pay $3 million in damages to a woman who developed severe mental health issues, including body dysmorphia and suicidal ideation, linked to childhood use of their platforms.

25 Mar 2026