

Waymo and Uber formally end Phoenix Robotaxi alliance as market matures
Autonomous vehicle pioneer Waymo and ride-hailing giant Uber have officially ended their localized robotaxi pilot in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The quiet conclusion of the three-year venture was made public after eagle-eyed commuters noticed Alphabet-built self-driving vehicles had completely vanished from the local Uber interface. Representatives from both technology giants later confirmed the operational wind-down, clarifying that while driverless Waymo rides have ceas


India halts WhatsApp's global username rollout over cybercrime anxieties
The Indian government has formally ordered Meta to pause the rollout of its highly anticipated WhatsApp username feature within the country. The emergency directive, issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), arrived just days after Meta began opening early username reservations for its three billion global users. While Meta has pitched the shift toward @handles as a monumental win for personal privacy, Indian regulators have flagged the infras






















































