Thursday, August 27, 2026
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Waymo announced today that it will launch a robotaxi service in Munich by the end of 2027, marking the latest international market for the autonomous vehicle operator. The company is also eyeing London and Tokyo for future service. It remains to be seen whether overseas regulators will be more welcoming than some US cities? [Link: Servus München: Waymo is Coming to Germany | https://waymo.com/blog/2026/08/waymo-in-munich/ | Waymo]
Apple just launched a new polishing cloth that costs $9 instead of $19, while offering the same “soft, nonabrasive material” used to clean its screens.
Apple unveils these new processors alongside an updated Mac Mini and Mac Studio.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is deploying an arsenal of tools to scare bond vigilantes into submission, but Wall Street's biggest players are already cal...
A 3D-printed case for a niche e-reader illustrates why mandating gun-blocking software is an unwinnable task.
Samsung’s latest Galaxy Unpacked event featured a completely redesigned Galaxy Z Fold 8, along with two more new foldables, and updates to the Galaxy Watch lineup.
A legal crackdown on ghost guns could reshape 3D printing as we know it.
Microsoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.
The new Lego Smart Play Pokémon sets include smarter features and a battle game, but lack the iconic Pokémon sound effects.
Today I’m Toying With, our video series where we play with cool gadgets, is now giving those gadgets away.
The open-source 3D printing community is lining up to fund a war against Bambu Lab, after it threatened a developer who modified its open-source code.
X Corp. is suing Operation Bluebird for trademark infringement, claiming the startup is “brazenly attempting to steal” Twitter’s trademarks to launch a new social network.
A startup called Operation Bluebird is working to resurrect the “Twitter” and “Tweet” trademarks for use in a new social media platform called Twitter.new.
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[jwp-video] Vibe-coding darling Lovable just raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, roughly doubling its worth in eight months. But Lovable isn’t the only Stockholm startup putting up huge numbers lately — legal AI company Legora and health tech startup Neko Health are right there with it. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis is joined by Sophia Bendz, a partner at Cherry Ventures and longtime fixture of Europe’s startup scene, to unpack what’s driving startup growth in the Nordic ecosystem, from Sweden’s social safety net to the wave of U.S. capital flowing in. Subscribe to Equity on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and all the casts. You can also follow Equity on X and Threads at @EquityPod.
A SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Texas in July, and crashed into the Indian Ocean, made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island.
