Mystery of midnight honking by Waymo robotaxis solved

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Residents near an empty San Francisco parking lot faced a mysterious nightly symphony of honking Waymo robotaxis — but a solution has been found.

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  • Residents near a San Francisco parking lot faced mysterious nightly noises from Waymo robotaxis.
  • The company just announced what caused the problem: a new feature to avoid low-speed crashes.
  • A spokesperson told BI the cars have

Researchers want to combine an ancient technology with clean energy to save over $1 trillion worldwide

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Electrified Thermal Solutions' firebrick technology.

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  • Firebricks have been around for thousands of years.
  • Industries use them to store heat from burning fossil fuels; newer versions conduct electricity.
  • Firebricks could save over $1.2 trillion in renewable energy storage costs by 2050.

Industrial manufacturers make materials like aluminum and glass for everything from beverage

Google taps YouTube stars to hawk its new Pixel phones

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For the launch of its new Pixel phones, Google looked to YouTube stars to bring the heat. An online After Party breathed new life into the brand's snooze-y "Made by Google" keynote by featuring a who's who of YouTube talent.

Amelia Dimoldenberg (of "Chicken Shop Date" fame), drag superstars Trixie Mattel and Monét X Change, Hot Ones' Sean Evans, science guy Mark Rober, and more all showed up and

What You Need to Remember Before Alien: Romulus

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Fede Alvarez's new Alien film is set between the Ridley Scott original and James Cameron sequel—but you don't need to rewatch those beforehand.

What's actually new in Google Gemini AI?

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Consumers and investors are sick of AI hype, and Google knows it.

"There have been so many promises, so many 'coming soon's, and not enough real-world helpfulness when it comes to AI," Google senior VP Rick Osterloh said at the "Made by Google" event that unveiled new Pixel phones in Mountain View Tuesday. "Which is why today, we're getting real ... we're going to answer the biggest question people

Best Google Pixel 9 Pro XL screen protectors 2024

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Browse the best Google Pixel 9 Pro XL screen protectors to your heart's content with us. We've gathered the cream of the crop right here.

Made by Google 2024: The Pixel 9 and other big announcements

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The Made by Google 2024 launch event came and went, with plenty of devices revealed, from the Pixel 9 series to the Pixel Watch and even a new foldable. Here's everything the company announced.

The pixelated cyberpunk platformer Replaced has been pushed back to 2025

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Sad Cat Studios announced on X that it is delaying its highly anticipated cyberpunk action game Replaced to next year.

The studio says in its online statement that its expectations for the Xbox and PC exclusive are high since they first announced the game at E3 in 2021. It wants to make sure it meets those expectations and doesn’t want to rush the production process.

“Our initial release was

Every time Google dinged Apple during its Pixel 9 launch event

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In between the reveal of new Pixel phones and AI features at its event today, Google snuck in a few burns targeted at Apple. Some were subtle — others far from it.

While it’s not uncommon for companies like Google to draw comparisons to competitors during big events like this, Google seemed to sprinkle references to Apple all throughout its