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A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle wrapped with a football graphic is seen navigating a roadblock during NFL Super Bowl weekend in San Francisco, California on February 7, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
Waymo's NY robotaxi plan falls through after Gov. Hochul drops proposal to legalize unsupervised robotaxis.
  • Waymo's New York robotaxi dreams are on hold as Gov. Kathy Hochul drops an uncrewed robotaxi proposal.
  • The proposal would have allowed robotaxis to run outside NYC, with local government approval.
  • The blow came days after Waymo raised $16 billion to fund

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A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks sits outside the Starbase Build Site at SpaceX's South Texas testing facility on February 6, 2026.
Tesla's Cybertruck is getting a cheaper version.
  • Buckle up, a budget Cybertruck is on the way.
  • The truck has a starting price of $59,990.
  • The cheaper Cybertruck comes amid Tesla's drive to make the car more appealing to the working man.

Elon Musk's Tesla is doubling down on its road map to make the Cybertruck less vanity, more working man, with a budget


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  • OpenAI is offering resources to staff who may be navigating ICE detention or Border Patrol inspections.
  • The new resources include $15,000 of reimbursed legal fees and referrals to immigration counsel.
  • The resource package comes shortly after CEO Sam Altman said ICE "is going too far."

OpenAI is rolling out a new package of resources for employees


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After nights of mostly darkness, the Moon is treating us to some viewing features tonight once again. Keep reading to see what exactly you can spot on its surface tonight.

What is today’s Moon phase?

As of Friday, Feb. 20, the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 9% of the Moon will be lit up tonight.

Moon gazing is back, and there are a few viewing opportunities for



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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're rough around the edges.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an



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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you love game night.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints


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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is for people that like to bet on the ponies.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set


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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you



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Mark Cuban said people who use AI either use it to learn everything or to avoid learning.
  • Mark Cuban says there are two types of LLM users: learners and non-learners.
  • Cuban has previously said companies need to embrace AI, but that it's not perfect.
  • Some proponents of AI have said that one risk of the technology is that it could make people lazy.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears a virtual reality headset
  • Meta is shifting Horizon Worlds' focus from VR to a mobile app.
  • Meta's Reality Labs, which has lost nearly $80 billion since 2020, sees mobile as a key growth area.
  • Meta faces competition from Roblox and Fortnite in the mobile gaming market with Horizon.

Meta is dialing back the metaverse to


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