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Engineering notes, case studies, and lessons from the field.
Volkswagen MOIA and Uber Launch Autonomous ID. Buzz Robotaxi Tests in Los Angeles — 1,000 Vehicles Planned
Volkswagen's MOIA and Uber have started road testing 10 autonomous electric VW ID. Buzz microbuses in Los Angeles, with commercial Uber rides targeted for late 2026. The Mobileye-powered fleet aims to scale to 1,000+ vehicles ahead of the 2028 Olympics, positioning it as a direct challenge to Waymo.
Waymo Opens Fully Driverless Rides in Nashville With Lyft Fleet Partnership — Its 11th U.S. City
Waymo launched public robotaxi service in Nashville on April 7, deploying its sixth-generation Ojai platform across a 60-square-mile zone with Lyft's Flexdrive subsidiary handling fleet operations and charging infrastructure.
EU Parliament Backs Delaying AI Act High-Risk Rules to 2028 — and Proposes GDPR Rollbacks That Alarm Privacy Groups
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to advance the Digital Omnibus package, which would push enforcement of high-risk AI obligations two years past the original deadline while loosening GDPR protections in ways critics say benefit Big Tech.
OpenAI Calls Musk's New Trial Demands a 'Legal Ambush' — Court Date Is April 27
OpenAI filed emergency papers accusing Elon Musk of changing the terms of his $100 billion-plus lawsuit just weeks before trial, now seeking Sam Altman's removal as CEO alongside billions in damages.
CVE-2026-34078: Critical Flatpak Sandbox Escape Lets Any App Read Arbitrary Host Files — Patch to 1.16.4 Now
Flatpak released version 1.16.4 to fix CVE-2026-34078, a critical sandbox escape that lets any sandboxed application read arbitrary files on the host system and execute code outside the container. Upgrade immediately.
Archon Rewrites Itself in TypeScript — The Open-Source AI Coding Workflow Engine That Refuses to Be a Black Box
Cole Medin's Archon project has completed a full rewrite from Python to a TypeScript YAML workflow engine, making AI-assisted coding pipelines deterministic, auditable, and reproducible for the first time.
NVIDIA Releases Nemotron 3 Super: 1M Token Context, 12B Active Parameters, Built for Agents
NVIDIA's open-weight Nemotron 3 Super uses a hybrid MoE architecture with 120B total parameters and just 12B active at inference, paired with a 1M token context window. Early adopters include Cursor, CrowdStrike, Palantir, Oracle Cloud, and Zoom.
Gmail Finally Gets Native End-to-End Encryption on Android and iOS — No Third-Party Apps Required
Google has rolled out client-side encryption for Gmail on mobile devices for Workspace Enterprise Plus subscribers, letting users compose and read encrypted messages without leaving the app. Personal Gmail accounts are not yet supported.
Court Bars Google from Search Exclusivity Deals and Orders Data Sharing With Rivals
A federal court issued its formal remedy order in United States v. Google, banning exclusive distribution contracts for Search, Chrome, and Gemini while mandating index and interaction data sharing. Google avoided a forced breakup — but the DOJ is appealing.
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