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Launch

Uber and WeRide Robotaxis Go Live in Middle East while U.S. Argues About Cones and Compliance

Abu Dhabi goes live with Level 4 driverless robotaxis from WeRide and Uber, leaving the U.S. arguing about AI benchmarks instead of building the future.

Guides

The Great AI Talent Wars: A Snarky 25-Year Retrospective

A snarky deep dive into the 25-year AI talent war, featuring Google, Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Anthropic, DeepMind, and the billion-dollar bidding battles reshaping Silicon Valley.

This Week in Snark

This Week in Snark: Driverless Ubers, Crypto Eyeball Scans, and an Owl on AI Steroids

This week’s tech circus brought us everything from driverless Ubers on Europe’s most chaotic streets to a glowing metal orb promising to scan your soul (uh, iris) for crypto coins.

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Snark Bytes

Snark Bytes: Autonomous Uber Is Coming — Because What Could Go Wrong in European Traffic?

Uber and Momenta announced a strategic partnership to launch robotaxis on Uber’s European platform by 2026, combining Uber’s ridesharing network with Momenta’s autonomous driving technology for scalable, safe, and efficient autonomous mobility services.