Monthly Archives: August 2025

Astronomer’s New CEO Speaks—Yes, About That

The viral kiss-cam moment could be the best thing that’s ever happened to Astronomer. But its new CEO won’t say that.

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Kimbal Musk on Elon’s Tesla pay package: ‘My brother deserves to be paid’

The electric carmaker has been locked in a legal battle over Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package from 2018.

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YC-backed Oway raises $4M to build a decentralized ‘Uber for freight’

The thousands of trucks zipping along U.S. highways are often only about half full — something Oway wants to change with its ‘ride-share for freight’ software.

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Google makes it easier to edit Drive videos with a new Vids shortcut button

Now, Workspace users can initiate a video edit using the Vids app directly from the Google Drive interface.

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X pulls the ability to like and follow from its developer API’s free tier

X is making it harder for spammers with these API changes.

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Developer gets prison time for sabotaging former employer’s network with a ‘kill switch’

The ex-developer was convicted of planting malicious code designed to crash its servers in the event that he was fired.

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Waymo granted first permit to begin testing autonomous vehicles in New York City

Waymo is getting one step closer to starting its engine in New York City.

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Inside Texas Instruments’ $60 billion U.S. megaproject, where Apple will make iPhone chips

Apple committed to making iPhone chips at Texas Instruments’ new U.S. factories. CNBC got an exclusive first look inside TI’s $60 billion megaproject.

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TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK content moderators

The firm says it’s planning to relocate work to its other offices in Europe and invest more in AI.

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How to Become a Vibe Coder

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, WIRED’s senior correspondent Lauren Goode reports back from her brief stint as a vibe coder.

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