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Autonomous vehicles have long been touted as “just around the corner,” but the reality of what it takes to bring self-driving cars to the streets is anything but simple. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana joins the Disrupt Stage for a wide-ranging conversation on the current state of AVs — and where the industry goes from here. Inside the self-driving reality check While the headlines often focus on crashes, controversies, or overblown promises, Tekedra has spent years navigating the real-world path to autonomous mobility. At Disrupt, she’ll dig into…

The San Diego Padres added hard-throwing closer Mason Miller and the Toronto Blue Jays dealt for former Cy Young award winner Shane Bieber in a flurry of moves before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline on Thursday.The recent swaps are on top of several deals over the past few days — including the Mariners landing slugger Eugenio Suarez — but several big names could still be on the move, including Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller, Cleveland’s Steven Kwan and Arizona pitchers Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly.MLB’s trade deadline is at 6 p.m. EDT. on Thursday.Padres add All-Star Mason Miller, lefty JP Sears…

Google is testing a machine-learning-powered tech in the U.S. to determine the age of users and filter content across all its products accordingly. The company said it will consider data from Google accounts, including types of details users have searched for or categories of videos they have watched on YouTube, to determine the age. If the company’s tool decides that a user is under 18, they would get an email with details about how Google products might change for them. For these users, Google will disable the timeline in Maps, stop personalized ads, restrict age-restricted ad categories, and bar them…

Imagine this: You’re at your doctor’s office with a sore throat. The nurse asks, “Any allergies?” And without hesitation you reply, “Penicillin.” It’s something you’ve said for years – maybe since childhood, maybe because a parent told you so. The nurse nods, makes a note and moves on.But here’s the kicker: There’s a good chance you’re not actually allergic to penicillin. About 10% to 20% of Americans report that they have a penicillin allergy, yet fewer than 1% actually do.I’m a clinical associate professor of pharmacy specializing in infectious disease. I study antibiotics and drug allergies, including ways to determine…

At a meeting held by the Food and Drug Administration on July 21, 2025, a panel convened by the agency cast doubt on the safety of antidepressant medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, in pregnancy.Panel members discussed adding a so-called black box warning to the drugs – which the agency uses to indicate severe or life-threatening side effects – about the risk they pose to developing fetuses. Some of the panelists who attended had a history of expressing deep skepticism on antidepressants.SSRIs include drugs like Prozac and Zoloft and are the most commonly used medicines for treating clinical…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Tight end Noah Fant is expected to sign with the Cincinnati Bengals.The team has not announced the signing, but coach Zac Taylor said before Thursday’s practice “we potentially have a good signing there” when asked about reports of a deal. ESPN reported the sides were working on a one-year contract.“You’ve got a player that’s really a plus player in both the run and the pass. At the point of attack blocking, back side of blocking. Protection, can help you. Also really explosive as a receiver,” Taylor said about Fant. “Great size, great explosiveness, really good hands. Tough…

Pitcher Shane Bieber is headed to the Toronto Blue Jays in a deal with the Cleveland Guardians.Bieber, who is working his way back from Tommy John surgery in April 2024, has made five rehab starts. His most recent outing was Tuesday for Double-A Akron, in which he allowed one run on three hits and struck out seven in four innings. His next rehab start was scheduled for Sunday.The Guardians are getting right-hander Khal Stephen from the Blue Jays.Bieber had spent his entire career in Cleveland, including winning the AL Cy Young Award in 2020. He has a career record of…

The new agency vetting name, image and likeness deals in college sports reached an agreement Thursday that relaxes standards on player agreements with third-party collectives and avoids taking the issue back to court after years of legal wrangling.The College Sports Commission said it will now consider a third-party company that seeks to pay a player to have a “valid business purpose” if the deal “is related to the promotion or endorsement of goods or services provided to the general public for profit.”It did away with the concept that collectives established simply to pay players did not have a valid business…

If Palmer Luckey wants to lean into the real-life Tony Stark comparisons, you might expect him to be listening to “Back in Black” by AC/DC.Instead, he seems to be more of a Hilary Duff guy.Luckey cofounded Anduril Industries, the defense tech company that produces drones, surveillance systems, and autonomous weapons technology. His recently revealed Spotify account reveals a softer side, with songs like Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er Boi” and Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” among his “Best Music Ever” playlist.”Like most olds, I jam to the music I grew up with,” Luckey wrote in an email to BI. “Around my peers…

On Saturday, I attended X Takeover, a gathering for fans of Tesla, electric vehicles, and SpaceX.The Tesla Owners Club of Silicon Valley ran the event. I’m not a member, but I drive a Tesla Model 3 Performance, and my house has a Powerwall battery that’s fed by solar panels.I love my Model 3, and I’ve been fascinated by the Cybertruck ever since the daring, divisive design came out. Given the debate over Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s political activities this year and the hit to sales, I went along to the fanfest to see how the Tesla faithful are holding up.I…