Short Reads

Tesla Robotaxi Austin quietly kicked off its first public rides today in Austin, Texas, charging a flat $4.20 per trip. I hopped in for a spin along South Congress Avenue, and the experience was shockingly smooth—no steering wheel, just two front cameras guiding the way. Here are three standout moments: (more…)

Asus ROG NUC 2025 Packs Big Power into a Tiny Chassis

I just spotted that the Asus ROG NUC 2025 is live for pre-orders in the U.S., and it’s a real head-turner. At $2,840, this gaming mini PC pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU with an Nvidia RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, backed by 32 GB of DDR5 memory and a lightning-fast 2 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. (more…)

On June 20, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration rolled out a sweeping $12.5 billion plan to modernize air traffic control across the United States. Spurred by high-profile outages—like May’s Newark disruption—the FAA will build six new regional centers, erect 15 state-of-the-art control towers, and deploy over 30,000 upgraded services in the next three years.
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A fresh report released on June 19, 2025, finds that business email usage climbed by 12% over the past year—even as AI-driven chatbots and instant messaging apps saw explosive growth. I’ve noticed colleagues leaning on quick chats for day-to-day banter, yet when it comes to detailed project updates or formal proposals, email remains the go-to. (more…)

Today on Wall Street, futures barely budged as investors braced for the Fed’s interest rate decision. Behind the calm, tech leaders dropped headlines of their own: Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy warned that AI advancements will streamline operations—and likely trim headcount over time. (more…)

At Computex 2025 in Taipei today, Intel lifted the curtain on its next-generation Meteor Lake desktop processors. Built on a 4nm process and featuring a novel hybrid core design, these CPUs promise up to 20% better performance-per-watt compared to the previous generation. (more…)

oday, Amazon announced a landmark AUS$20 billion investment from 2025 through 2029 to grow its data center network across Australia. This funding will cover the expansion, operation, and maintenance of new server capacity designed to support surging cloud and generative AI workloads. (more…)

Today, word surfaced that Google is reconsidering its $200 million annual deal with Scale AI following Meta’s recent $14.3 billion investment for a 49% stake. Reports indicate the search giant is exploring alternative annotation vendors to avoid sharing proprietary data with a direct competitor. (more…)

Today, June 12, 2025, Google announced that a global disruption affecting key services—including Gmail, Meet, Drive, Cloud Search, and Tasks—has been fully resolved. The incident, which began at approximately 1:50 p.m. ET, triggered over 14,700 outage reports on Downdetector for Google Cloud and sent ripple effects through platforms relying on its infrastructure, such as Spotify and Discord. (more…)

Today, Google launched Bard 2, its most advanced conversational AI yet, now supporting real-time voice interactions and image understanding. Users can simply speak or upload a photo, and Bard 2 will respond verbally or analyze visuals on the fly. Seamless integration with Gmail and Google Docs means you can draft an email by voice or ask Bard 2 to summarize an uploaded chart in seconds. (more…)