Waymo's research indicates its self-driving cars greatly reduce injury risks for pedestrians and cyclists, with up to a 92% decrease in certain collisions.

Intel's new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is revamping the company through workforce cuts and stricter in-office policies, promoting a lean culture to improve productivity and reduce expenses, with no specific target for headcount reduction yet announced.

Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons were hacked to emit AI-generated voice impersonations of tech leaders Zuckerberg and Musk, with local officials working to fix the issue.

Mark Zuckerberg testified in an FTC-led antitrust trial against Meta, which has been accused of monopolistic practices by buying companies such as Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta refutes the claims, citing competition from various platforms.

Meta confirms closing three of its Fremont offices, with employees to be reassigned to other locations. The downsizing reflects broader industry and company restructuring trends.

SignalFire raised over $1 billion for early-stage AI startups, reaching $3 billion in assets under management, with a focus on being the first investor and leveraging their AI-driven platform, Beacon AI, to identify talent and trends.

Elon Musk's AI venture xAI has acquired the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, in an all-stock deal, aiming for strategic resource fusion.

Niantic, creator of "Pokémon Go," is restructuring, resulting in 68 job cuts in San Francisco. The company is transitioning to a new focus on geospatial AI with its Niantic Spatial division.

Revel launched its first EV fast-charging station in San Francisco, expanding its network with plans to add more chargers as local EV sales outpace national averages.

23andMe initiated a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy process and is undergoing a court-supervised sale. CEO Anne Wojcicki steps down to potentially bid for the company.

CARGO Therapeutics is downsizing staff and pausing drug development after a failed Phase 2 study, with Anup Radhakrishnan appointed as interim CEO. The company's value has dropped significantly.

Apple is working on a live translation feature for AirPods to be released with iOS 19, competing with Google's Pixel Buds which had a similar feature since 2017.

Nokia has completed its acquisition of Infinera, aiming to become an optical networking leader and enhance its data center offerings for AI and cloud services. The merger is expected to create an "innovation powerhouse."