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Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, Waymo, is expanding into Canada after receiving approval to participate in Ontario’s automated vehicle pilot program.

Vercel data published on Thursday shows that, within two weeks of its launch, the buzzy decision model was being used by 35% of paid teams, with nearly double the reach of the second most popular model, Sonnet 5.5. It’s the fastest adoption a model has ever seen in its first two weeks, according to Vercel’s…

MapQuest has been on quite the unexpected tear over the last couple of months. The mapping service’s app surged in popularity after it refused to refer to Lake Ontario as Lake America (unlike Google Maps and Apple Maps). MapQuest also added useful, long-overdue features like Android Auto support and public transit directions.

Even as Hollywood remains divided over the use of AI in filmmaking, actor and director Mark Wahlberg believes the technology has a place in the industry as long as it’s used the right way.

Counterfeits of luxury goods are a major problem for fashion houses. Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands’ marks and passing off dupes, known as “superfakes,” as genuine items. A startup called Veritas wants to tackle the problem with its own chip that verifies goods.

The company’s flagship over-ear wireless headphones are light on compromises, but enter a competitive market.

Replit CEO and co-founder, Amjad Masad, has seen how AI is impacting the workplace first-hand, with businesses adopting his company’s AI coding tools to develop and launch their own software. At TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco on Thursday, Masad shared what Replit has learned about what that means for the future of work in the…

Here’s where you can preorder Apple’s first foldable phone, along with the carrier deals available so far.

SALTEX 2026 is once again proving to be the industry’s launch platform of choice, with leading manufacturers selecting the exhibition to unveil new products, technologies, and equipment to a professional audience.

Meta has launched what it calls the “most capable” open-weight model in the United States. Dubbed Muse Spark Open, the model also has the distinction of having been designed to work with Macs.