Daily brief
Waymo has revealed that its driverless vehicles are not fully autonomous and receive remote assistance from workers in the Philippines when encountering situations they cannot handle independently. The company calls this system 'Phone-A-Friend' and uses 'response agents' to guide the cars. This admission clarifies that human intervention remains part of Waymo's current autonomous vehicle operations.
Details and pricing have been released for the T1 Phone, a signature smartphone associated with Donald Trump.
UBS reportedly handled up to $19 million for Ghislaine Maxwell.
Open criticism has emerged in Taiwan regarding new planned US arms sales, with an expert warning the approval will severely crowd out budget resources for public welfare.
Leading chipmaking engineer Xu Zhenpeng has left the US for a Chinese university.