Telecommunications & Media

Waymo robotaxi stockpile hits 953, with 684 ready for deployment

Waymo has built up 953 robotaxis at its Mesa, Arizona, site, with 684 already fitted with sensors and converted for immediate deployment, a monthly aerial-photo analysis shows. The count also identified 12 completed Hyundai Ioniq 5-based robotaxis for the first time. Waymo said its sixth-generation hardware cuts sensor count 42 percent and costs under $20,000 per vehicle. Waymo processes more than 500,000 paid rides a week and targets 1 million by end-2026.

AI & Enterprise

Anthropic\'s Claude introduces \'invisible watermark\' as user backlash spreads

Anthropic has started inserting an invisible watermark into content generated or edited by its Claude model, prompting pushback from some users. TechCrunch reported the move is meant to meet transparency requirements under the European Union\'s AI law. Reddit users criticised the policy as excessive, saying it could disadvantage ordinary users who use Claude for rewriting, summarising or requesting synonyms. Others defended the measure as a minimal safeguard to identify AI-generated material.