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Robotaxis in 2025: Waymo plots global expansion as Zoox, Tesla roll to the starting line
Robotaxis felt like science fiction just a decade ago, but this year, autonomous vehicles became a commonplace option for paying passengers across big cities in the U.S. and parts of Asia. Alphabet-owned Waymo kept expanding and dominates the robotaxi market in the U.S., though rivals Tesla and Amazon-owned Zoox also launched the first versions of […]
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Tesla stock closes at 2025 high after Musk confirms driverless Robotaxi tests underway in Austin
A vehicle Tesla is using for robotaxi testing purposes on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, US, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. The launch of Tesla Inc.’s driverless taxi service Sunday is set to begin modestly, with a handful of vehicles in limited areas of the city. Photographer: Tim Goessman/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tim Goessman | […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: iRobot, Las Vegas Sands, Tilray & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Tilray — The cannabis stock jumped about 3%, building on last week’s rally sparked by news that President Donald Trump would instruct federal agencies to give the drug a less-stringent Schedule III classification from its current Schedule I designation. Dollar General — Shares rose 3% after […]
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Nvidia can sell the more advanced H200 AI chip to China — but will Beijing want them?
Look at what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said this year, and what Chinese tech giants and Beijing have done, and you’ll see potential hints as to how this lifting of the ban will play out. Why China might push back against the H200 The H200 is one of Nvidia’s most advanced chips for training […]
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Baidu is emerging as a major AI chip player in China to fill the Nvidia gap
A general view of the Baidu logo is seen at the Shanghai New Expo Center during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025 in Shanghai, China, on July 28, 2025. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tech giant Baidu is emerging as one of China’s key artificial intelligence chip players, positioning itself as a challenger […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Novo Nordisk, Inspire Medical, Tesla, Tegna, Oscar Health and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Novo Nordisk — The Danish pharmaceutical company’s trial for Alzheimer’s disease failed to meet its main goal of slowing the disease’s progression. Shares tumbled nearly 6%. Inspire Medical Systems — The maker of an obstructive sleep apnea treatment will benefit from Friday’s decision by the Centers […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Novo Nordisk, Tesla, Alphabet, Oscar Health & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Novo Nordisk — Shares tumbled 10% after the Danish pharmaceutical company’s trial for Alzheimer’s disease failed to meet its main goal of slowing the disease’s progression. Tesla — CEO Elon Musk said on X that the company is close to finalizing its latest artificial-intelligence […]
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Asia markets track Wall Street’s stunning reversal in AI-related stocks
A woman uses her mobile phone as she walks past the logo of Japan’s telecommunications giant SoftBank in Tokyo on December 25, 2013. Toru Yamanaka | Afp | Getty Images Tech conglomerate SoftBank plunged more than 10% Friday amid losses across the region’s key benchmarks, after U.S. tech stocks lost ground and investors’ hopes dimmed […]
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‘Robotaxi has reached a tipping point’: Baidu, Nvidia leaders see momentum as competition rises
Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles. Baidu BEIJING — Chinese robotaxi companies are expanding abroad at a faster clip than U.S. rivals Waymo and Tesla — at a time when industry leaders say autonomous driving is finally near an inflection point. “I […]
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Tesla obtains permit to operate ride-hail service in Arizona
A Tesla Inc. robotaxi on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025. Tim Goessman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla has obtained a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in Arizona, the state’s department of transportation said. The electric vehicle company applied for a “transportation network company” permit on Nov. 13, and was […]
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