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Alan Ohnsman / Forbes: Starting this month Waymo plans to run its SUVs on Phoenix freeways, initially with just its staff, making it the first robotaxi company to prep faster rides  —  Starting this month the Alphabet Inc. unit will… Read More »Starting this month Waymo plans to run its SUVs on Phoenix freeways, initially with just its staff, making it the first robotaxi company to prep faster rides (Alan Ohnsman/Forbes)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Nvidia unveils the RTX 4080 Super for $999, slightly faster than the RTX 4080 for $200 less, coming Jan. 31, alongside the RTX 4070 Super and RTX 4070 Ti Super  —  Nvidia is introducing three… Read More »Nvidia unveils the RTX 4080 Super for $999, slightly faster than the RTX 4080 for $200 less, coming Jan. 31, alongside the RTX 4070 Super and RTX 4070 Ti Super (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: AMD announces the $329 Radeon RX 7600 XT, an update to the Radeon RX 7600 that is “ready to take on 1440p” gaming, shipping on January 24  —  AMD is launching a new 1080p GPU… Read More »AMD announces the $329 Radeon RX 7600 XT, an update to the Radeon RX 7600 that is “ready to take on 1440p” gaming, shipping on January 24 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: AMD announces the $329 Ryzen 7 8700G, $229 Ryzen 5 8600G, and $179 Ryzen 5 8500G for desktop, offering Zen 4 cores and Radeon 780M graphics, shipping January 31  —  While it’s been touted for many… Read More »AMD announces the $329 Ryzen 7 8700G, $229 Ryzen 5 8600G, and $179 Ryzen 5 8500G for desktop, offering Zen 4 cores and Radeon 780M graphics, shipping January 31 (Gavin Bonshor/AnandTech)

Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson steps down as CEO and from the company board, replaced by Khozema Shipchandler, amid slow growth and activist investor pressure  —  Lawson will be replaced by Khozema Shipchandler, who most recently led… Read More »Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson steps down as CEO and from the company board, replaced by Khozema Shipchandler, amid slow growth and activist investor pressure (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple says the base Vision Pro model has 256GB of storage and the ZEISS Optical Inserts for readers cost $99 and prescription ZEISS Optical Inserts cost $149  —  Apple has announced more details on Vision Pro… Read More »Apple says the base Vision Pro model has 256GB of storage and the ZEISS Optical Inserts for readers cost $99 and prescription ZEISS Optical Inserts cost $149 (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Emma Roth / The Verge: Apple plans to ship the $3,499+ Vision Pro on February 2 in the US, after opening pre-orders on January 19 at 8am ET, with a Solo Knit Band and a Dual Loop Band  —  It’s… Read More »Apple plans to ship the $3,499+ Vision Pro on February 2 in the US, after opening pre-orders on January 19 at 8am ET, with a Solo Knit Band and a Dual Loop Band (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Sam Rutherford / Engadget: HP debuts the $1,600+ Omen Transcend 14, with a 14-inch OLED display, Intel Core Ultra 7 or Ultra 9, two USB-A and two USB-C, and RTX 4070, weighing just 1.6kg  —  HP’s Omen Transcend 14 weighs… Read More »HP debuts the $1,600+ Omen Transcend 14, with a 14-inch OLED display, Intel Core Ultra 7 or Ultra 9, two USB-A and two USB-C, and RTX 4070, weighing just 1.6kg (Sam Rutherford/Engadget)

Wes Davis / The Verge: The Wi-Fi Alliance begins certifying Wi-Fi 7 devices, which could offer big speed and efficiency gains over Wi-Fi 6 in new phones, laptops, and routers in 2024  —  The Wi-Fi Alliance is now officially certifying… Read More »The Wi-Fi Alliance begins certifying Wi-Fi 7 devices, which could offer big speed and efficiency gains over Wi-Fi 6 in new phones, laptops, and routers in 2024 (Wes Davis/The Verge)

Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal: Letter: bipartisan House lawmakers call on the Biden administration to take stronger action to stem China’s growing dominance in making older-generation chips  —  House panel sends letter urging Biden administration to seek tariffs or… Read More »Letter: bipartisan House lawmakers call on the Biden administration to take stronger action to stem China’s growing dominance in making older-generation chips (Asa Fitch/Wall Street Journal)