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Louisville Louisville's Can Opener gives 11foot8 a run for its money, peeling open trucks at a rate of about 1 per day Gail Sherman

History The dentist who convinced FDR to bomb Japan with bats Gail Sherman

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Future is now Waymo's autonomous taxis remain strangely drawn to floodwater Jason Weisberger

spooky Waymos perform ritual robot pilgrimage around suburban Atlanta cul-de-sac Jason Weisberger

Way Less Waymo says expecting robotaxis not to block bike lanes is "too high a bar" Jason Weisberger

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The Future is when Autonomous future arrives, looks a lot like public transit without the "public" part Jason Weisberger

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sports Major League Baseball can now call balls and strikes with 100% accuracy… but will only use the system in the most annoying way possible Ruben Bolling

politics DOGE accessed millions of Americans' data with no stated reason Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Those Waymo robotaxis? Humans in other countries drive them Séamus Bellamy

Waymo saw a child, slowed down, still hit it Jason Weisberger

tennessee Why Dolly Parton Day should be celebrated worldwide Séamus Bellamy

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