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- Google is rolling out a new feature allowing users to change their Gmail address - Google says it is rolling out a feature that lets users change their Gmail addresses in a long-requested update to their email policy.
- Waymo pauses robotaxis in SF again due to flash flood warnings on Christmas Day - Waymo again paused it robotaxi service, citing a flash flood warning on Christmas Day.
- Exclusive: Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq for about $20 billion in its largest acquisition on record - Nvidia is making its largest purchase ever, acquiring nine-year-old chip startup Groq for about $20 billion.
- Free streaming service Tubi is rivaling major players for viewership. Here's how it's winning - Fox's Tubi outpaced Peacock and HBO Max for share of streaming minutes in Nielsen's November Gauge report.
- These 5 infrastructure stocks have more than tripled this year on the AI trade - While Nvidia has been the biggest infrastructure winner during the AI boom, other data center stocks have performed better this year.
- Amazon faces 'leader's dilemma' — fight AI shopping bots or join them - Agents like OpenAI's Instant Checkout and Perplexity's Instant Buy threaten to reshape the e-commerce landscape.
- Waymo will update driverless fleet after San Francisco blackout to improve navigation during outages - Three days after blackouts in San Francisco brought down Waymo's service, the company said it's implementing changes for when "infrastructure fails."
- Motive, an Alphabet-backed fleet management software company, files for IPO - Motive says its products, including a dashboard camera for tracking truckers, have saved over 1,000 lives.
- H-1B visa applicants face more disruptions amid social media checks and wage protection rules - The U.S. administration has lined up a slew of actions to restrict the use of H-1B visas by businesses.
- Waymo pauses robotaxi service in San Francisco after blackout chaos — Musk says Tesla car service unaffected - As power outages spread Saturday, videos shared on social media appeared to show multiple Waymo vehicles stalled in traffic in different parts of San Francisco.