First Public Tesla Cybercab Rides

Tesla’s Cybercab Pulls Up in Austin for First Public Test Rides With No Wheel Left to Hold

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First Public Tesla Cybercab Rides
Gold two-seaters started carrying passengers through Austin this week after a quiet Thursday event and a Friday opening on Tesla’s Robotaxi app. Early riders who managed to snag one described a ride so uneventful it felt almost ordinary, which is the whole point of a taxi that never asks you to drive. Cybercab is a purpose-built two-door electric coupe with butterfly doors, no steering wheel, no pedals, and no side mirrors. Tesla designed it only for unsupervised robotaxi work. You book it the same way you book a Model Y robotaxi, then walk up to a car that opens itself when you are close enough. Doors also close on their own once both people are seated. A tap on Start Ride on the big center screen sends it rolling.

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Motorola Razr 70 Swarovski Crystals

Silver Night on Meteorite, Motorola Razr 70 With Crystals by Swarovski

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Motorola Razr 70 Swarovski Crystals
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Motorola used IFA week in Berlin to turn its cheapest current flip phone into a small piece of evening jewelry. Officially named motorola razr with Crystals by Swarovski and sold as a Razr 70 in Europe (Razr 2026 in the United States), this Brilliant Collection edition keeps every chip, camera, and screen from the April handset and spends its budget on finish. PANTONE Meteorite is the color, a deep charcoal that sits still until light hits it. Across a quilted, leather-inspired back sit 35 hand-positioned Silver Night crystals, with one larger 32-facet stone set into the hinge so each open-and-close motion throws a flash.

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Fermi Explorer Mission Spacecraft Alpha Centauri

Fermi Explorer Mission Will be First to Leave, Last to Arrive at Alpha Centauri

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Fermi Explorer Mission Spacecraft Alpha Centauri
Fermi Explorer Mission is a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Redmond, Washington with a four-line spec that reads like a dare. Launch a spacecraft toward another star before the end of 2029. Keep design, build, launch, and operations under $15 million. Carry at least one kilogram inside a 10-by-10-by-10-centimeter box. Close at least 99 percent of the present gap to Alpha Centauri inside 80,000 years.

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OpenAI GPT-6 Astra Launch

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Sits Down at Your Computer

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OpenAI GPT-6 Astra Launch
On September 3, OpenAI began rolling out GPT-6 Astra, which the company describes as the most intelligent and aligned model it has ever released. Access begins with a small number of organizations and will gradually spread to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise accounts over the next few days. Developers can refer to it as gpt-6-astra whether utilizing the OpenAI API, Microsoft Azure, or AWS Bedrock.

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