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TechCrunch Mobility: Zoox prepares for launch and Uber’s AV empire

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

This VPN firm has created a way to stop Microsoft's hidden tracking tool on Windows

deGDID wipes cached tracking keys straight from the Windows registry permanently The script blocks Microsoft's DeviceAdd endpoint from ever seeing your device again Some Microsoft account and login services like login.live.com and account…

Is this an OK way to treat an animal struggling to get up?

MPI is reviewing drone footage showing treatment of a downed steer at New Zealand’s largest commercial feedlot.

49ers coach says his Tesla was on Autopilot when he crashed

Four weeks ago, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was involved in an accident near downtown Palo Alto. At the time Shanahan said only that the accident was his fault. But during a recent press conference he shared more details about…

Russia, Ukraine exchange overnight strikes that leave 7 dead, many injured

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, Ukrainian drones killed five people and injured two dozen others including a 4-year-old boy, according to the regional administration

Fire in southwestern Spain active as 470 moved to safety

How to hide and unhide an app on your iPhone or iPad (and why you may want to)

There are several smart reasons most people should be hiding apps on their iPhone or iPad. Here's how to do it.

Man Loses Rs 2.78 Million After Clicking Facebook ‘Work From Home’ Scam Link

Kathmandu. A man who returned from South Korea after working abroad has lost Rs 2.781 million from his three bank accounts after clicking a fraudulent link shared through a Facebook post promising income from home. The District Government…

Iranian parliamentary committee approves bill of Strait of Hormuz — TV

The parliamentary committee for national security approved a bill on strategic measures to ensure the security and sustainable development of the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf

Sony's disc-free PlayStation strategy could reshape China's console market

On July 1, 2026 , Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it would stop producing physical discs for PlayStation games. This announcement was relatively ill-received by many around the world, but its implications are especially…

What Happens During a Production Deployment? A Behind-the-Scenes Guide

You push your code. A few minutes later, it is live for real users. Between those two moments runs a long chain of machinery: builds, artefacts, migrations, health checks, traffic shifts. Every production engineer depends on that chain…

Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about "government by machines" and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.