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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. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! In just a few days, Amazon-owned Zoox will start charging for robotaxi rides. This might […]

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You can now stream PS Plus games to Steam Deck without owning a PS5 – and without buying a PS Portal

Asobi: Remote Play – not to be confused with the developers of the same name – has just entered public testing on Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and other SteamOS or Linux devices. Streaming your own PS4 or PS5 to a Deck over your home network isn’t new; Asobi and similar apps have supported that for

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Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default

Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight, as Anthropic says it’s making auto mode the default for Pro, Max, and Team accounts, starting on August 14. The company first unveiled a test version of auto mode in March, pitching it as a way to balance speed and control. As Anthropic explained

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Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry

Situational Awareness may have had to sell off the majority of its public portfolio last month, but the AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets. This week, the fund invested $400 million into Source Foundry, a startup founded by Stanford researchers aiming to make chip manufacturing faster and cheaper, according to The Wall

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A new PS5 firmware beta update is here, and it’s good news for PS5 Pro owners

The new firmware brings a couple of notable features, especially for players who own the more powerful – and more expensive – PS5 Pro. For starters, the firmware makes Sony’s upgraded PSSR 2.0 upscaling technology the default option for all games, rather than only those that support it. PS5 Pro launched alongside a new form

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Sony appears to be putting labels on PS5 console boxes to warn people it’s ending disc production

“Important notice: from January 2028, newly released games on PlayStation will be available for purchase on PS Store and at retailers in digital format only,” reads the notice. “Discs for games released before January 2028 can continue to be played on this console.” Eurogamer has not had a chance to verify this warning at the

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Indie game publisher Devolver Digital wants to go private

In a press release sent to investors, Devolver Digital said that it didn’t believe the current share price did not “reflect the true market value” of the company. Devolver Digitals believes it has “faced the ongoing challenge of delivering growth in line with market expectations despite those difficult sector conditions,” pointing to wider industry turmoil

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The late Sam Neill will reportedly feature in The Legend of Zelda film, making it very probably the actor’s final on-screen role

News of Neill’s involvement comes from Deadline, but the site couldn’t corroborate the casting with Neill’s former representatives or Sony, which is making the film. Neill – most recognised for playing Dr Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park series (though he’s appeared in many good films over many years, Event Horizon among them) died 13th

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OpenAI rolls out a major ChatGPT upgrade, even if you don’t pay for it

OpenAI is rolling out a more reliable version of ChatGPT GPT-5.6 Sol for Plus and Pro users, while Free users are getting unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna. The changes are focused on making ChatGPT more direct, factually accurate, and consistent across quick questions and deeper reasoning tasks. In our tests, BleepingComputer observed that GPT

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DeepSeek is preparing users for a big price hike

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Among AI providers like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, China-based DeepSeek has emerged as a more economical option for many. The company earned some positive headlines recently following the launch of its powerful V4 Flash model. Well, there’s some bad news coming today, as

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