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TechCrunch digest covers X’s Android app rebuild, Infinity’s $15M raise at a $100M valuation, YouTube’s updated monetization rules for AI content, and robotaxi policy debates plus related Uber/Delivery Hero deal activity.
TechCrunch reports on the Uber–Waymo policy clash over Washington, D.C.'s proposed robotaxi rules, highlighting the regulatory hurdles, stiff pricing/testing requirements, and a possible but unlikely hybrid model that could shape market dynamics and head-start advantages.
The piece portrays a forthcoming redistribution of AI wealth amid regulatory threats and a shift toward AI infrastructure funding (chip-backed loans, nuclear SMR bets), with multiple hard-data markers on funding, valuations, and regulatory moves.
Waymo paused its San Francisco robotaxi service due to a power outage, later resumed after a brief pause, with about 7,000 PG&E customers affected and the city’s mayor pushing for tougher autonomous-vehicle regulations.
Zoox recalls software after a robotaxi was confused by heavy smoke, as U.S. safety regulators warn AVs may interfere with first responders.
SF mayor pushes state regulators for tougher robotaxi rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco.
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