The Waymo World Model: A New Frontier for Autonomous Driving Simulation
https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/the-waymo-world-model-a-new-frontier-for-autonomous-driving-simulation
https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/the-waymo-world-model-a-new-frontier-for-autonomous-driving-simulation
Waymo
The Waymo World Model: A New Frontier For Autonomous Driving Simulation
We are excited to introduce the Waymo World Model, a frontier generative model that sets a new bar for large-scale, hyper-realistic autonomous driving simulation.
Uber Found Liable in Rape by Driver, Setting Stage for Cases
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/business/uber-safety-rape-verdict.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/business/uber-safety-rape-verdict.html
Nytimes
Uber Found Liable in Rape by Driver, Setting Stage for Thousands of Cases
In a federal bellwether case, the jury ordered the ride-hailing giant to pay $8.5 million to Jaylynn Dean, who said one of its drivers assaulted her in 2023.
Show HN: If you lose your memory, how to regain access to your computer?
https://eljojo.github.io/rememory/
https://eljojo.github.io/rememory/
eljojo.github.io
ReMemory - Split a recovery key among friends
An offline tool that encrypts files and splits the decryption key among trusted friends using Shamir's Secret Sharing. Open source.
Masked namespace vulnerability in Temporal
https://depthfirst.com/post/the-masked-namespace-vulnerability-in-temporal-cve-2025-14986
https://depthfirst.com/post/the-masked-namespace-vulnerability-in-temporal-cve-2025-14986
Depthfirst
depthfirst | The Masked Namespace Vulnerability In Temporal CVE-2025-14986
A deep dive into CVE-2025-14986, a masked namespace vulnerability in Temporal that enabled cross-tenant policy and schema confusion via bundled APIs.
Oregon raised spending by 80%, math scores dropped
https://www.educationnext.org/hard-lessons-from-new-naep-results/
https://www.educationnext.org/hard-lessons-from-new-naep-results/
Education Next
Hard Lessons from the New NAEP Results
It was the worst of times
Show HN: Look Ma, No Linux: Shell, App Installer, Vi, Cc on ESP32-S3 / BreezyBox
https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezydemo
https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezydemo
GitHub
GitHub - valdanylchuk/breezydemo: BreezyBox shell demo for esp32s3
BreezyBox shell demo for esp32s3. Contribute to valdanylchuk/breezydemo development by creating an account on GitHub.
Female Asian Elephant Calf Born at the Smithsonian National Zoo
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/female-asian-elephant-calf-born-smithsonians-national-zoo-and-conservation?user_id=66c4bf745d78644b3aa57b08&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&utm_source=join1440
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/female-asian-elephant-calf-born-smithsonians-national-zoo-and-conservation?user_id=66c4bf745d78644b3aa57b08&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&utm_source=join1440
www.si.edu
Female Asian Elephant Calf Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Make Trust Irrelevant: A Gamer's Take on Agentic AI Safety
https://github.com/Deso-PK/make-trust-irrelevant
https://github.com/Deso-PK/make-trust-irrelevant
GitHub
GitHub - Deso-PK/make-trust-irrelevant: Make trust irrelevant for agentic AI using kernel-enforced authority boundaries.
Make trust irrelevant for agentic AI using kernel-enforced authority boundaries. - Deso-PK/make-trust-irrelevant
Zlob.h 100% POSIX and glibc compatible globbing lib that is faste and better
https://github.com/dmtrKovalenko/zlob
https://github.com/dmtrKovalenko/zlob
GitHub
GitHub - dmtrKovalenko/zlob
Contribute to dmtrKovalenko/zlob development by creating an account on GitHub.
The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/07/ai-spending-economy-shortages/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/07/ai-spending-economy-shortages/
The Washington Post
The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else
The hundreds of billions of dollars being spent by tech companies on AI projects are diverting resources from other parts of the economy.