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   From TLDR 2025-04-28   
      
    WAYMO MIGHT BE WILLING TO SELL YOU A SELF-DRIVING CAR, SAYS SUNDAR   
   PICHAI (2 MINUTE READ) [8]    
      
    Waymo's long-term business plans include the possibility of personal   
   ownership. The company recently expanded testing to Japan and plans to   
   introduce robotaxis in Austin this summer. Waymo previously floated   
   the idea of selling self-driving cars when it made a deal with   
   Chrysler in 2018 to build self-driving Pacifica minivans. Tesla also   
   aims to release a personal self-driving car - it announced at an event   
   last year that the Cybercab will be available by 2026 for $30,000.    
      
    ROBOT DEXTERITY STILL SEEMS HARD (20 MINUTE READ) [10]    
      
    Humanoid robots are becoming increasingly capable as more and more   
   companies invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the technology.   
   Some are now being tested in the field to see if they can do useful   
   work. Humanoid robots can now dance, run, and do flips, but while   
   manipulation capabilities are improving, they still have a long way to   
   go. While it's possible to automate any specific task, building a   
   robot that can flexibly perform a variety of actions in a novel or   
   highly variable environment is much harder.    
      
    CHONGQING, THE WORLD'S LARGEST CITY - IN PICTURES (4 MINUTE READ) [11]   
      
    Chongqing, China, is as big as Austria. With 34 million inhabitants,   
   the city is the emblem of the fastest urban revolution on the planet.   
   It has become a symbol of the Chinese ability to reshape the world.   
   This article contains a gallery of images from all over the city   
   showing sights like the Yangtze River, street food stalls, various   
   shopping centers, and more.    
      
    TECH WORKERS ARE JUST LIKE THE REST OF US: MISERABLE AT WORK (12   
   MINUTE READ) [16]    
      
    Tech positions nowadays are starting to look like regular jobs.   
   Workers are contending with the constant fear of layoffs, longer   
   hours, and increasing responsibilities for the same pay. A few years   
   ago, tech talent was so in demand that some people were being hired to   
   do virtually nothing. Employees are now doing the work of multiple   
   laid-off colleagues. Changing jobs used to be a surefire way to secure   
   a raise, but now, asking for more money can lead to a job offer being   
   withdrawn.    
      
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   [8] https://www.theverge.com/news/656267/waymo-self-driving-car-personal-long-t   
   erm-business-earnings?utm_source=tldrnewsletter   
   [10] https://www.construction-physics.com/p/robot-dexterity-still-seems-hard?ut   
   m_source=tldrnewsletter   
   [11] https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2025/apr/27/chongqing-the-worlds   
   -largest-city-in-pictures?utm_source=tldrnewsletter   
   [16] https://links.tldrnewsletter.com/7dgJyH   
      
    -- https://tldr.tech/tech   
      
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