EP-272 Waymo’s Robotaxi Factory 🚕, Recraft’s Ai Imagery Revolution 🎨, Ceos Advocate for Computer Science in Schools 🏫

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, may 6th! explore today's intriguing tech developments:

• waymo robotaxi production: unveiling a massive 239,000-square-foot factory in mesa, arizona, waymo and magna plan to produce over 2,000 autonomous vehicles, expanding their existing fleet and enabling quick deployment to key cities like san francisco and los angeles.
• uber & weride expansion: aiming to stretch their collaboration to 15 more cities over the next five years, starting operations in dubai after abu dhabi's success, leveraging uber's network with weride's autonomous tech outside china and the u.s.
• recraft's $30 million series b: san francisco-based recraft, under ceo anna veronika dorogush, secures funding led by accel, excelling in ai-generated imagery and brand-specific ai solutions that outperform competitors like dall-e and midjourney.
• education reform with tech: over 250 ceos, including microsoft's satya nadella, sign an open letter advocating for computer science and ai as core k-12 subjects, inspired by brazil and singapore's progressive education models to boost america's competitiveness.
• elon musk's austin challenges: facing community backlash in austin's west lake hills, musk's unpermitted security measures at his property stir tensions, highlighting the interplay between innovation and neighborly ties.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech insights!