(opens original source in a new tab)ElectrekBaidu’s Apollo Go begins London robotaxi testing with Uber and LyftBaidu’s Apollo Go started robotaxi road testing in London today, and it’s doing it with both of ride-hailing’s biggest names at once — Uber and Freenow by Lyft. The launch lands days after Apollo Go ran the first fully driverless trial in any right-hand-drive market, in Hong Kong. Two milestones in one week, on opposite ends of the world. (opens original source in a new tab)Fred Lambert·28 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)ElectrekVolkswagen launches the cheaper ID. Polo EV after securing 25,000 orders in weeksVolkswagen opened pre-orders for the ID. Polo with the smaller 37 kWh battery, starting at under $30,000. The lower-priced model arrives after Volkswagen’s new EV received 25,000 orders weeks after it went on sale. (opens original source in a new tab)Peter Johnson·28 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsVisa time limits on foreign Ph.D. students and postdocs will harm U.S. science, experts warnA Trump administration plan to limit visas for graduate student and postdocs to four years is fueling concerns that the U.S. could lose out on foreign scientists (opens original source in a new tab)Jonathan Wosen·28 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Dark Reading'Certighost' Flaw Haunts Microsoft Active Directory CertificatesMicrosoft patched a high-severity vulnerability earlier this month that allows a threat actor to escalate privileges and compromise an AD environment. (opens original source in a new tab)Elizabeth Montalbano·28 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsSTAT+: Bracing for another Fauci hearingPlus: Democrats take on Trump over IVF, and Trump's White House releases a new science funding blueprint. (opens original source in a new tab)John Wilkerson·28 July 2026
Clean Energy (opens original source in a new tab)CleanTechnicaAI To Replace Overpaid CEOsMuch of the economic concern around artificial intelligence (AI) is from the expectation that AI will lead to millions upon millions of job losses. Professional drivers, writers, lower-level software engineers, and even young lawyers are expected to lose their jobs en masse — or already are. But what about massively ... [continued] The post AI To Replace Overpaid CEOs appeared first on CleanTechnica. (opens original source in a new tab)Zachary Shahan·28 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)ElectrekBMW ramps up iX3 output as orders near 100,000The new BMW iX3 has already received nearly 100,000 orders. Now, BMW is ramping up production at a record pace to meet the strong demand. (opens original source in a new tab)Peter Johnson·28 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskBlackRock, Fidelity, other Wall Street giants back the Clarity ActBlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs and SoFi have publicly endorsed the crypto market structure bill as the Senate's timeline tightens. (opens original source in a new tab)Helene Braun·28 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseAir Force mulls ‘maybe’ pulling B-52s from retirementA program to upgrade the radar for the Eisenhower-era bomber suffered a tragic setback after a fatal crash in California. (opens original source in a new tab)Michael Marrow·28 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskEthereum startup EthSystems bets privacy is key to getting banks on public blockchainsEthSystems, which spun out of the Ethereum Foundation earlier this month, is focused on building privacy infrastructure for banks and other financial institutions. (opens original source in a new tab)Margaux Nijkerk·28 July 2026
Clean Energy (opens original source in a new tab)CleanTechnicaSevere Risks of AI That Are Not Getting Enough AttentionWe are clearly in “the year of AI,” with this probably being the #1 topic on people’s lists, at conferences, in commercials, appearing in new company directives and rules, etc. There are some issues that are surfacing from the norms of AI and the widespread use of AI, however, that ... [continued] The post Severe Risks of AI That Are Not Getting Enough Attention appeared first on CleanTechnica. (opens original source in a new tab)Zachary Shahan·28 July 2026