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Andrew J. Hawkins

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 10, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Verge
Top 50K sites
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Jul 29, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Andrew J. Hawkins

    Elon Musk’s Boring Company digs up $3 billion. (opens the original)

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    The tunneling venture announced it raised $3 billion in a Series D funding round led by the United Arab Emirates that values the company at $23 billion. Last year, the Boring Company signed a preliminary agreement to dig the Dubai Loop, a 4-mile (6.4km) tunnel that includes four stations linking the Dubai International Financial Centre and Dubai Mall. With this new financing, the company plans on developing over 150km (93 miles) of tunnels throughout Dubai.

  2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Andrew J. Hawkins

    Uber beats Waymo as first to launch robotaxis in London (opens the original)

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    The cars have no lidar and no geofence, but still will have human safety drivers for the initial launch. The cars have no lidar and no geofence, but still will have human safety drivers for the initial launch. Uber launched a robotaxi service in London, beating Waymo to become the first to offer paid trips in autonomous vehicles in the city. The vehicles use autonomous driving tech developed by Wayve, a UK-based startup, and will initially feature safety drivers behind the wheel. The launch is a

  3. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Andrew J. Hawkins

    Car owners want tech they can ignore (opens the original)

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    Automakers keep shoving more tech into their cars, despite evidence that consumers are increasingly fed up with huge screens and glitchy software. In fact, the features that car owners appreciate the most happen to be the ones they barely notice, according to the latest tech survey from JD Power. The consumer research firm surveyed 68,084 owners of new 2026 model-year vehicles after 90 days of ownership. The survey touched on 40 automotive technologies covering comfort and convenience; connected

  4. Article · Aug 15, 2026 · Andrew J. Hawkins

    When housing is unaffordable, this artist’s device makes pedaling harder (opens the original)

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    Brooklyn-based artist Justin Blinder created a device that illustrates how soaring housing costs are making life in the city that much harder. Brooklyn-based artist Justin Blinder created a device that illustrates how soaring housing costs are making life in the city that much harder. Justin Blinder had just been laid off when he first came up with the idea for Ground Truth. It was 2020, two weeks before covid lockdown went into effect, and the Brooklyn-based artist and technologist had no idea

  5. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Andrew J. Hawkins

    DoorDash is going airborne with new drone delivery division (opens the original)

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    Your next takeout could arrive via drone, after DoorDash announced it was launching DoorDash Air. Your next takeout could arrive via drone, after DoorDash announced it was launching DoorDash Air. DoorDash is launching a new drone delivery program called DoorDash Air. The largest food delivery app in the US said that it has approval from the Federal Aviation Administration that clears the way for drone delivery in the near future. DoorDash said it has received a Part 135 air carrier certification

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