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Waymo Plans to Double Its Fleet to 8,000 Cars by Year-End After First-Ever $5 Billion Debt Raise
Waymo reportedly aims for 8,000 vehicles by end of 2026 and 20,000 by end of 2027, funded partly by a $5 billion private-credit loan.
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# Tech & AI news briefing: last 24 hours
2026-10-20 11:37 UTC · 6 articles · TechTools News https://techtools.cz/tools/news/
## AI
### Mistral Releases Timestral, Four Open Time-Series Forecasting Models Up to 209M Parameters
2026-10-19 22:01 UTC · 1 min · https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2545-mistral-releases-timestral-four-open-time-series-forecasting-models-up-to-209m
Mistral launched Timestral, open time-series models from 5M to 209M parameters that it says top zero-shot forecasting benchmarks and run on CPU.
Sources: mistral.ai
## Technology
### Hackers Breach OpenCode Console, Running Up Charges on Developers' AI Accounts
2026-10-20 06:01 UTC · 1 min · https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2547-hackers-breach-opencode-console-running-up-charges-on-developers-ai-accounts
About 1.4% of OpenCode Console users had API keys abused, with some charges topping $1,000; the company calls the breach ongoing.
Sources: techcrunch.com
### Amazon Launches TorchNeuron to Run PyTorch Apps on Trainium Chips, Challenging Nvidia's CUDA Lock-In
2026-10-20 02:00 UTC · 1 min · https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2546-amazon-launches-torchneuron-to-run-pytorch-apps-on-trainium-chips-challenging
AWS says PyTorch apps can move to its Trainium chips with a one-line configuration change and no code rewrite.
Sources: techcrunch.com
## Business
### Waymo Plans to Double Its Fleet to 8,000 Cars by Year-End After First-Ever $5 Billion Debt Raise
2026-10-20 10:02 UTC · 1 min · https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2548-waymo-plans-to-double-its-fleet-to-8-000-cars-by-year-end-after-first-ever-5
Waymo reportedly aims for 8,000 vehicles by end of 2026 and 20,000 by end of 2027, funded partly by a $5 billion private-credit loan.
Sources: semafor.com
## Other
### Macron Condemns Violence After Rioters Burn Limoges Town Hall; About 1,800 Arrested in France
2026-10-19 18:01 UTC · 1 min · https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2544-macron-condemns-violence-after-rioters-burn-limoges-town-hall-about-1-800
President Macron said there is "no place for violence" after unrest over prices and public services left Limoges' historic town hall largely destroyed and about 1,800 people arrested.
Sources: ibtimes.co.uk, devdiscourse.com
### Romanian F-16s Shoot Down Two Drones as Suspected Drone Explodes Over Lithuania
2026-10-19 14:01 UTC · 1 min · https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2543-romanian-f-16s-shoot-down-two-drones-as-suspected-drone-explodes-over-lithuania
Romania downed two likely Russian drones over its waters, and a drone blast over Lithuania sent residents to shelters.
Sources: devdiscourse.com
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Hackers Breach OpenCode Console, Running Up Charges on Developers' AI Accounts
About 1.4% of OpenCode Console users had API keys abused, with some charges topping $1,000; the company calls the breach ongoing.
Technology
Amazon Launches TorchNeuron to Run PyTorch Apps on Trainium Chips, Challenging Nvidia's CUDA Lock-In
AWS says PyTorch apps can move to its Trainium chips with a one-line configuration change and no code rewrite.
AI
Mistral Releases Timestral, Four Open Time-Series Forecasting Models Up to 209M Parameters
Mistral launched Timestral, open time-series models from 5M to 209M parameters that it says top zero-shot forecasting benchmarks and run on CPU.
Other
Macron Condemns Violence After Rioters Burn Limoges Town Hall; About 1,800 Arrested in France
President Macron said there is "no place for violence" after unrest over prices and public services left Limoges' historic town hall largely destroyed and about 1,800 people arrested.
Other
Romanian F-16s Shoot Down Two Drones as Suspected Drone Explodes Over Lithuania
Romania downed two likely Russian drones over its waters, and a drone blast over Lithuania sent residents to shelters.
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DeepSeek Releases V4.1-Flash-1017, Claiming Faster, Leaner Model With Stronger Reasoning and Coding
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Science
Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel Win 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for Optogenetics
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