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In today’s Tech Creator roundup, we're packing your digital suitcase with the essential tech insights you need—nothing more, nothing less. It’s like your go-to weekend getaway bag, but for your brain. Let’s dive into what’s cool and noteworthy without the extra fluff.

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• Google’s Waymo is facing resistance: Google’s self-driving car company Waymo is facing resistance to its plan to expand its 24/7 robo-taxi service to other parts of California. Fed officials have raised safety concerns over a series of incidents where the vehicle collided with a bicycle, smashed into a closing gate, and was burned down by a mob. (Link)

• Vending machine error reveals secret image database: Canada-based University of Waterloo is removing M&M-branded smart vending machines after an error revealed the machines were collecting the facial image databases of college students without their consent. Privacy much? (Link)

• Intuitive Machines’ spacecraft soft lands on the Moon: In more than half a century, a US-built spacecraft has made a soft landing on the moon. The feat has been achieved by Intuitive Machines, whose Odysseus spacecraft landed in a small crater not far from the Moon’s south pole. (Link)

• Scientists Create DVD-Sized Disk Storing 1 Petabit (125,000 Gigabytes) of Data: Equal to 10,000 Blu-rays! This could revolutionize data storage, potentially fitting massive datasets on a single disk. It's still under development, but it shows promise for tackling big data challenges in the future. (Link)

• Uber to Back Moove in $100M round: Uber Technologies Inc. will likely back African vehicle-financing startup Moove in a $100 million funding round. The funding will push Moove’s enterprise value to about $750 million. (Link)

• Japan to give $4.86B more for Kumamoto plant expansion: The Japanese government will provide additional funding of 732 billion yen or $4.86 billion in subsidies to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). TSMc’s Kumamoto plant is a huge contributor to cutting-edge logic chips, which is extremely important for the future industries in Japan. (Link) 

• Samsung to launch Wearable smart ring: Samsung Electronics Co. will unveil its first wearable smart ring at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The smart ring will be a part of its health line and provide personalized and seamless experiences backed by AI advances. (Link)

• AT&T customers to get billing credit after outage: AT&T Inc. customers will get a billing credit of $5 on their wireless accounts as compensation for the wireless network interruption due to the widespread outage. The outage had impacted thousands of subscribers. (Link) 

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Bonus: Pocket SUV

Would you like to drive the Microlino Lite? 

Microlino Lite comes from the makers of the happy little Microlino electric bubble car, Switzerland-based Micro. 

The car was on display at the Geneva Motor Show and can be driven by your 14-year-olds with a moped license. 

Fun fact: You could fit three Microlino Lite in the same space required to park an SUV. 

Looks like we entered the toy world. Compact and cute. 💗 

More snapshots here. (Link)

Tech Throwback: February 26  

On this day in 1909, Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, was first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.

While Kinemacolor itself is not used today, the concept of additive color systems, where separate color components are combined to create a full image, remains a fundamental principle in color displays like televisions and computer screens.

Kinemacolor serves as a reminder of the ingenuity and constant evolution in filmmaking. It allows us to appreciate the advancements that have brought us to the level of visual storytelling we experience today.

More techy updates:

• This $500 drone doesn’t need GPS satellite signals. 

• Are corporate profit motives preventing the expansion of the US electrical grid? 

• Is it possible to drill hydrogen?

We’ll see you tomorrow with a bigger suitcase of tech insights! 👋