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Personal side-hustle story highlights how gig workers weigh Uber against other at-home income ideas

A profile published this week describes a Navy service member’s home-based business plan that she says can bring in $8,000 to $11,000 a month, framing it as an alternative to Uber’s kind of gig work.

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FedEx plans $150 million Delhi air-cargo investment as it upgrades India facilities

The logistics company says it will put $150 million into an air cargo terminal in Delhi, part of a broader plan to invest $400 million across two airports in India to expand and upgrade cargo capacity.

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Uber says its AI usage rose 9.4x while it kept costs from rising

The ride-hailing company is expanding the use of AI agents across its platform, reporting a sharp increase in how often the technology is used without a corresponding increase in cost per request.

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Toyota reports an unusual self-driving push targeted at 2028, indicating a faster path from experiments to products

A Yahoo Finance report says Toyota is making a move tied to 2028 for autonomous driving. The company has not, in that reporting, laid out the technical specifics or timelines in detail.

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Ford still leads on revenue size, but Tesla’s growth trajectory is compressing the gap, analysis says

A chart-based comparison of automakers’ revenue patterns suggests Ford maintains the larger sales base, while Tesla’s recent upward momentum is narrowing the distance, even as revenue variability points to different underlying business dynamics.

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SoftBank in talks for OpenAI-backed humanoid robot maker 1X Technologies, report says, raising fresh questions for Tesla’s Optimus race

A Benzinga report says SoftBank Group is considering a majority stake in 1X Technologies at a valuation that could reach $6 billion. While Tesla’s Optimus remains a separate effort, the development highlights how quickly humanoid robotics and AI-adjacent hardware are attracting heavyweight capital.

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Tesla to expand robotaxi network beyond Austin and Miami, according to a report citing Elon Musk’s plans

A new market report says Tesla’s robotaxi rollout is moving past its initial markets, raising questions about timelines, fleet readiness, and how quickly the company could monetize autonomous rides.

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Tesla schedules a Sept. 24 event tied to its Semi, spotlighting autonomy as a key growth driver

Investors are watching for more details on Tesla’s heavy-duty electric truck program and whether the company will connect near-term Semi updates to longer-term autonomous trucking ambitions.