EPISODE · Jul 1, 2026 · 20 MIN
The Austin Daily News - July 1, 2026
from The Austin Daily News · host Justin Murphy
In this week's issue: Apptronik's new 90,000 sq ft Robot Park in North Austin and the Google DeepMind partnership that's making this city the ground-truth data source for humanoid AI Austin's $8.5 billion Neuralink rival just performed its first long-term brain implant — and today, Neuralink fired back with its own milestone Tesla's production Cybercab — no steering wheel, no pedals — engineering testing on Austin public roads right now Austin residential permitting just got 59% faster starting today, and the same group that banned homeless camping in 2021 is forcing a fiscal audit vote in November Willie Nelson's July 4 Picnic has a serious case of blue dot fever, and a drone is about to deliver your Chipotle order from 300 feet in the air Texas doesn't wait for permission. Neither do we.
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In this week's issue: Apptronik's new 90,000 sq ft Robot Park in North Austin and the Google DeepMind partnership that's making this city the ground-truth data source for humanoid AI Austin's $8.5 billion Neuralink rival just performed its first long-term brain implant — and today, Neuralink fired back with its own milestone Tesla's production Cybercab — no steering wheel, no pedals — engineering testing on Austin public roads right now Austin residential permitting just got 59% faster…
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The Austin Daily News - July 1, 2026
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