EP-282 Luminar’s Leadership Shakeup ⚖️, Waymo’s Robotaxi Expansion 🚖, Apple Vs. Epic Showdown 🎮

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, may 20th! here's what you need to know from today's tech world:

• leadership change at luminar: austin russell steps down as ceo amid an ethics inquiry; former nuance ceo paul ricci takes the helm.
• waymo's robotaxi expansion: approval to extend services to silicon valley and possibly san francisco international airport, with plans to expand to los angeles, phoenix, and austin.
• apple vs. epic games: a legal ruling could influence global developer policies, with apple facing a push to reinstate fortnite on the app store.
• klarna's ai innovations: enhancements have nearly doubled revenue per employee; u.s. ipo plans are paused due to market volatility.
• waymo and uber in atlanta: launching an early access robotaxi service with autonomous jaguar i-pace vehicles via the uber app.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!