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Today we're covering the first rollout of driverless taxis, how Siri’s AI feature never really worked, and why rapid decision making trumps strength on the battlefield.

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Tesla launched its long-awaited autonomous taxi service in Austin Sunday, deploying up to 20 driverless Model Y vehicles with safety monitors in passenger seats. CEO Elon Musk announced a flat $4.20 fare for the limited service, available only to select invitees within a geofenced area around the company's headquarters.

The electric-vehicle maker faces intense competition from industry leader Waymo, which completes over 250,000 paid trips weekly across four cities. Tesla's robotaxis use eight-camera Full Self-Driving technology (see video), the same setup as consumer Model Ys but without driver oversight requirements. The company plans to introduce purpose-built Cybercab and Robovan vehicles by 2026.

Musk projects autonomous vehicles could add $5-10 trillion to Tesla's current $1 trillion market capitalization, as traditional car sales decline amid increased competition. The company plans rapid expansion to San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Antonio, with hundreds of thousands of autonomous Teslas expected on roads by late 2026. What other sci-fi dreams are coming to life?

Shareholders filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging the company misrepresented timelines for integrating artificial intelligence features into Siri, according to court documents filed in San Francisco federal court. The potential class action suit names CEO Tim Cook and other executives as defendants, seeking unspecified damages for the year ending June 9.

Apple introduced Apple Intelligence in January 2025, automatically rolling out AI tools to enhance iPhones with text rewriting and image generation capabilities. However, shareholders argue Apple lacked functional Siri AI prototypes when promoting the iPhone 16, which launched September 2024. The company delayed some Siri upgrades until 2026, officials announced in March (Apple admits Siri AI never worked).

Apple shares dropped approximately 20 percent from their December peak of $259.02 to $201.00 Friday, partly due to AI development delays and broader market volatility. The lawsuit claims longer AI integration timelines hurt iPhone sales and stock performance, as investors expected AI features to drive iPhone 16 purchases through enhanced Siri functionality. Should Apple kill Siri?

Derek Mobley sued software firm Workday after being rejected from over 100 job applications between 2017-2019, claiming its hiring algorithm discriminated against him based on age, race, and disabilities. A federal judge ruled Mobley's age-discrimination claim can proceed as a collective action, potentially affecting millions of job seekers over 40.

The 50-year-old IT professional from North Carolina noticed many rejections came from companies using Workday's applicant tracking system, sometimes within hours of application submission. Mobley, who is Black and suffers from anxiety and depression, argued his 100% failure rate defied statistical probability for qualified applications.

Workday denies wrongdoing, stating its software matches resume keywords with job qualifications and scores candidates accordingly. The case could force disclosure of algorithmic scoring methods that remain largely secretive in hiring processes. Employment lawyers suggest successful litigation could enable job seekers to sue employers using discriminatory hiring technology. How bots review applicants.

Napoleon Bonaparte's mindset: Move faster than your enemies can think.

The Emperor discovered that strength without speed guarantees defeat, but rapid decision-making guarantees victory. After studying every major battle in history, Napoleon stopped building bigger armies and started moving smaller forces faster. His strategy demanded lightning execution while ignoring traditional military doctrine entirely.

The breakthrough: decisive action beats perfect planning. Napoleon conquered Europe by focusing on speed of deployment over size of forces. Swift execution beats overwhelming force applied slowly. His campaigns succeeded because he perfected mobility while enemies planned elaborate strategies.

Why this matters: Most leaders fail because they over-plan instead of acting decisively when opportunities arise. Article on this strategy. Read the book.

Vilfredo Pareto's principle that transformed productivity: 80% of results come from 20% of efforts. Pareto discovered that businesses obsessing over efficiency miss the leverage points: identifying the vital few activities that drive most outcomes. His observation applies everywhere—20% of customers generate 80% of profits, 20% of features create 80% of value. This isn't about doing less work, but focusing energy where it multiplies. Pareto's principle explains why some entrepreneurs build empires while others stay busy but broke. Tim Ferriss explains how to apply this to your life.

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