Start Up No.2669: Waymo’s cars hit flood problem, Ofcom chief talks tough on tech bros, Meta begins layoffs for AI, and more

Ships stranded in the strait of Hormuz are succumbing to barnacles and jellyfish. CC-licensed photo by Curtis Gregory Perry on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 9 links for you. Scraping by. I’m @charlesarthur on Twitter. On Threads: charles_arthur. On Mastodon: https://newsie.social/@charlesarthur. On Bluesky: @charlesarthur.bsky.social. Observations and links welcome. Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods • TechCrunch Sean O’Kane: » Waymo has now paused service in two cities because its robotaxis are struggling to deal with heavy rain and flooded roads, a problem that already prompted the company to issue a recall last week. One of Waymo’s robotaxis was spotted driving through a flooded street in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday before it ultimately got stuck for about an hour, according to local news reports. The vehicle was recovered and removed…