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Reddit is having a rough week on Wall Street. Shares have fallen more than forty percent after CEO Steve Huffman acknowledged that Google's AI-powered search is cutting into referral traffic, while weaker user growth and soft fourth-quarter guidance spooked investors further. It's a stark reminder that platforms built on search-driven discovery are increasingly vulnerable to the AI shift happening underneath them.
Shifting to the road, the Electrek crew digs into a busy week for the electric vehicle space, with Rivian posting fresh earnings, Waymo announcing a partnership with Toyota, and Ford placing a notable bet on vehicle-to-home technology for its upcoming Fathom electric pickup. Each story points to an industry still searching for its footing, balancing innovation with the hard economics of scale.
And on a more personal note, the tech and entertainment world is mourning the loss of voice actor Eric Bauza, who died October twenty-fifth at just forty-six. Bauza gave Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig a new generation of life, and his peers are calling him a once-in-a-generation talent whose warmth extended well beyond the recording booth.
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