The Austin Daily News
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A daily update on tech, culture, and society in and around Austin, Texas.
Episodes
- The Austin Daily News - May 13, 2026
The Austin Daily News covers major local developments, including Blue Origin's significant aerospace campus investment, a historic settlement for a 1991 wrongful conviction, a recall of Waymo robotaxis due to a software issue, and an incre…
- The Austin Daily News - May 12, 2026
This episode covers developments in Austin, including Tesla's expansion of Giga Texas, changes in city utility finances, and shifts in the local technology labor market. It also touches on Texas's growth in the financial sector and local t…
- The Austin Daily News - May 11, 2026
The Austin Daily News for May 11, 2026, discusses a dangerous incident at a children's playground, major AI infrastructure investments in Texas valued in the billions, Tesla's robotaxi fleet growth, a flawed summer camp safety law, and the…
- The Austin Daily News - May 9, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers a 9-1 city council vote to remove housing density shields, the city
- The Austin Daily News - May 8, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers SpaceX's potential IPO, a local drone startup's valuation increase, and incidents related to Austin's infrastructure and public safety.
- The Austin Daily News - May 7, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers APD encampment sweeps, SpaceX's TERAFAB, the acquisition of Bastrop County land by Amazon's data center subsidiary, and the sale of the IHOP at Cesar Chavez and I-35.
- The Austin Daily News - May 6, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers a range of local news from Austin, including developments in data center power, Tesla's robotaxi fleet, and recent incidents. It also mentions a new bakery opened by Tom Segura.
- The Austin Daily News - May 5, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News discusses Dell's relocation, a Cedar Park rocket company's bid for a defense program, Texas's school choice program, Austin's public safety, and the ACL Fest 2026 lineup.
- The Austin Daily News - May 4, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers the Texas AI data center gold rush, Austin Energy as a government monopoly, ARM's potential involvement in TERAFAB's R&D initiative, and the impending ACL Fest 2026 lineup announcement.
- The Austin Daily News - May 3, 2026
This episode discusses a robotics company, the dissolution of Spirit Airlines, a fatal plane crash involving a pickleball club, and events related to Gary Clark Jr. in Austin.
- The Austin Daily News - May 2, 2026
This episode discusses Elon Musk and xAI, a proposed data center at Fort Bliss, Austin City Council's IT savings, and the status of Infowars.
- The Austin Daily News - May 1, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News discusses Elon Musk's chip factory, deregulation in housing, Samsung's Taylor fab, and the death of David Allan Coe.
- The Austin Daily News - April 30, 2026
This episode discusses local news in Austin, including a murder investigation, significant layoffs at Oracle, the development of a "neuroscience bathhouse," and the presence of Tesla's unsupervised robotaxis in the city.
- The Austin Daily News - April 29, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers updates on Texas's hemp industry, the conversion of Bitcoin mines to AI data centers, a recent shooting, and state property tax relief efforts.
- The Austin Daily News - April 28, 2026
A large semiconductor company is relocating to Austin, co-founded by a notable chip architect. Waymo is criticized for blocking an ambulance and not attending a public safety meeting. A viral video of a shooting in East Austin prompts deba…
- The Austin Daily News - April 27, 2026
The Austin Daily News discusses a lawsuit involving an Austin startup, delays in voter-approved bond projects, and an act of vandalism at Congregation Beth Israel. Also covered are the closure of Lammes Candies and an update on Tesla's rob…
- The Austin Daily News - April 26, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers a range of topics including a Duke dropout raising significant capital for new ventures, Austin's venture capital performance, and the city's ranking for startups. It also discusses a speech by…
- The Austin Daily News - April 25, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News, broadcast on April 25, 2026, reports on the Abbott/Austin ICE standoff, a new hotel and convention center in the COTA corridor, and a Pflugerville chip company. Also covered is an arrest for climbing…
- The Austin Daily News - April 24, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers Tesla Cybercab production, Austin's ICE compliance, and a Stuttgart photography exhibition. It includes an update on Governor Abbott's deadline for ICE compliance in major Texas cities.
- The Austin Daily News - April 23, 2026
This episode discusses Michael Dell's $750M investment in an AI-native hospital in Austin and Firefly Aerospace's new 144,000-square-foot campus in Cedar Park. It also covers Tesla's Q1 earnings, highlighting Austin as the only fully-unsup…
- The Austin Daily News - April 22, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers updates on Austin's transit project, a significant downtown land auction, the Dell's billion-dollar donation to UT Austin for an AI-native hospital, and the expansion of Tesla robotaxis beyond A…
- The Austin Daily News - April 21, 2026
This episode discusses Austin's real estate market, including home prices and pending sales, and examines how community opposition affected a data center project in Hutto. It also covers Tesla's robotaxi service expanding to Dallas and Hou…
- The Austin Daily News - April 20, 2026
This episode covers Tesla's Cortex 2.0 AI supercomputer, Samsung's Taylor fab equipment move-in ceremony, and the launch of Tesla's unsupervised robotaxis in Dallas and Houston.
- The Austin Daily News - April 19, 2026
This episode covers the expansion of Tesla's robotaxi service, a Travis County judge's handling of a repeat offender, and xAI's new location at the Seaholm Power Plant.
- The Austin Daily News - April 18, 2026
This episode covers the Austin Environmental Commission's move to restrict data centers, the progress of Elon Musk's projects in Austin, potential 1,200-foot buildings downtown, and the launch of homeless encampment sweep teams.
- The Austin Daily News - April 17, 2026
Austin is dealing with an ultimatum from Governor Abbott concerning its APD-ICE policy. The city's startups have raised $4.2 billion in a single quarter, and there is a proposal to allow 1200-foot buildings downtown. Additionally, driverle…
- The Austin Daily News - April 16, 2026
The Austin Daily News discusses Texas venture capital exceeding Massachusetts, the homeless crisis in Austin, Tesla's robotaxi fleet developments, and Black's Barbecue's new property. This episode covers local news in Austin.
- The Austin Daily News - April 15, 2026
This episode discusses Giga Texas construction, a UT Austin robotics company's funding, and concerns regarding Austin city officials' actions with propane tanks for homeless encampments and the city council missing a.
- The Austin Daily News - April 14, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News from April 14, 2026, discusses Austin's real estate market with falling rents, Tesla's robotaxi fleet performance, and the transit agency's spending. It also covers the deployment of a permanent homele…
- The Austin Daily News - April 13, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers an incident involving gun store employees, the decrease in Austin's median rent, and Intel's new manufacturing facilities and chip development. It also touches on Intel's stock performance follo…
- The Austin Daily News - April 12, 2026
This episode discusses SpaceX's chip equipment installation near Austin and the firing of Austin's CISO. It also covers a homicide in East Austin and an AI-owned lobster restaurant.
- The Austin Daily News - April 11, 2026
This episode discusses Tesla's investment and job targets, a pause on the smokeable hemp ban, an AI founder's fundraising in Austin, and neighborhood upzoning with heritage tree rules.
- The Austin Daily News - April 10, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers Cybercabs at Giga Texas, a crime case involving a 62-year-old library reader, Austin's CISO secretly running an LLC, and efforts to keep AI unregulated.
- The Austin Daily News - April 9, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers elderly injury offenses in Austin, Intel's involvement with Terafab, Tesla's tax rebates and workforce adjustments, and the effects of zoning reforms on housing in Austin.
- The Austin Daily News - April 8, 2026
This episode discusses Intel's Terafab, Austin's rent decline, a UT engineering student's AV tracking platform, and Tesla figures in Austin.
- The Austin Daily News - April 7, 2026
An internal review of Austin's arts grant contract revealed issues previously flagged in past audits. Additionally, Tesla's Cybercab has begun volume production at Giga Texas.
- The Austin Daily News - April 6, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers a dissolved AI data center deal in West Texas, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's views on Bitcoin and Kalshi, a Tesla robotaxi crossing the Colorado River, and Austin Energy's finances.
- The Austin Daily News - April 5, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers a significant venture round for a drone-boat company, issues with Waymo's software recall, Austin's GDP ranking, and an accusation against the Travis County DA.
- The Austin Daily News - April 4, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers updates on ERCOT's grid, autonomous freight trucks operating between Austin and San Antonio, and the expansion of Tesla's robotaxi service into downtown Austin. It also includes information for…
- The Austin Daily News - April 3, 2026
This episode discusses OpenAI's acquisition, the risks of data center taxes for small Texas towns, California's bureaucratic growth, and Austin's upcoming spring and summer events.
- The Austin Daily News - April 2, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers Stargate's new Austin location, an Austin company that secured $90M in funding, and Texas's rise as a data center market with zero vacancy in Austin.
- The Austin Daily News - April 1, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers Austin's largest funding round, a viral downtown brawl video, and the city's $31M homelessness plan. Other topics include Justice Clarence Thomas's visit to UT, drones at COTA, and SXS.
- The Austin Daily News - March 31, 2026
This episode discusses Travis County's actions regarding a developer's landfill cleanup proposal and a hidden taxpayer liability. It also covers John Deere's autonomous vehicle operations east of Austin and Tesla's robotaxi-grade code ship…
- The Austin Daily News - March 30, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers the SpaceX IPO, Fort Worth's permitting speed compared to Austin's, and developments with Austin's downtown dumpster contract. The episode also touches on news related to Tesla.
- The Austin Daily News - March 29, 2026
The Austin Daily News discusses xAI's shift to a hardware focus in Austin, the approval of a data center in Taylor, and a Waymo robotaxi blocking an ambulance.
- The Austin Daily News - March 28, 2026
The Austin Daily News discusses new AI infrastructure investments in Texas, Austin startups' record venture capital, and city hall decisions. It also mentions the passing of musician Jon Dee Graham.
- The Austin Daily News - March 26, 2026
This episode discusses Austin developers, CBS Evening News ratings, the Austin startup ecosystem, and Waymo's driverless commercial rides in Austin.
- The Austin Daily News - March 25, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News covers Elon Musk's semiconductor project, the three robotaxi operators in Austin, a lawsuit against the city regarding an annual fee, and a cookie company that offers legal marriage services.
- The Austin Daily News - March 24, 2026
This episode of The Austin Daily News, dated March 24, 2026, discusses Terafab's power requirements, prediction markets, TOMO Mags, and how AI automation is affecting the labor market.
- The Austin Daily News - March 23, 2026
This episode focuses on the viability of Terafab manufacturing, the strain it could place on Austin's power grid, and a trend in the creator economy towards analog culture.