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Tokyo Could See Fully Driverless Robotaxis by 2027

Tokyo could soon see robotaxis operating on its streets. Go, Waymo and Nihon Kotsu have agreed to work together to commercialize fully driverless Level 4 taxis in the capital, targeting a launch next year. If successful, the project would make Japan’s capital one of the world’s largest cities to introduce autonomous taxis at a commercial […] The post Tokyo Could See Fully Driverless Robotaxis by…

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I Listened to a Blockchain in Real Time for the First Time. Here's What I Learned.

The Hook I'd read about blockchains plenty. Reading an explorer, querying past data — that felt familiar, like querying any other database.

  • Author sets up real-time blockchain pipeline using Anvil from Foundry toolchain
  • Subscribing to new block headers more efficient than polling for new blocks
  • Utilizes Go's select statement to manage subscription errors and headers

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