A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn’t Work | WIRED

I was driving behind a waymo yesterday and was thinking about the "problem" that Waymo's aren't truly autonomous and use a driver in the Philippines to "help"…

That the entirety of the business model is smoke and mirrors. And here's another example of how they don't learn something that's relevant to actual driving. And, there's an underlying problem that tickets aren't issued to a driver, and the company may or may not be responsibly be paying and learning from infractions. 

https://www.wired.com/story/a-school-district-tried-to-help-train-waymos-to-stop-for-school-buses-it-didnt-work/

High School Student, 18, Invents Filter That Eliminate 95.5% of Microplastics

I live hearing about young people tackling problems. Here a high school student came up with a ferrofluid, essentially magnets, that attracts the microplastics in a tank and leaves clean water. 

Excellent approach that may yield some innovation. 

https://people.com/high-school-student-18-invents-filter-that-eliminate-96-of-microplastics-11932477

Scientists testing new scanning technology discover mysterious structure beneath an ancient Egyptian city

Gotta love this leap forward, using traditional methods of searching, some 3D modeling, and satellite views. 

The results of this study demonstrate the effectiveness of combining geophysical measurements and remote sensing data, which gave a very accurate vision in detecting buried settlements in a complex region

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-scientists-scanning-technology-mysterious-beneath.html

New quantum sensor could replace satellites for GPS-free navigation

Color me intrigued! A "quantum sensor" may be a reliable - and more accurate, without the need for satellite coverage - replacement for GPS. 

And it's about to get a full scale test in space, after being deployed overnight. 

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/quantum-sensor-launch-into-space-spacex

The U.S. Will Require Travelers From 50 Countries to Pay Up to $15,000 to Visit—What to Know

I'm sorry. But this is insanity. Bad enough they opted to make the rules racist at their core. But the rules are so complicated. 

https://www.travelandleisure.com/us-visa-bond-requirement-for-travelers-11932070

Watch "South African innovator finds low-cost solution for potholes" on YouTube

Now that's innovation. https://youtu.be/gtVQ_GE7HKo?si=3Ec1ClVv59FpeUiq

The Billion-Dollar Pivot: Fans Tell Disney Exactly How to Spend the Scrapped OpenAI Windfall

A couple of weeks ago, Disney exited a deal with OpenAI to provide some service to Disney.  I was very unclear on the objective, but it turned out to be a bad fit, so they opted out.

And that leaves Disney with around a billion dollars of capital that otherwise would have been invested in that relationship.

Inside The Magic did a little dreaming, and invited Disney fans to weigh in on ways that Disney could spend that money.  Here's what they came up with: mostly it focused on the theme parks, and lowering the costs to guests.

Read about it here:

https://insidethemagic.net/2026/03/disney-has-an-extra-1-billion-after-openai-deal-fell-through-fans-have-ideas-on-how-disney-can-spend-that-money-rl1/