The Bureau of Labor Statistics has paused most of its reports, posing a challenge for investors and policymakers who rely on such data to gauge growth, prices and jobs. And while there aren’t alternatives that can fully replace the government figures, they may be all there is to go off for the foreseeable future. 

For more standard gauges, look to payroll processor ADP for private sector job growth. Other metrics include the “Big Mac Index,” which compares purchasing power between countries, or the “Lipstick Effect,” which speaks to smaller luxury purchases during downturns.

Let’s get into the headlines,

The heat of the ongoing AI boom has spilled over to a famously difficult hardware space—humanoid robotics. Forbes has learned that a pair of stealth Silicon Valley ventures, Rhoda AI and Genesis AI, each with more than $100 million in funding, have been secretly developing human-like machines they hope will one day be able to perform tasks typically done by people.

Trade tensions are escalating between the U.S. and China, and stocks of U.S. rare earth firms dropped Tuesday despite surging in premarket trading. Both the U.S. and China began levying a tit-for-tat port entry fee on ships from each other’s countries—which has the potential to further disrupt supply chains.

Oracle plans to deploy tens of thousands of AMD’s newest artificial intelligence chips, expanding a partnership with the firm as AI infrastructure needs swell. The news comes after the chipmaker—Nvidia’s main rival—announced a multibillion dollar partnership with OpenAI last week.

Waymo plans to begin giving paid robotaxi rides in London next year, with no human backup driver, as the Alphabet unit seeks to establish itself as the global leader in autonomous driving. Waymo, which provides hundreds of thousands of paid rides weekly, has been testing in Tokyo as well, but hasn’t yet announced a launch date.