Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place

EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place

EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place
News|Technology|World

Chechen warlord invites Musk to Russia after he's filmed driving machine-gun mounted Cybertruck

Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov has invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Russia after being filmed behind the wheel of one of the company’s Cybertrucks mounted with a machine gun

Chechen warlord invites Musk to Russia after he's filmed driving machine-gun mounted Cybertruck
Europe|News|Technology|World

Russia says Ukraine planning Kursk nuclear plant 'provocation'

Russia accused Ukraine on Saturday of planning to attack a nuclear plant in the Kursk region that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's troops have entered and blame such a "provocation" on

Russia says Ukraine planning Kursk nuclear plant 'provocation'
Asia|Business|Technology

China's BYD plans car plant in Karachi as part of Pakistan entry

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD (002594

China's BYD plans car plant in Karachi as part of Pakistan entry
Business|Technology|World

X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders

Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil "effective immediately" due to what it called "censorship orders" by Brazilian

X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders
Business|Technology

Foxconn chief defends hiring practices after report married women rejected in India

Foxconn's chairman on Saturday defended its hiring practices after New Delhi ordered investigations following a Reuters report that the Apple

Foxconn chief defends hiring practices after report married women rejected in India
Europe|News|Technology|World

Russia's Kadyrov equips Tesla truck with machinegun for war

The leader of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video on Saturday of himself driving a Tesla Cybertruck with what looked like a machinegun mounted on top, saying he

Russia's Kadyrov equips Tesla truck with machinegun for war
Europe|News|Technology

Safety at Ukraine nuclear plant deteriorates after nearby blast - IAEA

Safety at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit a perimeter access road on Saturday, according to International Atomic Energy Agency

Safety at Ukraine nuclear plant deteriorates after nearby blast - IAEA
Crime|Europe|Technology

San Francisco goes after websites that make AI deepfake nudes of women and girls

Nearly a year after AI-generated nude images of high school girls upended a community in southern Spain, a juvenile court this summer sentenced 15 of their classmates to a year of probation

San Francisco goes after websites that make AI deepfake nudes of women and girls
Business|Entertainment|Sports|Technology

Judge blocks plans for sports joint streaming venture among Fox, ESPN and Warner Brothers

The launch of Venu Sports will be delayed after a federal judge granted FuboTV’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the planned sports streaming venture by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros

Judge blocks plans for sports joint streaming venture among Fox, ESPN and Warner Brothers
Business|Entertainment|Sports|Technology

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery sports streaming venture launch blocked by federal judge in win for Fubo

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery sports streaming venture launch blocked by federal judge in win for Fubo

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery sports streaming venture launch blocked by federal judge in win for Fubo
Health|Science|Technology

With cases rising, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home syphilis test

With cases rising, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home syphilis test

With cases rising, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home syphilis test
Business|News|Technology

Ford recalls about 85,000 Explorer SUVs over engine fire risk

Ford Motor is recalling about 85,000 Explorer SUVs equipped with the Police Interceptor Utility package over concerns of an engine fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Ford recalls about 85,000 Explorer SUVs over engine fire risk
Technology

Court blocks key part of California law on children's online safety

A U.S. appeals court on Friday left intact a key part of an injunction blocking a California law meant to shield children from online content that could harm them

Court blocks key part of California law on children's online safety
Celebrity|Entertainment|Technology

Prince Harry urges caution on AI at start of trip to Colombia

Britain's Prince Harry urged caution over artificial intelligence and talked of social media as divisive during a panel in Colombia's capital Bogota alongside his wife Meghan and

Prince Harry urges caution on AI at start of trip to Colombia
News|Technology

Once a mainstay of the radio dial, local news is signing off as stations struggle to survive in the digital age

Once a mainstay of the radio dial, local news is signing off as stations struggle to survive in the digital age

Once a mainstay of the radio dial, local news is signing off as stations struggle to survive in the digital age
Technology

TikTok disputes US claims on China ties in court appeal

TikTok told a federal appeals court on Thursday that the U.S.

TikTok disputes US claims on China ties in court appeal
Lifestyle|Technology|Travel

‘End the havoc’: Another major city has banned e-scooter rentals from its streets

‘End the havoc’: Another major city has banned e-scooter rentals from its streets

‘End the havoc’: Another major city has banned e-scooter rentals from its streets
Entertainment|Technology

Elon Musk’s AI photo tool is generating realistic, fake images of Trump, Harris and Biden

Elon Musk’s AI photo tool is generating realistic, fake images of Trump, Harris and Biden

Elon Musk’s AI photo tool is generating realistic, fake images of Trump, Harris and Biden
Entertainment|Technology

Fortnite returns on iPhones in EU, globally on Android

Multiplayer shooter game Fortnite is available again on iPhones in the European Union and worldwide on Google's Android devices after a gap of four years,

Fortnite returns on iPhones in EU, globally on Android
Business|News|Technology

They look like — and link to — real news articles. But they're actually ads from the Harris campaign

A Harris advertising campaign that uses Google search is prompting some concerns among news outlets about their work being co-opted for political purposes

They look like — and link to — real news articles. But they're actually ads from the Harris campaign
Business|News|Technology

BMW recalls 1.3 million vehicles in China that may have Takata airbag inflators

Officials in China say BMW is recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles that may have Takata airbag inflators following a similar recall in the U.S. last month

BMW recalls 1.3 million vehicles in China that may have Takata airbag inflators
Health|Science|Technology

Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − a medical anthropologist explains why ethical discussions with the target communities should happen sooner rather than later

In the absence of clear-cut regulation, who should decide on where and how a technology that could change the course of human health should be applied?

Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − a medical anthropologist explains why ethical discussions with the target communities should happen sooner rather than later
Science|Technology

Complicated app settings are a threat to user privacy

Knowing you should set your apps’ privacy permissions might not be enough to protect you. A cybersecurity expert explains how complicated privacy settings can trip you up.

Complicated app settings are a threat to user privacy
Business|Technology

Disney’s not alone in saying your clicks means you can’t sue

Disney’s not alone in saying your clicks means you can’t sue

Disney’s not alone in saying your clicks means you can’t sue

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