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Safety Agency Opens Probe into Startup Avride’s Autonomous Crashes in Texas
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it is opening an investigation into a series of crashes involving startup Avride's autonomous vehicles that raised questions about their ...
NASA Satellite Images Highlight How Fast Mexico City Is Sinking
Mexico City is sinking by nearly 10 inches (about 25 centimeters) a year, according to new satellite imagery released this week by NASA, making it one of the world's fastest-subsiding metropolises. ...
A Quieter Hurricane Season This Year Could Still Pummel the U.S. Power Grid
Meteorologists are forecasting about 13 named Atlantic storms this season, or a little less activity than average. That sounds like good news for the U.S. power grid and everyone who relies on it. ...
Tesla to Recall Nearly 219,000 U.S. Vehicles on Rearview Image Crash Risk
Tesla is recalling 218,868 vehicles in the U.S. due to delayed rearview camera images that could increase the risk of a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on ...
California Mother Charged in Death of Man Killed by Son on E-motorcycle
A California woman has been charged with manslaughter after an 81-year-old man who was struck by her teen son on an e-motorcycle died from his injuries, prosecutors said Friday. On April 16, Tommi Jo ...
Texas Leaders Say Summer Camps Should Move Forward With 2026 Applications
In a joint statement issued yesterday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dustin Burrows indicated the state's new camp safety acts, passed in response to the Camp ...
Top Google Scientist Claims EU Data Measures Pose User Privacy Risk
A top Google scientist sent a warning to EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday that its proposal requiring the company to share search engine data with rivals such as OpenAI risked exposing users' ...
Wildfire-prone Western States Using AI for Early Detection
On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona's Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn't a cloud or dust, then ...