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New Police Pursuit-Ready Hybrid Cars Could Spark New Revolution

Apr 11, 2017 04:31 am UTC| Technology

Police pursuit vehicles have some rather strict criteria in the US since they need to be able to participate in high-speed chases where officers could face off against heavily modded cars. This is why electric vehicles or...

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Wants To Permanently Ban Smartphone Calls During Flight

Apr 11, 2017 04:31 am UTC| Technology Law

Even in the age of widespread smartphone use, airlines would still regularly tell passengers to turn off their phones during flight. The explanation always had something to do with interference with the system. In 2013,...

Is Overwatch Coming To The Nintendo Switch? Not Likely, Director Says

Apr 10, 2017 13:38 pm UTC| Technology

Blizzards Overwatch is one of the most popular video games in the market right now, with millions of players logging in online and shooting each other for giggles every single day. With the Nintendo Switch coming out, some...

The 1% Are The Biggest Contributors To Carbon Emission, Study Says

Apr 10, 2017 08:53 am UTC| Technology

When people say that the billionaire class is contributing to the rise of climate change, this is mainly in reference to Big Oil, fracking, and coal. The blame doesnt really pertain to the wealthiest people on an...

Italy Just Banned Uber, New Nail Meets Battered Coffin

Apr 10, 2017 07:20 am UTC| Technology

It seems Uber just cant catch a break. On top of a litany of sexual harassment accusations, loss of key personnel, a legal battle with Google, and an infantile self-driving technology, it now has to contend with being...

Self-Driving Technology Is Like Car Industry Steroids, Really Ups The Aggro

Apr 10, 2017 07:17 am UTC| Technology

Last year, it was pretty much set in stone that self-driving cars are the future of the auto industry. This set off a nice trend of competition among car makers, which is always good for business. However, by the time 2017...

Dallas City Emergency Siren Scramble Work Of Hackers, The Impossible Attack

Apr 10, 2017 07:17 am UTC| Technology

It seems hackers are getting into all kinds of trouble lately, with the city of Dallas, Texas being their latest targets. Last Friday night, the emergency sirens of the city blared up all at once, prompting a spread of...

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Economy

Holiday Economic Questions: What Bank of America Says You Should Expect

Bank of America economist Aditya Bhave says this years holiday gatherings may bring more than cold weatherthey may spark tough conversations about inflation, housing, interest rates, and the broader U.S. economy. In a...

Russia Stocks Close Flat as MOEX Hits 1-Month High

Russian equities ended Saturdays session flat, with the MOEX Russia Index holding steady and touching a fresh one-month high despite muted market activity. Investors saw little movement across major sectors, as several key...

Vietnam’s November Trade Sees Monthly Decline but Strong Year-on-Year Growth

Vietnam recorded a notable month-on-month decline in trade activity in November, according to new data from the National Statistics Office (NSO). Exports fell 7.1% from October, reaching $39.07 billion, while imports...

Austria’s AA Credit Rating Affirmed as Fitch Highlights Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Austrias Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating at AA with a Stable Outlook, underscoring the countrys strong economic fundamentals despite rising fiscal pressures. According to the...

Fed Meeting Sparks Division as Markets Brace for Possible Rate Cut

The upcoming Federal Reserve meeting is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched and contentious in years, with investors focused on how divided policymakers are over a potential interest-rate cut and the signals...

Politics

Southwest Airlines Has $11 Million Fine Waived as USDOT Cites Operational Improvements

The U.S. Transportation Department has waived an $11 million penalty previously imposed on Southwest Airlines, finalizing the airlines $140 million settlement tied to its massive December 2022 holiday travel disruption....

U.S.-EU Tensions Rise After $140 Million Fine on Elon Musk’s X Platform

A growing rift between the United States and Europe deepened after the European Union issued a $140 million fine against Elon Musks social media platform X under the Digital Services Act. The penalty, which EU regulators...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Strengthen U.S. Food Supply Chain Security

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order aimed at strengthening the nations food supply chain by targeting potential risks linked to price fixing, market manipulation, and anti-competitive practices....

Boeing Executive Says Trump’s Equity Stake Plan Won’t Target Major Defense Contractors

Boeing Defense, Space Security CEO Steve Parker clarified that President Donald Trumps proposal for the U.S. government to take equity stakes in strategic industries is not aimed at major defense contractors. Speaking at...

Zelenskiy Describes “Substantive” Call With Trump Envoys as Ukraine, U.S. Explore Peace Path

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that he held a long and substantive phone call with U.S. President Donald Trumps special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trumps son-in-law Jared Kushner, emphasizing that...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Denies Reports of $800 Billion Valuation Fundraise

Elon Musk has publicly refuted recent media claims suggesting that SpaceX is seeking to raise new capital at an $800 billion valuation. In a post shared on X, Musk clarified that the reports circulating online were...

Taiwan Opposition Criticizes Plan to Block Chinese App Rednote Over Security Concerns

Taiwans political landscape heated up after the government announced a plan to suspend access to the Chinese social media platform Rednoteknown as Xiaohongshufor one year. The interior ministry said the proposed ban stems...

EU Prepares Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s AI Integration on WhatsApp

The European Commission is reportedly preparing to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) over the companys recent rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp....

Sam Altman Reportedly Explored Funding for Rocket Venture in Potential Challenge to SpaceX

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly explored raising significant capital to acquire or partner with a rocket company, a move that could have created direct competition with Elon Musks SpaceX. According to a report from the...

Wikipedia Pushes for AI Licensing Deals as Jimmy Wales Calls for Fair Compensation

Wikipedia is seeking additional licensing deals with major technology companies to address the growing financial burden caused by artificial intelligence firms heavily scraping its platform, according to co-founder Jimmy...