Men Stop Waymo Car in the Street to Catcall Female Passenger
Two men in San Francisco stalled a Waymo driverless taxi by standing in front of the vehicle and refusing to move, attempting to catcall a female passenger inside. The incident,…
South Korea Sees Strong Export Growth Driven by Semiconductor Demand
South Korea’s export growth remained strong in September, driven by high global demand for semiconductors, contributing to optimistic economic growth forecasts. Adjusted for working-day differences, exports increased by 12.9% compared…
Ford Boosts EV Appeal with Free Home Charging Installation
Ford has introduced the Ford Power Promise program, offering new electric vehicle (EV) buyers a free home charger and standard installation. This initiative is designed to encourage consumers still uncertain…
Europe prepares to decide on new tariffs for Chinese electric vehicle imports
The European Union is set to vote on October 4 to decide whether to impose tariffs as high as 45% on imported electric vehicles (EVs) manufactured in China, according to…
SpaceX Grounds Falcon 9 After Third Anomaly in Three Months
SpaceX has grounded its Falcon 9 rocket once again following a malfunction during the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), marking the third anomaly in three months. The…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Goes Live For Some Cybertruck Owners
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature is now being rolled out to a select group of Cybertruck owners as part of its early access program, meeting the company’s end-of-September deadline for…
BYD announces recall of top-selling Dolphin and Yuan Plus EVs
BYD is recalling nearly 97,000 electric vehicles due to a manufacturing fault in the steering control unit, which poses a potential fire risk, according to the Chinese market regulator. The…
Songs by Top Artists to Return to YouTube After Deal with SESAC
YouTube has reached a new agreement with SESAC, a performing rights organization, to restore music videos from several well-known artists that were recently removed from the platform. The removal, which…
ByteDance Turns to Huawei Chips for New AI Model Development
ByteDance is reportedly preparing to develop a new artificial intelligence model using Huawei chips, as U.S. trade restrictions push the Chinese tech giant to seek domestic alternatives. According to three…
Apple Withdraws from OpenAI’s $6.5 Billion Funding Round
Apple has pulled out of discussions to participate in OpenAI’s funding round, which is expected to raise up to $6.5 billion, just before the deal’s closure, according to a report…
Epic Games accuses Samsung and Google of blocking rival app stores
Epic Games has accused Samsung and Google of colluding to stifle competition and restrict user choice in a lawsuit filed on Monday. The legal action claims that Samsung’s Auto Blocker…
Meta Faces $106 Million Fine for Storing Facebook Passwords in Plaintext
Meta has been fined €91 million (around $106 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) for storing user passwords in plaintext, violating the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).…
YouTube Blocks Music by Adele, Bob Dylan, and Others Due to SESAC Dispute
Since Saturday, numerous YouTube and YouTube Music videos featuring music from renowned artists like Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Kendrick Lamar, Britney Spears, Kanye West, and Burna Boy have become…
Cerebras Announces IPO Plans to Compete with Nvidia in AI Market
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Cerebras Systems has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), aiming to trade under the ticker symbol “CBRS” on the Nasdaq. The company, founded in 2016 and…
Nio to Invest US$1.9 Billion in China Unit as EV Expansion Continues
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Nio Inc. is set to inject 13.3 billion yuan (US$1.9 billion) into its China unit through a combination of its own funds and contributions from…
Judge Refuses Apple’s Plea for Extra Time in Epic Document Submission
Judge Thomas S. Hixson has rejected Apple’s last-minute request to delay its deadline in a legal dispute with Epic Games, according to The Verge. Apple had been ordered to produce…
Governor Newsom Rejects AI Bill Designed to Prevent Harm
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 1047, a proposed law designed to regulate AI systems and prevent potential disasters caused by the misuse of artificial intelligence. This bill, which…
Micron’s Impressive Forecast Sparks Global Chip Market Rally
Global chip stocks saw a significant rally on Thursday following U.S. semiconductor maker Micron’s revenue guidance, which surpassed market expectations. Micron projected revenue of $8.7 billion, plus or minus $200…
X Must Pay $1.9M Fine to End Brazil Ban
X, previously known as Twitter, may soon be allowed to operate again in Brazil, but only if it pays an additional fine of 10 million reais (about $1.9 million). This…
CATL Confirms Small Disruption After Battery Plant Fire in Ningde
China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) announced that a fire at its battery factory in Fujian province has caused limited disruption to production, with a relatively small number of…