Robot Taxis Stop in Traffic in Chinese City, Stranding Travelers
The authorities in Wuhan, the site of one of the world’s largest experiments in self-driving cars, cited a “system failure” after widespread reports on Tuesday evening.
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Virus from marine animals is causing weird eye problems in people
Dozens of people with glaucoma-like symptoms have tested positive for a virus that we thought affected only marine life Virginie Vaes/Getty Images A virus that ordinarily affects marine animals has caused glaucoma-like symptoms and even irreversible vision loss in a small but growing group of people in China. This is the first known time that…
Apple Business launches in Indonesia, no Tap to Pay yet
The feature will launch alongside Apple Business, a new platform rolling out in over 200 markets including Indonesia.
Angela Kelly spoke to Vanity Fair & there’s a new ‘tiara-gate’ variant in this piece
We’ve barely heard anything about Angela Kelly in the past two years or so. Kelly was Queen Elizabeth II’s dresser and keeper of the royal jewels. She was also known as AK-47, one of QEII’s closest confidantes, and someone more than willing to leak toxic bullsh-t against other royals and senior courtiers. In QEII’s final…
McCormick to Combine With Unilever Food Unit to Create a Spice Giant
The deal ends Unilever’s time in the food industry and will create a multibillion-dollar group under the McCormick name.
Trump Says Europe Is On Its Own in Securing the Strait of Hormuz
Threatening to pull out of NATO, President Trump portrayed the alliance as a “paper tiger” and said Europe was on its own in trying to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
The new Storm Radar app is a treasure trove of data for weather nerds
The horrible winter of 2026 is behind us in New England; now we’ve moved on to the season where there’s a threat of rain basically every day. Given that, the updated Storm Radar app from The Weather Company (owners of the Weather Channel app) caught my eye. There are tons of good weather apps out…
Can Congress stop the ‘straight greed’ of US sports teams leaving their cities? | US sports
WWE star CM Punk called it “straight greed”. Illinois governor JB Pritzker called it a “slap in the face”. An overwhelming majority of fans say they will hold a grudge. This cacophony of disgust has been prompted by the real possibility that the Chicago Bears could relocate to Hammond, Indiana. The Bears’ owners bought a…
Hollywood Calls For Closure of Dilley Immigration Processing Center
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Messenger Email Over 40,000 people, including children’s entertainer Ms. Rachel, musicians John Legend and Madonna and Hollywood stars Pedro Pascal and America Ferrera, have signed a Change.org petition calling for the closure of the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas. The facility received widespread condemnation earlier this year after heartbreaking footage…