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US to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's road safety agency is again investigating Tesla's “Full Self-Driving” system, this time after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.

Oct 18, 2024 5:07 AM Read more >

Elon Musk holds his first solo event in support of Trump in the Philadelphia suburbs

FOLSOM, Pa.

Oct 17, 2024 7:45 PM Read more >

Tech firms remove social media accounts of a Russian drone factory after an AP investigation

Google, Meta and TikTok have removed social media accounts belonging to an industrial plant in Russia's Tatarstan region aimed at recruiting young foreign women to make drones for Moscow's war in Ukraine .

Oct 17, 2024 6:34 PM Read more >

Elon Musk holds his first solo event in support of Trump in the Philadelphia suburbs

FOLSOM, Pa.

Oct 17, 2024 6:22 PM Read more >

Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock

How a sperm and an egg fuse together has long been a mystery. New research by scientists in Austria provides tantalizing clues, showing fertilization works like a lock and key across the animal kingdom, from fish to people.

Oct 17, 2024 4:30 PM Read more >

Alabama man arrested in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama man was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to spike, the Justice Department said. Eric Council Jr.

Oct 17, 2024 4:12 PM Read more >

One Direction were the internet's first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force

Liam Payne's voice is the first one heard in the culture-shifting boy band One Direction's debut single: “What Makes You Beautiful” launches into a bouncy guitar riff, a cheeky and borderline gratuitous cowbell and then, Payne.

Oct 17, 2024 3:13 PM Read more >

Netflix's subscriber growth slows as gains from password-sharing crackdown subside

Netflix on Thursday reported that its subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer, a sign the huge gains from the video-streaming service’s crackdown on freeloading viewers is tapering off. The 5.

Oct 17, 2024 3:12 PM Read more >

Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock at the beginning of life

New life begins with the meeting of sperm and egg. But how they fuse together has long been a mystery.

Oct 17, 2024 2:34 PM Read more >

Alabama man arrested in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama man was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to spike, the Justice Department said. Eric Council Jr.

Oct 17, 2024 1:58 PM Read more >